Difference between revisions of "Component: Reddit News Headlines (Comms: IoT/Cloud)"

Revision as of 11:52, 3 February 2023

Easily allows you to collect the news headlines RSS feed from reddit.com

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_RedditNewsHeadlines.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_RedditNewsHeadlines.fcfx

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Example showing how to retrieve and display the time using bytes or string RTC component.

	GetHeadline
Returns the next headline in the prodivded string parameter. Returns true if a new headline is available, else returns false if we are at the end of the feed.
- STRING	Headline

- UINT	MaxLength
The maximum size of the string variable available to us.
- BOOL	Return

	RequestData
Requests headline RSS feed from reddit Returns true if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call the GetHeadline macro.
- BOOL	Return

	Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect weather data.
- VOID	Return

	Properties
	Network Comms Component
Network Communications component to use as the bridge to the TCP/IP network.
	Reddit IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: reddit.com
	Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data.

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