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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists the latest headlines
Watch the latest headlines
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists the latest headlines by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.
.PARAMETER RSS_URL
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
PS> ./list-headlines.ps1
Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria
...
PS> ./watch-headlines.ps1
Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
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 $content.rss.channel.item) { return "$($item.title)" }
return ""
}
try {
[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
[int]$count = 1
foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-animated.ps1" "* $($item.title) *"
if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { break }
$previous = ""
while ($true) {
$latest = GetLatestHeadline
if ($latest -ne $previous) {
& "$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
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"