functions/Start-PSClock.ps1

Function Start-PSClock {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [alias("psclock")]
    [OutputType("None", "PSClock")]
    Param(
        [Parameter(
            Position = 0,
            HelpMessage = "Specify a .NET format string value like F, or G.",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [alias("format")]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$DateFormat = "F",

        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
        [ValidateScript({ $_ -gt 8 })]
        [alias("size")]
        [Int]$FontSize = 18,

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Specify a font style.",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [ValidateSet("Normal", "Italic", "Oblique")]
        [alias("style")]
        [String]$FontStyle = "Normal",

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Specify a font weight.",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [ValidateSet("Normal", "Bold", "Light")]
        [alias("weight")]
        [String]$FontWeight = "Normal",

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Specify a font color like Green or an HTML code like '#FF1257EA'",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$Color = "White",

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Specify a font family.",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [alias("family")]
        [String]$FontFamily = "Segoi UI",

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Do you want the clock to always be on top?",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [Switch]$OnTop,

        [Parameter(
            HelpMessage = "Specify the clock position as an array of left and top values.",
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName
        )]
        [ValidateCount(2, 2)]
        [Int32[]]$Position,

        [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Force a new PSClock, ignoring any previously saved settings. The saved settings file will remain.")]
        [Switch]$Force,

        [Switch]$PassThru
    )

    Begin {
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) BEGIN ] Starting $($MyInvocation.MyCommand)"
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) BEGIN ] Running under PowerShell $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
    } #begin
    Process {
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Validating"
        if ($IsLinux -OR $isMacOS) {
            Write-Warning "This command requires a Windows platform."
            return
        }

        if ($PSClockSettings.Running) {
            Write-Warning "You already have a clock running. You can only have one clock running at a time."
            Return
        }

        if (Test-Path $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt) {
            $msg = @"
 
A running clock has been detected from another PowerShell session:
 
$(Get-Content $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt)
 
If this is incorrect, delete $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt and try again.
 
"@

            Write-Warning $msg
            $r = Read-Host "Do you want to remove the flag file? Y/N"
            if ($r -eq 'Y') {
                Remove-Item $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt
            }
            else {
                #bail out
                Return
            }
        }

        #verify the DateTime format
        Try {
            [void](Get-Date -Format $DateFormat -ErrorAction Stop)
        }
        Catch {
            Write-Warning "The DateFormat value $DateFormat is not a valid format string. Try something like F,G, or U which are case-sensitive."
            Return
        }

        #Test if there is a saved settings file and no other parameters have been called
        # $SavePath is a module-scoped variable set in the psm1 file
        # $SavePath = Join-Path -Path $home -ChildPath PSClockSettings.xml
        if ((Test-Path $SavePath)-AND (-not $Force)) {
            Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Using saved settings"
            $import = Import-Clixml -Path $SavePath
            foreach ($prop in $import.PSObject.properties) {
                Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Using imported value for $($prop.name)"
                Set-Variable -name $prop.name -value $prop.Value
            }
        }

        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Building a synchronized hashtable"
        $global:PSClockSettings = [hashtable]::Synchronized(@{
                DateFormat       = $DateFormat
                FontSize         = $FontSize
                FontStyle        = $FontStyle
                FontWeight       = $FontWeight
                Color            = $Color
                FontFamily       = $FontFamily
                OnTop            = $OnTop
                StartingPosition = $Position
                CurrentPosition  = $Null
            })
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] $($global:PSClockSettings | Out-String)"
        #Run the clock in a runspace
        $rs = [RunspaceFactory]::CreateRunspace()
        $rs.ApartmentState = "STA"
        $rs.ThreadOptions = "ReuseThread"
        $rs.Open()

        $global:PSClockSettings.add("Runspace", $rs)

        $rs.SessionStateProxy.SetVariable("PSClockSettings", $global:PSClockSettings)

        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Defining the runspace command"
        $PSCmd = [PowerShell]::Create().AddScript({

                Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework -ErrorAction Stop
                Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationCore -ErrorAction Stop
                Add-Type -AssemblyName WindowsBase -ErrorAction Stop

                # a private function to stop the clock and clean up
                Function _QuitClock {
                    $timer.stop()
                    $timer.IsEnabled = $False
                    $form.close()
                    $PSClockSettings.Running = $False

