(Node.js) Read RSS Feed

Sample code showing how to read an RSS feed and emit the contents.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rss = new chilkat.Rss();

    // Download from the feed URL:
    var success = rss.DownloadRss("http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rss.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the 1st channel.
    // rssChannel: Rss
    var rssChannel = rss.GetChannel(0);
    if (rss.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log("No channel found in RSS feed.");
        return;
    }

    // Display the various pieces of information about the channel:
    console.log("Title: " + rssChannel.GetString("title"));
    console.log("Link: " + rssChannel.GetString("link"));
    console.log("Description: " + rssChannel.GetString("description"));

    // For each item in the channel, display the title, link,
    // publish date, and categories assigned to the post.
    var numItems = rssChannel.NumItems;
    var i;

    for (i = 0; i <= numItems - 1; i++) {
        // rssItem: Rss
        var rssItem = rssChannel.GetItem(i);

        console.log("----");
        console.log("Title: " + rssItem.GetString("title"));
        console.log("Link: " + rssItem.GetString("link"));
        console.log("pubDate: " + rssItem.GetString("pubDate"));

        var numCategories = rssItem.GetCount("category");
        var j;
        if (numCategories > 0) {
            for (j = 0; j <= numCategories - 1; j++) {
                console.log("    category: " + rssItem.MGetString("category",j));
            }

        }

    }


}

chilkatExample();