PowerShell/Scripts/write-animated.ps1
2023-07-03 21:21:10 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes animated text
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script writes animated text to the console.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-animated "Hello World"
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param($Line1 = "", $Line2 = "", $Line3 = "", $Line4 = "", $Line5 = "", $Line6 = "", $Line7 = "", $Line8 = "", $Line9 = "", [int]$Speed = 30) # 30 ms pause
$TerminalWidth = 120 # characters
function WriteLine { param([string]$Line)
if ($Line -eq "") { return }
[int]$End = $Line.Length
$StartPosition = $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition
$Spaces = " "
foreach($Pos in 1 .. $End) {
$TextToDisplay = $Spaces.Substring(0, $TerminalWidth / 2 - $pos / 2) + $Line.Substring(0, $Pos)
Write-Host $TextToDisplay -noNewline
Start-Sleep -milliseconds $Speed
$HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition = $StartPosition
}
Write-Host ""
}
try {
if ($Line1 -eq "") {
$Line1 = "Welcome to PowerShell Scripts"
$Line2 = " "
$Line3 = "This repository contains useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts."
$Line4 = " "
$Line5 = "Best regards,"
$Line6 = "Markus"
}
WriteLine $Line1
WriteLine $Line2
WriteLine $Line3
WriteLine $Line4
WriteLine $Line5
WriteLine $Line6
WriteLine $Line7
WriteLine $Line8
WriteLine $Line9
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}