PowerShell/docs/simulate-presence.md

The *simulate-presence.ps1* Script
===========================

This PowerShell script simulates the human presence against burglars. It switches a Shelly1 device on and off.

Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/simulate-presence.ps1 [[-IPaddress] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-IPaddress <String>
    Specifies the IP address of the Shelly1 device
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./simulate-presence 192.168.100.100

```

Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Simulate a human against burglars
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script simulates the human presence against burglars. It switches a Shelly1 device on and off.
.PARAMETER IPaddress
	Specifies the IP address of the Shelly1 device
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./simulate-presence 192.168.100.100
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$IPaddress = "")

try {
	if ($IPaddress -eq "" ) { $IPaddress = Read-Host "Enter IP address of the Shelly1 device" }

	for ([int]$i = 0; $i -lt 1000; $i++) {
		& "$PSScriptRoot/switch-shelly1.ps1" $IPaddress on 0
		Start-Sleep -seconds 10 # on for 10 seconds
		& "$PSScriptRoot/switch-shelly1.ps1" $IPaddress off 0
		Start-Sleep -seconds 60 # off for 60 seconds
	}
	"✅ Done."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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