Exclude *.md files from nuget package to reduce overrall package size.

.azure-pipelines/generate-modules-template.yml

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
         $ModuleMapping.Keys | ForEach-Object {
             $ModuleName = $_
             $ModuleProjectDir = "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/src/$ModuleName/$ModuleName"
-            & $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/tools/PackModule.ps1 -Module $ModuleName -ArtifactsLocation $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\
+            & $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/tools/PackModule.ps1 -Module $ModuleName -ArtifactsLocation $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\ -ExcludeMarkdownDocsFromNugetPackage
         }
 
   - task: SFP.build-tasks.custom-build-task-1.EsrpCodeSigning@1

.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/generate-service-modules.yml

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ jobs:
             $ModuleMapping.Keys | ForEach-Object {
                 $ModuleName = $_
                 $ModuleProjectDir = "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/src/$ModuleName/$ModuleName"
-                & $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/tools/PackModule.ps1 -Module $ModuleName -ArtifactsLocation $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\
+                & $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/tools/PackModule.ps1 -Module $ModuleName -ArtifactsLocation $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\  -ExcludeMarkdownDocsFromNugetPackage
             }
 
       - task: SFP.build-tasks.custom-build-task-1.EsrpCodeSigning@1

tools/NuspecHelper.ps1

@@ -85,3 +85,19 @@ function Set-Dependencies(
         $MetadataElement["dependencies"].AppendChild($NewDependencyElement)
     }
 }
+
+<#
+    Remove Markdown Docs Element from the Nuspec File.
+    This is fixed in autorest code generator
+    https://github.com/Azure/autorest.powershell/blob/4e5e47e874747ce9cfbf88981538654dd2bafe4f/powershell/generators/nuspec.ts#L42
+#>
+function Remove-MarkdownDocsElement(
+    [parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true)]
+    [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_ -PathType Leaf})][string] $NuSpecFilePath){
+
+    $XmlDocument = New-Object System.Xml.XmlDocument
+    $XmlDocument.Load($NuSpecFilePath)
+    $docsNode = $XmlDocument.DocumentElement.Files.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.target -eq 'docs'}
+    $XmlDocument.DocumentElement.Files.RemoveChild($docsNode) | Out-Null
+    $XmlDocument.Save($NuSpecFilePath)
+}

tools/PackModule.ps1

@@ -2,18 +2,30 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 Param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][string] $Module,
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][string] $ArtifactsLocation
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][string] $ArtifactsLocation,
+    [string] $ModulePrefix="Microsoft.Graph",
+    [switch] $ExcludeMarkdownDocsFromNugetPackage
 )
+$NuspecHelperPS1 = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "./NuspecHelper.ps1"
+# Import scripts
+. $NuspecHelperPS1
+
 $LASTEXITCODE = $null
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 if($PSEdition -ne "Core") {
   Write-Error "This script requires PowerShell Core to execute. [Note] Generated cmdlets will work in both PowerShell Core or Windows PowerShell."
 }
 
 $ModuleProjLocation = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "../src/$Module/$Module"
+$ModuleNuspec = Join-Path $ModuleProjLocation "$ModulePrefix.$Module.nuspec"
 $PackModulePS1 = Join-Path $ModuleProjLocation "/pack-module.ps1"
 
 if (Test-Path $PackModulePS1) {
+    #Remove MarkDown Docs From Nuget Package
+    if ($ExcludeMarkdownDocsFromNugetPackage) {
+        Write-Information "Removing MarkDownDocs from Nuget Package..."
+        Remove-MarkdownDocsElement -NuSpecFilePath $ModuleNuspec
+    }
     # Pack module
     & $PackModulePS1
     if($LASTEXITCODE) {