Functions/Get-OpenForem.ps1
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function Get-OpenForem { <# .SYNOPSIS A script to get latest articles from Open Forem .DESCRIPTION A general discussion space for the Forem community. If it doesn't have a home elsewhere, it belongs here This script fetches the latest articles from Open 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 .NOTES Developer: ITNinja01 Date: 12-05-2025 Version: 0.0.1 #> if (-not (Test-Connection open.forem.com -Count 1 -Quiet)) { Write-Error "open.forem.com is not reachable. Please check your internet connection." Exit 1 } Write-Host "Latest news from Open Forem 🧑💻" #Carriage return to make it easier to read in the terminal $crlf = [Environment]::NewLine $Articles = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "open.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 } } |