Added simulate-typewriter.ps1

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [SHA1.ps1](Scripts/SHA1.ps1) - prints the SHA1 checksum of the given file
 * [SHA256.ps1](Scripts/SHA256.ps1) - prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file
 * [simulate-presence.ps1](Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1) - simulates the human presence against burglars
+* [simulate-typewriter.ps1](Scripts/simulate-typewriter.ps1) - prints a message with the typewriter effect
 * [speak-file.ps1](Scripts/speak-file.ps1) - speaks the content of the given text file by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [speak-text.ps1](Scripts/speak-text.ps1) - speaks the given text by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [switch-shelly1.ps1](Scripts/switch-shelly1.ps1) - switches a Shelly1 device in the local network

Scripts/simulate-typewriter.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:       ./simulate-typewriter.ps1 [<message>]
+# Description:	prints the given message with the typewriter effect
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+param([string]$message)
+if ($message -eq "" ) {
+	$message = "`nHello World`n-----------`nPowerShell is cross-platform`nPowerShell is open-source`nPowerShell is easy to learn`nPowerShell is fully documented`n`nThanks for watching`n`n:-)`n`n"
+}
+
+$Random = New-Object System.Random
+
+$message -split '' |
+  ForEach-Object {
+    Write-Host $_ -nonew
+    Start-Sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next(250))
+   }
+
+exit 0