bflist-kd-to-textfile.ps1

<#
Simple PowerShell script to fetch Battlefield 4 player data from bflist and write the k/d to a textfile ([your_player_name]-bflist-live-kd.txt).

Before using the script, be sure to replace your_player_name with your player name.
#>

function Write-KDFile {
    Param([string] $playerName, [int] $kills, [int] $deaths)
    try {
        Set-Content -Path "$($playerName)-bflist-live-kd.txt" -Value "$kills/$deaths" -Encoding utf8 -ErrorAction Stop
        Write-Host "Updated k/d file ($kills/$deaths)"
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error updating k/d file"
    }
}

$playerName = 'your_player_name'
$baseUrl = 'https://api.bflist.io/bf4/v1/players/'

# Init kd file
Write-KDFile $playerName 0 0

# Fetch kd every 15 seconds until script is stopped
while ($true) {
    $requestOk = $false
    try {
        $resp = Invoke-RestMethod "$($baseUrl)$($playerName)" -TimeoutSec 5
        $requestOk = $true
        Write-Host "Got player data from bflist"
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error fetching player data from bflist"
        Write-Host $_.Exception.Message
    }

    if ($requestOk) {
        Write-KDFile $playerName $resp.kills $resp.deaths
    }
        
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 15
}