                    #define a thread job to clean up the runspace
                    $cmd = {
                        Param([Int]$ID)
                        $r = Get-Runspace -Id $id
                        $r.close()
                        $r.dispose()
                    }
                    Start-ThreadJob -ScriptBlock $cmd -ArgumentList $PSClockSettings.runspace.id

                    #delete the flag file
                    if (Test-Path $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt) {
                        Remove-Item $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt
                    }
                }

                $form = New-Object System.Windows.Window

                <#
                some of the form settings are irrelevant because it is transparent
                but leaving them in the event I need to turn off transparency
                to debug or troubleshoot
                #>


                $form.Title = "PSClock"
                $form.Height = 200
                $form.Width = 400
                $form.SizeToContent = "WidthAndHeight"
                $form.AllowsTransparency = $True
                $form.Topmost = $PSClockSettings.OnTop

                $form.Background = "Transparent"
                $form.BorderThickness = "1,1,1,1"
                $form.VerticalAlignment = "top"

                if ($PSClockSettings.StartingPosition) {
                    $form.left = $PSClockSettings.StartingPosition[0]
                    $form.top = $PSClockSettings.StartingPosition[1]
                }
                else {
                    $form.WindowStartupLocation = "CenterScreen"
                }
                $form.WindowStyle = "None"
                $form.ShowInTaskbar = $False

                #define events
                #call the private function to stop the clock and clean up
                $form.Add_MouseRightButtonUp({ _QuitClock })

                $form.Add_MouseLeftButtonDown({ $form.DragMove() })

                #press + to increase the size and - to decrease
                #the clock needs to refresh to see the result
                $form.Add_KeyDown({
                    switch ($_.key) {
                        { 'Add', 'OemPlus' -contains $_ } {
                            If ( $PSClockSettings.fontSize -ge 8) {
                                $PSClockSettings.fontSize++
                                $form.UpdateLayout()
                            }
                        }
                        { 'Subtract', 'OemMinus' -contains $_ } {
                            If ($PSClockSettings.FontSize -ge 8) {
                                $PSClockSettings.FontSize--
                                $form.UpdateLayout()
                            }
                        }
                    }
                })

                    #fail safe to remove flag file
                    $form.Add_Unloaded({
                        if (Test-Path $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt) {
                            Remove-Item $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt
                        }
                    })

                $stack = New-Object System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel

                $label = New-Object System.Windows.Controls.label
                $label.Content = Get-Date -Format $PSClockSettings.DateFormat

                $label.HorizontalContentAlignment = "Center"
                $label.Foreground = $PSClockSettings.Color
                $label.FontStyle = $PSClockSettings.FontStyle
                $label.FontWeight = $PSClockSettings.FontWeight
                $label.FontSize = $PSClockSettings.FontSize
                $label.FontFamily = $PSClockSettings.FontFamily

                $label.VerticalAlignment = "Top"

                $stack.AddChild($label)
                $form.AddChild($stack)

                $timer = New-Object System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer
                $timer.Interval = [TimeSpan]"0:0:1.00"
                $timer.Add_Tick({
                    if ($PSClockSettings.Running) {
                        $label.Foreground = $PSClockSettings.Color
                        $label.FontStyle = $PSClockSettings.FontStyle
                        $label.FontWeight = $PSClockSettings.FontWeight
                        $label.FontSize = $PSClockSettings.FontSize
                        $label.FontFamily = $PSClockSettings.FontFamily
                        $label.Content = Get-Date -Format $PSClockSettings.DateFormat

                        $form.TopMost = $PSClockSettings.OnTop
                        $form.UpdateLayout()

                        #$PSClockSettings.Window = $Form
                        $PSClockSettings.CurrentPosition = $form.left,$form.top
                    }
                    else {
                        _QuitClock
                    }
                })
                $timer.Start()

                $PSClockSettings.Running = $True
                $PSClockSettings.Started = Get-Date

                #Show the clock form
                [void]$form.ShowDialog()
            })

        $PSCmd.runspace = $rs
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Launching the runspace"
        [void]$PSCmd.BeginInvoke()

        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) PROCESS] Creating the flag file $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt"
        "[{0}] PSClock started by {1} under PowerShell process id $pid" -f (Get-Date), $env:USERNAME |
        Out-File -filepath $env:temp\psclock-flag.txt

        if ($PassThru) {
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
            Get-PSClock
        }
    } #process
    End {
        Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeOfDay) END ] Ending $($MyInvocation.MyCommand)"
    } #end

} #close function