PowerShell/Scripts/write-typewriter.ps1
2021-09-16 20:19:10 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
write-typewriter.ps1 [<text>] [<speed>]
.DESCRIPTION
Writes the given text with the typewriter effect.
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\write-typewriter.ps1 "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
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}