PowerShell/Docs/list-news.md

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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