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PowerShell
Executable File
38 lines
1.1 KiB
PowerShell
Executable File
<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Lists the latest news
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.
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.PARAMETER RSS_URL
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Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default)
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.PARAMETER maxLines
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Specifies the maximum number of lines to list (24 by default)
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.PARAMETER speed
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Specifies the speed to write the text (10 ms by default)
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./list-news.ps1
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❇️ Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
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...
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world", [int]$maxLines = 24, [int]$speed = 10)
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try {
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[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
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[int]$count = 1
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foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) {
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& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "❇️ $($item.title)" $speed
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if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { break }
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}
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$source = $content.rss.channel.title
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$date = $content.rss.channel.pubDate
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" (by $source as of $date)"
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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} |