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.gitignore

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 # Optional REPL history
 .node_repl_history
+
+results.txt

Readme.md

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+This writes the titles of the top story to results.txt where obs can display as a ticker.
+
+using:
+ 
+Open a shell in this directory and run the following
+
+```js
+npm install
+node index.js
+```
+
+Now every 5 seconds node will poll the rss feed for cnn and gather up the results

cnn.js

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+var FeedParser = require('feedparser');
+var request = require('request'); // for fetching the feed 
+var fs = require('fs'); 
+ 
+ module.exports = (cb)=>{
+    var req = request('http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.xml')
+    var feedparser = new FeedParser({});
+    
+    req.on('error', function (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+    });
+    
+    req.on('response', function (res) {
+      var stream = this; // `this` is `req`, which is a stream 
+    
+      if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
+        this.emit('error', new Error('Bad status code'));
+      }
+      else {
+        stream.pipe(feedparser);
+      }
+    });
+
+
+
+    feedparser.on('error', function (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+    });
+
+    var news = "";
+    feedparser.on('readable', function () {
+      // This is where the action is! 
+      var stream = this; // `this` is `feedparser`, which is a stream 
+      var meta = this.meta; // **NOTE** the "meta" is always available in the context of the feedparser instance 
+      var item;
+
+      while (item = stream.read()) {
+        news += "          " + item.title;
+      }
+    });
+
+    req.on('end', ()=>{
+        fs.writeFile("results.txt", news, err=>{
+            if(err){
+                console.error("unable to write to results.txt");
+                cb(err);
+            }
+            else{
+              cb();
+            }
+        });
+    });
+ };

index.js

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+var cnn = require('./cnn');
+setInterval(()=>{
+    cnn((err)=>{
+        if(err) console.error(err);
+        console.log('ended');
+    })
+}, 5000)

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "breakingnews",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "feedparser": "^2.1.0",
+    "request": "^2.80.0"
+  }
+}