<# .SYNOPSIS Enters a chat using a common network shared file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script enters a chat using a common network shared file. .EXAMPLE PS> ./enter-chat .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 #> # make sure you adjust this path # it must point to a network share where you have read and write permissions $ServerShare = "\\myserver\chathome" function Enter-Chat { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string] $ChatChannelName, [string] $Name = $env:USERNAME, [Switch] $ShowOldPosts, $HomeShare = $ServerShare ) if ($ShowOldPosts) { $Option = '' } else { $Option = '-Tail 0' } $Path = Join-Path -Path $HomeShare -ChildPath "$ChatChannelName.txt" $exists = Test-Path -Path $Path if ($exists -eq $false) { $null = New-Item -Path $Path -Force -ItemType File } $process = Start-Process -FilePath powershell -ArgumentList "-noprofile -windowstyle hidden -command Get-COntent -Path '$Path' $Option -Wait | Out-GridView -Title 'Chat: [$ChatChannelName]'" -PassThru Write-Host "To exit, enter: quit" "[$Name entered the chat]" | Add-Content -Path $Path do { Write-Host "[$ChatChannelName]: " -ForegroundColor Green -NoNewline $inputText = Read-Host $isStopCommand = 'quit','exit','stop','leave' -contains $inputText if ($isStopCommand -eq $false) { "[$Name] $inputText" | Add-Content -Path $Path } } until ($isStopCommand -eq $true) "[$Name left the chat]" | Add-Content -Path $Path $process | Stop-Process } function Get-ChatChannel { param ( $HomeShare = $ServerShare ) Get-ChildItem -Path $HomeShare -Filter *.txt -File | ForEach-Object { [PSCustomObject]@{ ChannelName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($_.Name) LastActive = $_.LastWriteTime Started = $_.CreationTime } } }