PowerShell/Scripts/write-morse-code.ps1
2022-04-13 12:06:32 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes text in Morse code
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script writes text in Morse code.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to write
.PARAMETER speed
Specifies the speed of one time unit (100 ms per default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-morse-code "Hello World"
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
param([string]$text = "", [int]$speed = 100) # one time unit in milliseconds
function gap { param([int]$Length)
for ([int]$i = 1; $i -lt $Length; $i++) {
write-host " " -nonewline
}
start-sleep -milliseconds ($Length * $speed)
}
function dot {
write-host "." -nonewline
start-sleep -milliseconds $speed # signal
}
function dash {
write-host "_" -nonewline
start-sleep -milliseconds (3 * $speed) # signal
}
function Char2MorseCode { param([string]$Char)
switch($Char) {
'A' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'B' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'C' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'D' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'E' { dot; gap 3 }
'F' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'G' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'H' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'I' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'J' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'K' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'L' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'M' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'N' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'O' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'P' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'Q' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'R' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'S' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'T' { dash; gap 3 }
'U' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'V' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'W' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'X' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'Y' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'Z' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'1' { dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'2' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'3' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'4' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
'5' { dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'6' { dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'7' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'8' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'9' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dot; gap 3 }
'0' { dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 1; dash; gap 3 }
default { gap 7 } # medium gap (between words)
}
}
try {
if ($text -eq "" ) { [string]$text = read-host "Enter text to write" }
[char[]]$ArrayOfChars = $text.ToUpper()
foreach($Char in $ArrayOfChars) {
Char2MorseCode $Char
}
write-host ""
write-host ""
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}