PowerShell/Scripts/check-ether-rate.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Checks the Ether rate
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.DESCRIPTION
This script queries the current Ethereum exchange rates and answers by text-to-speech (TTS).
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-ether-rate
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.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
try {
$Rates = (Invoke-WebRequest -uri "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/price?fsym=ETH&tsyms=USD,EUR" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
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& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Ethereum is currently at $($Rates.USD) US$ and $($Rates.EUR) Euro."
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exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}