PowerShell/scripts/list-news.ps1
2024-11-25 09:14:32 +01:00

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<#
.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 HEADLINES (source: 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]$speed = 5)
try {
[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
$title = $content.rss.channel.title
$URL = $content.rss.channel.link
Write-Host "`n UTC HEADLINES (source: " -noNewline
Write-Host $URL -foregroundColor blue -noNewline
Write-Host ")"
Write-Host " --- ---------"
[int]$count = 1
foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) {
$title = $item.title -replace "â","'"
$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
}