Functions/Get-ChuckNorrisJokeByCategory.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Fetches and displays a random Chuck Norris joke based on user-specified category. .DESCRIPTION This function prompts the user to input a category and then fetches a random Chuck Norris joke from the specified category using the Chuck Norris API. If the input category is invalid, it will prompt the user again. The function uses the Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet to make an HTTP GET request to the Chuck Norris API and displays the joke. .EXAMPLE Get-ChuckNorrisJokeByCategory .NOTES Author: ITNinja01 Date: 12-19-2025 Version: 2.0 #> function Get-ChuckNorrisJokeByCategory { # Define the valid categories $validCategories = @('animal', 'career', 'celebrity', 'dev', 'explicit', 'fashion', 'food', 'history', 'money', 'movie', 'music', 'political', 'religion', 'science', 'sport', 'travel') # Prompt the user for a category $Category = Read-Host "Enter a category (Valid categories: $($validCategories -join ', '))" # Validate the input if ($validCategories -notcontains $Category) { Write-Host "Invalid category. Please choose from the valid categories: $($validCategories -join ', ')" -ForegroundColor Red Get-ChuckNorrisJokeByCategory } # Fetch and display the joke $Joke = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/random?category=$Category" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty value Write-Host "Chuck Norris Joke from category '$Category': $Joke" } |