PowerShell/Scripts/write-typewriter.ps1
2022-09-06 21:42:04 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes text with the typewriter effect
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script writes text with the typewriter effect.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to write
.PARAMETER speed
Specifies the speed (250 ms by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-typewriter "Hello World"
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
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 in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}