New-QRCodeTwitter.ps1
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function New-QRCodeTwitter { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a QR code graphic containing a twitter profile .DESCRIPTION Creates a QR code graphic in png format that - when scanned by a smart device - opens the twitter profile. .PARAMETER ProfileName The twitter profile name .PARAMETER Show Opens the generated QR code in associated program .PARAMETER OutPath Path to generated png file. When omitted, a temporary file name is used. .EXAMPLE New-QRCodeTwitter -ProfileName tobiaspsp -Width 200 -Show -OutPath "$home\Desktop\qr.png" Creates a QR code png graphics on your desktop, and opens it with the associated program .NOTES Compatible with all PowerShell versions including PowerShell 6/Core Uses binaries from https://github.com/codebude/QRCoder/wiki .LINK https://github.com/codebude/QRCoder/wiki #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string] $ProfileName, [ValidateRange(10,2000)] [int] $Width = 100, [Switch] $Show, [string] $OutPath = "$env:temp\qrcode.png" ) $payload = "http://www.twitter.com/$profileName" Add-Type -Path $PSScriptRoot\binaries\QRCoder.dll $generator = New-Object -TypeName QRCoder.QRCodeGenerator $data = $generator.CreateQrCode($payload, 'Q') $code = new-object -TypeName QRCoder.PngByteQRCode -ArgumentList ($data) $byteArray = $code.GetGraphic($Width) [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($outPath, $byteArray) if ($Show) { Invoke-Item -Path $outPath } } |