Quotes

Generate a “quote of the moment” in PowerShell and render it with Razor.

Full source

File: pwsh/tutorial/examples/Assets/Pages/Quotes.cshtml

@page
@model Kestrun.Razor.PwshKestrunModel
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Quotes • Kestrun";
    dynamic d = Model.Data ?? new { Quote = "No quote", Author = "", Seed = "" };
}

<div class="card">
    <h1>Quote of the moment</h1>
    <blockquote style="margin:0; font-size:1.2rem;">
        “@d.Quote”
        <div class="muted" style="margin-top:0.6rem;">— @d.Author</div>
    </blockquote>
</div>

<div class="card">
    <p class="muted">Refresh to get a new one. Seed: <code>@d.Seed</code></p>
</div>

File: pwsh/tutorial/examples/Assets/Pages/Quotes.cshtml.ps1

[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', '')]
param()

$quotes = @(
    @{ Quote="Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability."; Author="Edsger W. Dijkstra" },
    @{ Quote="Make it work, make it right, make it fast."; Author="Kent Beck" },
    @{ Quote="Programs must be written for people to read."; Author="Harold Abelson" },
    @{ Quote="Premature optimization is the root of all evil."; Author="Donald Knuth" }
)

$seed = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0,8)
$rand = New-Object System.Random
$pick = $quotes[$rand.Next(0, $quotes.Count)]

$Model = [pscustomobject]@{
    Quote  = $pick.Quote
    Author = $pick.Author
    Seed   = $seed
}

Step-by-step

  1. Quote list: Define a small in-memory list of quote/author pairs.
  2. Seed: Create a short GUID-based seed for display.
  3. Pick: Choose one quote at random.
  4. Model: Set $Model with Quote, Author, and Seed.
  5. Render: Display the quote and encourage refresh to get a new one.

Try it 

curl -i http://127.0.0.1:5000/Quotes

Troubleshooting

Symptom Cause Fix
Same quote repeats Random selection by chance Refresh a few times or expand the $quotes list
Razor shows “No quote” Model not set Ensure Quotes.cshtml.ps1 executes and assigns $Model

References

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