<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the battery .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the status of the system battery and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-battery.ps1 ⚠️ Battery 9% low, 54 min remaining .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Reply = "✅ AC powered" # TODO, just guessing :-) } else { Add-Type -Assembly System.Windows.Forms $Details = [System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation]::PowerStatus [int]$Percent = 100 * $Details.BatteryLifePercent [int]$Remaining = $Details.BatteryLifeRemaining / 60 if ($Details.PowerLineStatus -eq "Online") { if ($Details.BatteryChargeStatus -eq "NoSystemBattery") { $Reply = "✅ AC powered" } elseif ($Percent -ge 95) { $Reply = "✅ Battery fully charged ($Percent%)" } else { $Reply = "✅ Battery charging... ($Percent%)" } } else { # must be offline if ($Remaining -eq 0) { $Reply = "✅ Battery at $Percent%, calculating remaining time..." } elseif ($Remaining -le 5) { $Reply = "⚠️ Battery at $Percent%, ONLY $Remaining MIN remaining" } elseif ($Remaining -le 30) { $Reply = "⚠️ Battery at $Percent%, only $Remaining min remaining" } elseif ($Percent -lt 10) { $Reply = "⚠️ Battery $Percent% low, $Remaining min remaining" } elseif ($Percent -ge 80) { $Reply = "✅ Battery $Percent% full, $Remaining min remaining" } else { $Reply = "✅ Battery at $Percent%, $Remaining min remaining" } } } Write-Output $Reply exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }