Watch a Twitch stream using Streamlink

streamlink-twitch.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Watch a Twitch stream using Streamlink
.DESCRIPTION
	This script lets you choose a Twitch stream to watch with Streamlink
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./streamlink-twitch
.LINK
	https://gist.github.com/schalkburger/d56ac667a54c02b0b0dd75a6987e2298
.NOTES
	Author: Schalk Burger
#>

try {
        clear-host
        # Prompt the user for input
        $value = Read-Host "Please enter a Twitch channel name (e.g. bobross)"

        # Construct the full URL
        $url = "https://www.twitch.tv/$value"

        # Build the Streamlink command
        $streamlinkCommand = "streamlink $url --default-stream 'best,720p60,720p,480p' --twitch-disable-ads --twitch-low-latency"

        # Execute the Streamlink command
        Invoke-Expression $streamlinkCommand

        exit 0 # success
}
catch {
        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
        exit 1
}