PowerShell/Scripts/write-typewriter.ps1
2021-10-04 21:29:23 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes text with the typewriter effect
.DESCRIPTION
write-typewriter.ps1 [<text>] [<speed>]
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-typewriter "Hello World"
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
param([string]$text = "`nHello World`n-----------`nPowerShell is cross-platform`nPowerShell is open-source`nPowerShell is easy to learn`nPowerShell is fully documented`n`nThanks for watching`n`n:-)`n`n", [int]$speed = 250) # in milliseconds
try {
$Random = New-Object System.Random
$text -split '' | ForEach-Object {
write-host -nonewline $_
start-sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next($speed))
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}