Script: *list-news.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./list-news.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] ] [[-maxLines] ] [[-speed] ] [] -RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default) Required? false Position? 1 Default value https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -maxLines Specifies the maximum number of lines to list (24 by default) Required? false Position? 2 Default value 24 Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -speed Specifies the speed to write the text (10 ms by default) Required? false Position? 3 Default value 10 Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./list-news.ps1 UTC Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines - https://www.yahoo.com/news/world --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ❇️ 09:15 Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40 ... ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Lists the latest news .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the latest news 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) .PARAMETER speed Specifies the speed to write the text (10 ms by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-news.ps1 UTC Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines - https://www.yahoo.com/news/world --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ❇️ 09:15 Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40 ... .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, [int]$speed = 10) try { [xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content $title = $content.rss.channel.title $URL = $content.rss.channel.link " " " UTC $title - $URL" " --- -----------------------------------------------------------------------" [int]$count = 1 foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) { $title = $item.title $time = $item.pubDate.Substring(11, 5) & "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "❇️ $time $title" $speed if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { break } } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of list-news.ps1 as of 05/19/2024 10:25:22)*