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Invoke-Caffeine - To keep your computer from Sleeping
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| function Invoke-Caffeine { | |
| param ( | |
| [string]$Key = '{F15}', | |
| [int]$Delay = 30 | |
| ) | |
| begin { | |
| # Create WScript.Shell COM object | |
| $wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell | |
| # Create a stopwatch to track elapsed time | |
| $stopwatch = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::new() | |
| } | |
| process { | |
| try { | |
| while ($true) { | |
| $stopwatch.Start() | |
| $wshell.SendKeys($Key) | |
| Write-Host -NoNewline '.' | |
| Start-Sleep -Seconds $Delay | |
| } | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Host "`nFunction interrupted." | |
| } | |
| finally { | |
| $stopwatch.Stop() | |
| Write-Host -Object '.' | |
| Write-Information -MessageData ("Kept awake for {0:n0}m{1}s" -f $stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalMinutes, $stopwatch.Elapsed.Seconds) -InformationAction Continue | |
| Write-Information -MessageData $stopwatch.Elapsed -Tags Timer | |
| Write-Information -MessageData ("Elapsed time: {0}" -f $stopwatch.Elapsed.ToString("d\.hh\:mm\:ss")) -Tags @("Timer", "ToString") | |
| } | |
| } | |
| end {} | |
| } |
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