Add check-independence-day.ps1

Scripts/check-christmas.ps1

@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
 
 try {
 	$Now = [DateTime]::Now
-	$Diff = [Datetime]("12/25/" + $Now.Year) – $Now
-
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Christmas is in $($Diff.Days) days."
+	$Christmas = [Datetime]("12/25/" + $Now.Year)
+	if ($Now -lt $Christmas) {
+		$Diff = $Christmas – $Now
+		& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Christmas is in $($Diff.Days) days."
+	} else {
+		$Diff = $Now - $Christmas
+		& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Christmas was $($Diff.Days) days ago."
+	}
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"

Scripts/check-independence-day.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Checks the time until Independence Day
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This script checks the time until Indepence Day and replies by text-to-speech (TTS).
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./check-independence-day
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+#>
+
+try {
+	$Now = [DateTime]::Now
+	$IndependenceDay = [Datetime]("07/04/" + $Now.Year)
+	if ($Now -lt $IndependenceDay) {
+		$Diff = $IndependenceDay – $Now
+		& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Independence Day is in $($Diff.Days) days."
+	} else {
+		$Diff = $Now - $IndependenceDay
+		& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Independence Day was $($Diff.Days) days ago."
+	}
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/check-new-year.ps1

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 try {
 	$Now = [DateTime]::Now
-	$Diff = [Datetime]("12/31/" + $Now.Year) – $Now
-
+	$NewYear = [Datetime]("12/31/" + $Now.Year)
+	$Diff = $NewYear – $Now
 	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "New Year is in $($Diff.Days) days."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {