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scripts/watch-commits.ps1

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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Show commits live in real-time.
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script permanently lists the latest commit in a Git repository in real-time.
+.PARAMETER pathToRepo
+	Specifies the file path to the local Git repository.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./commit-ticker.ps1
+	❇️ Updated general.csv by Markus Fleschutz (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD)
+	...
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$pathToRepo = "$PWD", [int]$updateInterval = 30, [int]$speed = 17)
+
+try {
+	Write-Progress "Searching for Git executable..."
+	$null = (git --version)
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
+
+	Write-Progress "Checking file patch to Git repository..."
+	if (-not(Test-Path "$pathToRepo" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $pathToRepo" }
+
+	Write-Progress "Fetching updates..."
+	& git -C "$pathToRepo" fetch --all --recurse-submodules=no --jobs=1 --quiet
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed" }
+	Write-Progress -completed "Done."
+
+	$prevLine = ""
+	$tzOffset = (Get-Timezone).BaseUtcOffset.TotalSeconds
+	for (;;) {
+		$line = (git -C "$pathToRepo" log origin --format=format:'%at %s by %an%d' --max-count=1)
+		if ($line -ne $prevLine) {
+			$unixTimestamp = [int64]$line.Substring(0,10)
+			$time = (Get-Date -day 1 -month 1 -year 1970 -hour 0 -minute 0 -second 0).AddSeconds($unixTimestamp)
+			$time = $time.AddSeconds($tzOffset)
+			$timeString = $time.ToString("HH:mm")
+			$message = $line.Substring(11)
+			& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "❇️ $timeString $message" $speed
+			$prevLine = $line
+		} else {
+			Start-Sleep -seconds $updateInterval
+		}
+		& git -C "$pathToRepo" fetch --all --recurse-submodules=no --jobs=1 --quiet
+		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed" }
+	}
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}