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list-news.ps1
This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.
Parameters
PS> ./list-news.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] <String>] [[-maxLines] <Int32>] [[-speed] <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
-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
PS> ./list-news.ps1
❇️ Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
...
Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
<#
.SYNOPSIS
List the latest 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 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
❇️ Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
...
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$maxLines = 24, [int]$speed = 10)
try {
[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
[int]$count = 1
foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "❇️ $($item.title)" $speed
if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { 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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