Colorful PowerShell Prompt

colorfulPrompt.ps1

  <#
  .SYNOPSIS
    A colorful PowerShell prompt.

  .DESCRIPTION
    This function replaces your default PowerShell prompt with a colorful one.
    The format of the prompt looks like this: `username@hostname:[C:\Users\griff.systems\Documents]>`

    Each new command line gets a random console color from the available default console colors.
    You can add this to your `$profile` to use the custom prompt.

  .NOTES
    Not compatible with oh-my-posh.

    Requirements:
      - Operating System(s):
        - "Windows"
      - Package(s):
        - "PowerShell"

    License:
      This function is released under the MIT License.
      https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/
  .LINK
    https://gist.github.com/griffeth-barker/763b73eb424596b1913d50aec0906f23
  #>

function prompt {
  $promptParts = @(
    "$(($env:USERNAME).ToLower())",
    "@",
    "$(($env:COMPUTERNAME).ToLower())",
    ":",
    "[",
    "$($(Get-Location).Path.ToLower())",
    "]"
  )
  $promptColor = Get-Random -Minimum 1 -Maximum 15 
  
  Write-Host "$($promptParts -join '')" -ForegroundColor $promptColor -NoNewLine
}