Fetches a random Stoicism quote from a free API.

Get-StoicQuote.ps1

function Get-StoicQuote {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Fetches a random Stoicism quote from the Stoic API.

    .DESCRIPTION
    This function retrieves a random Stoicism quote from the API and displays the
    author and quote to the user. The API does not require authentication.

    .EXAMPLE
    Get-StoicQuote

    Fetches and displays a random Stoicism quote.
    #>
    try {
        # Define the API endpoint
        $url = "https://stoic.tekloon.net/stoic-quote"

        # Make the API request
        $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Get

        # Parse and display the quote
        if ($response.data) {
            $quote = $response.data.quote
            $author = $response.data.author
            Write-Output "Quote: '$quote'"
            Write-Output "Author: $author"
        } else {
            Write-Output "No quote was retrieved. The response format might have changed."
        }
    } catch {
        # Handle any errors that occur during the API call
        Write-Error "An error occurred while fetching the quote: $_"
    }
}