New-TeaTimer.ps1<\/strong><\/p>\n function new-teatimer The New-TeaTimer.ps1 script begins with a function called new-teatimer<\/strong>. This function basically calls the Start-Sleep<\/strong> cmdlet. The reason for creating a separate function is because most of the time I let my tea steep for four minutes. Therefore, what I have is a timer that defaults to four minutes. To time my tea, all I need to do is to call the new-teatimer<\/strong> function. I do not need to calculate how many seconds are in four minutes; I just call the function and leave it at that. The new-teatimer<\/strong> function is shown here:<\/p>\n function new-teatimer The first thing that is done in the New-BalloonTip<\/strong> function is to define a number of parameters. The title<\/strong> is the bold portion of the balloon, and the test<\/strong> parameter governs the text that is displayed in the body of the balloon. The timeout<\/strong> governs how long the balloon displays before disappearing, and the eventtimeout<\/strong> controls how long the script will wait for the event to timeout. This portion of the script is shown here:<\/p>\n function New-BalloonTip The forms<\/strong> assembly from the system.windows<\/strong> .NET Framework namespace is not loaded by default. The easiest way to load the assembly is to use the Add-Type<\/strong> cmdlet, and specify the assembly name. The New-Object<\/strong> cmdlet is used to create a new instance of the notifyicon<\/strong> class—the class that makes the popup toast that appears in the message area. The icon used by the notifyicon<\/strong> .NET Framework class is selected from the systemicons<\/strong> class that is found in the system.drawing<\/strong> .NET Framework namespace. Each icon in the systemicons<\/strong> class is a static property from this class. This is shown here:<\/p>\n PS C:\\> Add-Type -AssemblyName system.windows.forms TypeName: System.Drawing.SystemIcons <\/p>\n Name MemberType Definition PS C:\\><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The remaining lines of code set properties that have names that are relatively self-explanatory. This portion of the function is shown here: <\/p>\n Add-Type -AssemblyName system.windows.forms To receive an event when the balloon is clicked, use the Register-ObjectEvent<\/strong> cmdlet. The BalloonTipClicked<\/strong> event occurs when the user clicks the balloon. Other NotifyIcon events<\/a> are available and would be wired up in the same manner as the BalloonTipClicked<\/strong> event. The sourceidentifier<\/strong> property value is used to track the event, and is a string that can be anything I wish to use. The input<\/strong> object is the new notifyicon<\/strong> instance that is stored in the $toast<\/strong> variable. This portion of the script is shown here: <\/p>\n Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $toast -EventName BalloonTipClicked ` If an event is generated by clicking the balloon, I want to remove the event from the event queue and unregister the event. When I have completed those two actions, I wish to call the dispose<\/strong> method of the notifyicon<\/strong> class to cause the balloon to disappear. This portion of the code is shown here: <\/p>\n if(Wait-Event -Timeout $eventTimeout -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked)<\/p>\n {<\/p>\n Remove-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked <\/p>\n Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked<\/p>\n $toast.Dispose()<\/p>\n }<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On the other hand, it is entirely possible that the event may time out, or the balloon could be closed out by clicking the “x” in the upper right hand corner of the balloon. If this should happen, the close BalloonTipClosed<\/a> event is generated, and not the BalloonTipClicked<\/strong> event. Therefore, to get rid of the balloon, it is necessary to unregister the event and call the dispose method. This portion of the function is shown here: <\/p>\n else<\/p>\n {<\/p>\n Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked<\/p>\n $toast.Dispose()<\/p>\n }<\/p>\n } #end function new-balloontip<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The entry point to the script gets a datetime<\/strong> object and stores it in a variable named $st<\/strong>. It then calls the new-teatimer<\/strong> function. It then calls the Get-Date<\/strong> cmdlet once again and stores a datetime<\/strong> object in the $et<\/strong> variable. These two timestamps are called in order to verify that the new-teatimer<\/strong> is working properly. Because tea gets bitter if it is allowed to steep too long, it is important to see how well the new-teatimer<\/strong> function is working. On my computer, the value between the desired timer and the actual timer was milliseconds, which is good enough for a cup of Darjeeling tea<\/a>. The New-BalloonTip<\/strong> function is called, and finally the total number of seconds from the timespan<\/strong> object that is used to compare the two datetime<\/strong> values is queried from the New-TimeSpan<\/strong> cmdlet. This portion of the script is shown here:<\/p>\n $st = Get-Date When the script runs, the balloon shown in the following image appears in the notification area. <\/p>\n Join me tomorrow for another Weekend Scripter article. I would love for you to follow us on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>. If you have any questions, send email to us at scripter@microsoft.com<\/a>, or post your questions on the Official Scripting Guys Forum<\/a>. See you tomorrow. Until then, peace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ed Wilson and Craig Liebendorfer, Scripting Guys<\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. 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{
Param([int]$seconds = 240)
Start-Sleep -Seconds $seconds
} #end function new-teatimer
function New-BalloonTip
{
Param(
[string]$Title = “tea is ready”,
[string]$Text = “get your tea”,
[int]$Timeout = 4000,
[int]$eventTimeout = 5
)
Add-Type -AssemblyName system.windows.forms
$toast = New-Object system.windows.forms.notifyicon
$toast.icon = [system.drawing.systemicons]::information
$toast.balloonTipTitle = $Title
$toast.visible = $true
$toast.BalloonTipText = $Text
$toast.ShowBalloonTip($Timeout)
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $toast -EventName BalloonTipClicked `
-SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked
if(Wait-Event -Timeout $eventTimeout -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked)
{
Remove-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked
Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked
$toast.Dispose()
}
else
{
Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked
$toast.Dispose()
}
} #end function new-balloontip
# *** Entry Point to script ***
$st = Get-Date
new-teatimer
$et = Get-Date
New-BalloonTip
(New-TimeSpan -Start $st -End $et).totalSeconds<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
{
Param([int]$seconds = 240)
Start-Sleep -Seconds $seconds
} #end function new-teatimer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
{
Param(
[string]$Title = “tea is ready”,
[string]$Text = “get your tea”,
[int]$Timeout = 4000,
[int]$eventTimeout = 5
)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
PS C:\\> [system.drawing.systemicons] | Get-Member -MemberType property –Static<\/p>\n
—- ———- ———-
Application Property static System.Drawing.Icon Application {get;}
Asterisk Property static System.Drawing.Icon Asterisk {get;}
Error Property static System.Drawing.Icon Error {get;}
Exclamation Property static System.Drawing.Icon Exclamation {get;}
Hand Property static System.Drawing.Icon Hand {get;}
Information Property static System.Drawing.Icon Information {get;}
Question Property static System.Drawing.Icon Question {get;}
Shield Property static System.Drawing.Icon Shield {get;}
Warning Property static System.Drawing.Icon Warning {get;}
WinLogo Property static System.Drawing.Icon WinLogo {get;}<\/p>\n\n
$toast = New-Object system.windows.forms.notifyicon
$toast.icon = [system.drawing.systemicons]::information
$toast.balloonTipTitle = $Title
$toast.visible = $true
$toast.BalloonTipText = $Text
$toast.ShowBalloonTip($Timeout)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
-SourceIdentifier ballon_clicked<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\n
\n
new-teatimer
$et = Get-Date
New-BalloonTip
(New-TimeSpan -Start $st -End $et).totalSeconds<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/02\/8836.WES-10-2-10-01.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
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