PowerShell/docs/set-timer.md

Script: set-timer.ps1

This PowerShell script sets a timer for a countdown.

Parameters

PS> ./set-timer.ps1 [[-Seconds] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Seconds <Int32>
    Specifies the number of seconds
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                0
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./set-timer 60

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Sets a timer for a countdown
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script sets a timer for a countdown.
.PARAMETER Seconds
	Specifies the number of seconds
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./set-timer 60
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([int]$Seconds = 0)

try {
	if ($Seconds -eq 0 ) { [int]$Seconds = read-host "Enter number of seconds" }

	for ($i = $Seconds; $i -gt 0; $i--) {
		Clear-Host
		./write-big "T-$i seconds"
		Start-Sleep -seconds 1
	}

	"✔️ $Seconds seconds countdown finished"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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