<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the power status .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the power status and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-power.ps1 ⚠️ Battery 9% only with 54min remaining (power scheme is 'HP Optimized') .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 $powerScheme = (powercfg /getactivescheme) $powerScheme = $powerScheme -Replace "^(.*) \(","" $powerScheme = $powerScheme -Replace "\)$","" if ($details.PowerLineStatus -eq "Online") { if ($details.BatteryChargeStatus -eq "NoSystemBattery") { $reply = "✅ AC powered" } elseif ($percent -ge 95) { $reply = "✅ Battery nearly full ($percent%, power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } else { $reply = "✅ Battery $percent% and charging (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } } else { # must be offline if (($remaining -eq 0) -and ($percent -ge 60)) { $reply = "✅ Battery $percent% full (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } elseif ($remaining -eq 0) { $reply = "✅ Battery at $percent% (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } elseif ($remaining -le 5) { $reply = "⚠️ Battery $percent% ONLY $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } elseif ($remaining -le 30) { $reply = "⚠️ Battery $percent% only $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } elseif ($percent -lt 10) { $reply = "⚠️ Battery $percent% only with $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme') " } elseif ($percent -ge 90) { $reply = "✅ Battery $percent% full with $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme')" } else { $reply = "✅ Battery $percent% with $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme') " } } } Write-Host $reply exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }