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The *list-news.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/list-news.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] <String>] [[-maxLines] <Int32>] [[-speed] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-RSS_URL <String>
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 <Int32>
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 <Int32>
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
[<CommonParameters>]
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
}
```
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