powershell stopwatch

stopwatch.ps1

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

# Create a new form
$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Stopwatch"  # Form title
$form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(220, 130)  # Set a smaller height for the form
$form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"  # Center the form on the screen

# Create a label to display time
$label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200, 40)  # Set the size of the label
$label.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(0, 10)  # Adjusted position to move it a bit further left
$label.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 24)  # Set the font size
$label.TextAlign = [System.Drawing.ContentAlignment]::MiddleCenter  # Center the text vertically and horizontally
$label.Text = "00:00.00"  # Initial display time
$form.Controls.Add($label)  # Add the label to the form

# Create a stopwatch object
$stopwatch = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::new()  # Create a stopwatch object
$timer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Timer
$timer.Interval = 10  # Update every 10 milliseconds

# Timer Tick event
$timer.Add_Tick({
    if ($stopwatch.IsRunning) {  # If the stopwatch is running
        $elapsed = $stopwatch.Elapsed  # Get the elapsed time
        # Update the displayed time, ensuring milliseconds have two digits
        $label.Text = "{0:00}:{1:00}.{2:00}" -f $elapsed.Minutes, $elapsed.Seconds, [math]::Floor($elapsed.Milliseconds / 10)
    }
})

# Create Start button
$startButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$startButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 60)  # Position button closer to the clock
$startButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(50, 25)  # Set the size of the button
$startButton.Text = "Start"  # Button text
$startButton.Add_Click({
    if (-not $stopwatch.IsRunning) {  # If the stopwatch is not running
        $stopwatch.Start()  # Start the stopwatch
        $timer.Start()  # Start the timer
    }
})
$form.Controls.Add($startButton)  # Add the Start button to the form

# Create Stop button
$stopButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$stopButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(70, 60)  # Position button next to Start button
$stopButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(50, 25)  # Set the size of the button
$stopButton.Text = "Stop"  # Button text
$stopButton.Add_Click({
    if ($stopwatch.IsRunning) {  # If the stopwatch is running
        $stopwatch.Stop()  # Stop the stopwatch
        $timer.Stop()  # Stop the timer
    }
})
$form.Controls.Add($stopButton)  # Add the Stop button to the form

# Create Reset button
$resetButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$resetButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(130, 60)  # Position button next to Stop button
$resetButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(50, 25)  # Set the size of the button
$resetButton.Text = "Reset"  # Button text
$resetButton.Add_Click({
    $stopwatch.Reset()  # Reset the stopwatch
    $label.Text = "00:00.00"  # Reset the displayed time
})
$form.Controls.Add($resetButton)  # Add the Reset button to the form

# Show the form
$form.Add_Shown({$form.Activate()})  # Activate the form
[void]$form.ShowDialog()  # Show the form