Description
Use the FSharp.Data XML Type Provider to load and analyze RSS feeds.
Usage
dotnet fsi rss-parser.fsx
Snippet
rss-parser.fsx
// Install NuGet packages
#r "nuget:FSharp.Data"
// Import NuGet packages
open System.Xml.Linq
open FSharp.Data
// Define Rss type using XML Type Provider
type Rss = XmlProvider<"http://luisquintanilla.me/posts/index.xml">
// Load RSS feed using Rss type
let blogFeed = Rss.Load("http://luisquintanilla.me/posts/index.xml")
// Get Feed Title
blogFeed.Channel.Title
// Get the 5 latest posts
blogFeed.Channel.Items
|> Array.sortByDescending(fun item -> item.PubDate)
|> Array.take 5
// Get the title and URL of 5 latest posts
blogFeed.Channel.Items
|> Array.sortByDescending(fun item -> item.PubDate)
|> Array.take 5
|> Array.map(fun item -> {|Title=item.Title;Url=item.Link|})