Introduce Powershell Script ( based on pr #2 )

[linuxkidd]

This update provides a powershell script, originally authored by @scottsousa via pr #2.

The script is a companion which is executed during the SharpCap Sequence and runs in parallel to provide Windows notifications and Test 2 Speech prompts of key events during the Eclipse.

The announced events can be seen / edited in the april-2024-solar-eclipse.ps1 file.

The script takes 5 parameters, with only 2 being required:

• -c1, -c4 == The 24 hour time designation for the start and end of the Partial Solar Eclipse ( Optional - if not provided, partial announcements will be skipped )
• -c2, -c3 == The 24 hour time designation for the start and end of the Total Solar Eclipse ( Required )
• -display_windows_notifications == Boolean for disabling the Windows Toast notifications ( Optional - Default: $true )

Example use:

PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Minimized -Command .\april-2024-solar-eclipse.ps1 -display_windows_notifications $true -c1 12:23:51 -c2 13:41:14 -c3 13:45:08 -c4 15:03:09

[scottsousa]

@linuxkidd I'm testing the new version now. I'll post my results once I've finished. So far so good.

[scottsousa]

@linuxkidd Everything looks good to me! Thank you so much for assisting with this and tidying up the code. If you're ready, I think this feature is good to merge.

By the way, in case anyone asks (or if you were wondering), there are 3 Venus disappearing alerts on either side of totality because I'm not exactly sure when it will be visible lol.

Also, in the coming days I can still make an attempt at having SharpCap trigger the individual alerts between capture events if you'd like. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

[linuxkidd]

Hi @scottsousa , Thanks again for the contribution, and thanks so much for testing all the changes!

I'll merge this and post about the update on Cloudy Nights and the SharpCap support forum.