A CHRISTMAS STORY FOR MAC š AND WINDOWS š„ļø
Today you will learn how to create a Christmas story LOCALLY. Without further ado, let's get started!
š Mac Edition
Open Terminal and type:
pwsh
If PowerShell is not installed, download it with:
brew install --cask powershell
Once installed, type pwsh again. Then:
- Open TextEdit and copy-paste the Mac-friendly code below.
- Save the file as
gingerbreadstory.ps1.
- Run it with:
pwsh ./gingerbreadstory.ps1
And there you have it ā a Mac-friendly Christmas story!
š„ļø Windows Version
Open Notepad and copy-paste the Windows code below. Save it as gingerbreadstory.ps1, then navigate to the folder and run:
./gingerbreadstory.ps1
And there you have it ā a Windows-friendly Christmas story!
š Merry Christmas! š
Mac Version Code
Clear-Host
$width = 80
$height = 20
$snowflakes = @()
1..30 | ForEach-Object {
$snowflakes += @{ x = Get-Random -Minimum 0 -Maximum $width; y = Get-Random -Minimum 0 -Maximum $height }
}
# Story frames
$frames = @()
$frames += @'
'@
$frames += @'
In Sugarplum Hollow, where candy canes grew like trees and marshmallow snow blanketed the hills,
a crisis was brewing: the Gingerbread Village had vanished!
Only crumbs remained. The villagers were distraught. Who could have stolen an entire village?
Enter Captain Cinnamon, the bravest cookie in the land, with frosting armor and gumdrop boots.
He vowed to find the missing village before Christmas morning.
'@
$frames += @'
š¬ššŖ
/|\
/_|_\
/__|__\ "To the North! The trail of crumbs leads past the Peppermint Peaks!"
/___|___\ shouted Captain Cinnamon.
/ \
/ \ He rode his licorice sleigh, pulled by six sugarplum reindeer.
/ \
'@
$frames += @'
Through blizzards of powdered sugar and tunnels of toffee, he searched.
At last, in the shadow of the Chocolate Mountains, he found it:
The Gingerbread Village ā trapped in a snow globe by the mischievous Ice Cream Witch!
"Release them!" he cried.
The witch cackled, "Only a true act of Christmas spirit can break the spell!"
'@
$frames += @'
Captain Cinnamon knelt and sang a carol so sweet, so full of love and hope,
that the globe cracked open with a burst of peppermint light.
The villagers cheered! Gumdrop lanterns lit the sky. The Ice Cream Witch melted into whipped cream,
and peace returned to Sugarplum Hollow.
From that day on, the village sang together every Christmas Eve ā just in case magic was needed again.
'@
$frames += @'
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| * The Gingerbread Rescue became legend ā a tale of kindness and song. * |
| |
| May your holidays be magical,full of sweet surprises and joy. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
'@
# Display loop with snowfall
foreach ($frame in $frames) {
Clear-Host
# Draw snowflakes
for ($line = 0; $line -lt $height; $line++) {
$row = ""
for ($col = 0; $col -lt $width; $col++) {
if ($snowflakes | Where-Object { $_.x -eq $col -and $_.y -eq $line }) {
$row += "*"
} else {
$row += " "
}
}
Write-Host $row -ForegroundColor Red
}
# Show story frame
Write-Host "`n$frame" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
# Update snowflake positions
$snowflakes = $snowflakes | ForEach-Object {
$_.y++
if ($_.y -ge $height) {
$_.y = 0
$_.x = Get-Random -Minimum 0 -Maximum $width
}
$_
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 15
}
# Final countdown display
Clear-Host
$now = Get-Date
$christmas = Get-Date -Year $now.Year -Month 12 -Day 25
if ($now.Month -eq 12 -and $now.Day -gt 25) {
$christmas = $christmas.AddYears(1)
}
$timeLeft = $christmas - $now
Write-Host "`nš
Countdown to Christmas: $($timeLeft.Days) days, $($timeLeft.Hours) hours, $($timeLeft.Minutes) minutes, $($timeLeft.Seconds) seconds remaining!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
Windows Version Code
Clear-Host
$width = 80
$height = 20
$snowflakes = @()
1..30 | ForEach-Object {
$snowflakes += @{ x = Get-Random -Minimum 0 -Maximum $width; y = Get-Random -Minimum 0 -Maximum $height }
}
# Story frames
$frames = @()
$frames += @'
'@
$frames += @'
In Sugarplum Hollow, where candy canes grew like trees and marshmallow snow blanketed the hills,
a crisis was brewing: the Gingerbread Village had vanished!
Only crumbs remained. The villagers were distraught. Who could have stolen an entire village?
Enter Captain Cinnamon, the bravest cookie in the land, with frosting armor and gumdrop boots.
He vowed to find the missing village before Christmas morning.
'@
$frames += @'
š¬ššŖ
/|\
/_|_\
/__|__\ "To the North! The trail of crumbs leads past the Peppermint Peaks!"
/___|___\ shouted Captain Cinnamon.
/ \
/ \ He rode his licorice sleigh, pulled by six sugarplum reindeer.
/ \
'@
$frames += @'
Through blizzards of powdered sugar and tunnels of toffee, he searched.
At last, in the shadow of the Chocolate Mountains, he found it:
The Gingerbread Village ā trapped in a snow globe by the mischievous Ice Cream Witch!
"Release them!" he cried.
The witch cackled, "Only a true act of Christmas spirit can break the spell!"
'@
$frames += @'
Captain Cinnamon knelt and sang a carol so sweet, so full of love and hope,
that the globe cracked open with a burst of peppermint light.
The villagers cheered! Gumdrop lanterns lit the sky. The Ice Cream Witch melted into whipped cream,
and peace returned to Sugarplum Hollow.
From that day on, the village sang together every Christmas Eve ā just in case magic was needed again.
'@
$frames += @'
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| * The Gingerbread Rescue became legend ā a tale of kindness and song. * |
| |
| May your holidays be magical,full of sweet surprises and joy. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
'@
# Display loop with snowfall
foreach ($frame in $frames) {
Clear-Host
# Draw snowflakes
for ($line = 0; $line -lt $height; $line++) {
$row = ""
for ($col = 0; $col -lt $width; $col++) {
if ($snowflakes | Where-Object { $_.x -eq $col -and $_.y -eq $
