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News Headlines

News Headlines Module

News Headlines module showing English The New York Times, Science headlines via RSS feed.

Overview​

The News Headlines module displays news updates from a chosen news outlet via an RSS feed. This module's display format is a 1x3 rectangle.

Web GUI View​

News Headlines Module GUI

Information Displayed​

The module presents the following details:

  • News Headline: A headline retrieved from the news outlet's RSS feed. Headlines exceeding 55 characters are truncated.
  • Timestamp: The publication time of the article, displayed in military format.

Usage​

  1. Click the "Select a Module:" dropdown at the top of the web GUI and select the "News" module.
  2. Click the green "Add Module" button to the right of the dropdown.
  3. Drag and drop the module to your desired position within the grid.
  4. Choose a language from the "Select a Language" dropdown.
  5. Pick a news outlet from the "Select News Outlet" dropdown.
  6. Select an RSS feed from the "Pick an RSS Feed" dropdown.
  7. Click "Save News Settings":
    • A green confirmation message will appear if the settings are saved successfully.
    • A red error message will indicate a failure.
  8. Click "Update Display":
    • The screen will blink (indicating a cleaning sequence) and display the updated configuration.

Workflow​

  1. Retrieve Settings:
    The module pulls the selected language, news outlet, and RSS feed settings from the database (NewsSettings table).

  2. Fetch RSS Feed:
    It accesses the chosen RSS feed using the saved settings.

  3. Process Articles:
    Articles from the feed are parsed, and one is randomly selected. Its headline and publication time are extracted.

  4. Display on Screen:
    The selected article's headline and timestamp are rendered on the module's display.