Functions/Get-Maker.ps1
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function Get-Maker { <# .SYNOPSIS A script to get latest articles from Maker Forem. .DESCRIPTION A community for makers, hobbyists, and professionals to discuss Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, and much more. This script fetches the latest articles from Maker Forem and displays the title, published date, and URL in the terminal. .FUNCTIONALITY API Calls, JSON, Terminal Output .COMPONENT PowerShell, Forem.com having their newest articles in a JSON format (API) .ROLE IT Professionals, Makers Enthusiasts .NOTES Developer: ITNinja01 Date: 12-05-2025 Version: 0.0.1 #> if (-not (Test-Connection maker.forem.com -Count 1 -Quiet)) { Write-Error "maker.forem.com is not reachable. Please check your internet connection." Exit 1 } Write-Host "Latest news from Maker Forem 🧑" #Carriage return to make it easier to read in the terminal $crlf = [Environment]::NewLine $Articles = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://maker.forem.com/api/articles" #Sorts articles by a date. Important since PowerShell will display them in the terminal at random. $SortedArticles = $Articles | Sort-Object -Property published_timestamp #Tons of information is given. However I only need the title, the published date, and the URl; if I want to read the full article. $SortedArticles | ForEach-Object { $crlf $_.title $_.published_timestamp $_.url } } |