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<# <#
.SYNOPSIS .SYNOPSIS
Lists the latest headlines Watch the latest headlines
.DESCRIPTION .DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists the latest headlines by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. This PowerShell script lists the latest headlines by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.
.PARAMETER RSS_URL .PARAMETER RSS_URL
Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default) Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default)
.PARAMETER maxLines
Specifies the maximum number of lines to list (24 by default)
.EXAMPLE .EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-headlines.ps1 PS> ./watch-headlines.ps1
❇️ Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria ❇️ Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria ❇️
...
.LINK .LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES .NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#> #>
param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world", [int]$maxLines = 24) param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world", [int]$timeInterval = 30000) # in ms
function GetLatestHeadline {
[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) { return "$($item.title)" }
return ""
}
try { try {
[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content $previous = ""
[int]$count = 1 while ($true) {
foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) { $latest = GetLatestHeadline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-animated.ps1" "* $($item.title) *" if ($latest -ne $previous) {
if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { break } & "$PSScriptRoot/write-animated.ps1" "❇️ $latest ❇️"
$previous = $latest
}
Start-Sleep -milliseconds $timeInterval
} }
$source = $content.rss.channel.title
$date = $content.rss.channel.pubDate
" (by $source as of $date)"
exit 0 # success exit 0 # success
} catch { } catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"