## The *list-news.ps1* PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.

## Parameters
```powershell
list-news.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] <String>] [[-MaxCount] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

-RSS_URL <String>
    Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo News by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-MaxCount <Int32>
    Specifies the number of lines to list (20 by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                20
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Example
```powershell
PS> ./list-news

```

## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Lists the news
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.
.PARAMETER RSS_URL
	Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo News by default)
.PARAMETER MaxCount
	Specifies the number of lines to list (20 by default)
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./list-news
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxCount = 20)

try {
	[xml]$Content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
	[int]$Count = 1
	foreach ($Item in $Content.rss.channel.item) {
		& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "→ $($Item.title)" 20 # ms speed
		if ($Count++ -eq $MaxCount) { break }
	}
	$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])"
	exit 1
}
```

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