PowerShell/docs/write-code.md

The write-code.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script generates and writes PowerShell code on the console (no AI, just for fun).

Parameters

/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/write-code.ps1 [[-color] <String>] [[-speed] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

-color <String>
    Specifies the text color to use ("green" by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                green
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Aliases                      
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-speed <Int32>
    Specifies the speed in milliseconds per code line (500 by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                200
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Aliases                      
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

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

Example

PS> ./write-code.ps1
try {
...

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Writes code
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script generates and writes PowerShell code on the console (no AI, just for fun).
.PARAMETER color
	Specifies the text color to use ("green" by default)
.PARAMETER speed
	Specifies the speed in milliseconds per code line (500 by default)
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./write-code.ps1
	try {
	...
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>

param([string]$color = "green", [int]$speed = 200) # milliseconds

function GetCodeLine { 
	$generator = New-Object System.Random
	$number = [int]$generator.next(0, 42)
	switch($number) {
	 0 { return "`$count = 0" }
	 1 { return "`$count++" }
	 2 { return "exit 0 # success" }
	 3 { return "`$files = Get-ChildItem C:" }
	 4 { return "Start-Sleep -seconds 1" }
	 5 { return "`$generator = New-Object System-Random" }
	 6 { return "} else {" }
	 7 { return "} catch {" }
	 8 { return "} elseif (`$count -eq 0) {" }
	 9 { return "Write-Host `"Hello World`" " }
	10 { return "while (`$true) {" }
	11 { return "# next part:" }
	12 { return "exit 1 # failed" }
	13 { return "return 1" }
	14 { return "return 0" }
	15 { return "Write-Progress `"Working...`" " }
	16 { return "[bool]`$keepAlive = `$true" }
	17 { return "for ([int]`$i = 0; `$i -lt 42; `$i++) {" }
	18 { return "`$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()" }
	19 { return "[int]`$elapsed = `$stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds" }
	20 { return "if (`$count -eq 42) {" }
	21 { return "} finally {" }
	22 { return "throw `"Can't open file`" " }
	23 { return "Start-Sleep -milliseconds 42" }
	24 { return "`$choice = Read-Host `"Red or blue pill?`"" }
	25 { return "[int]`$answer = 42" }
	26 { return "}" }
	27 { return "try {" }
	28 { return "foreach(`$row in `$table) {" }
	29 { return "foreach(`$column in `$row) {" }
	30 { return "foreach(`$file in `$files) {" }
	31 { return "foreach(`$line in `$file) {" }
	32 { return "foreach(`$word in `$file) {" }
	33 { return "foreach(`$character in `$word) {" }
	34 { return "}" }
	35 { return "`$a,`$b = `$b,`$a" }
	36 { return "do {" }
	37 { return "} while (`$false)" }
	38 { return "`$count += 42" }
	39 { return "foreach (`$item in (Get-Process)) {" }
	40 { return "}" }
	41 { return "}" }
	42 { return "}" }
	}
}

try {
	Write-Host -foreground $color "#"
	Write-Host -foreground $color "# Copyright © 2025 by AI. All software pirates will be hacked :-)"
	Write-Host -foreground $color "#"
	[int]$indent = 0
	while ($true) {
		$line = GetCodeLine
		if ($line.Substring(0,1) -eq "}") {
			$indent--
		}
		for ([int]$i = 0; $i -lt $indent; $i++) {
			Write-Host "  " -noNewline
		}
		Write-Host "$line" -foreground $color
		if ($line.Substring($line.length-1,1) -eq "{") {
			$indent++
		}
		Start-Sleep -milliseconds $speed
	}
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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