📰 notsk-news-feeder

A secure and developer-friendly Node.js package that fetches the latest breaking news from TwentyFour News — a leading Malayalam-language news channel — using their official RSS feed.

This package fetches:

• 🗞️ Headline (in Malayalam)
• 🔗 Direct article link
• 🖼️ Resized image (base64, 290x160)
• 📡 Channel metadata (name, logo, site)

📦 Installation

npm install notsk-news-feeder

🧪 Default Example Usage

const Feed = require('notsk-news-feeder');
const feed = new Feed();
const shownLinks = new Set();

async function fetchNews() {
  
    const news = await feed.getLatest();
    if (!news.link || !news.link.startsWith('http') || shownLinks.has(news.link)) return;
    shownLinks.add(news.link);
    console.log('\n================ NEW NEWS ================\n');
    console.log('📰 TITLE:', news.title);
    console.log('🔗 LINK:', news.link);
    console.log('🖼️  IMAGE:', news.image);
    console.log('🌐 CHANNEL URL:', news.channel_url);
    console.log('📺 CHANNEL LOGO:', news.channel_logo);
    console.log('📣 CHANNEL NAME:', news.channel_name);
    console.log('\n==========================================\n');
 
}

fetchNews();
setInterval(fetchNews, 40000);

🌐 Discord.js Example Usage

const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
const Feed = require('notsk-news-feeder');
const feed = new Feed();
const shownLinks = new Set();

module.exports = async (client) => {
  const channelId = 'your channel id paste here!!';

  setInterval(async () => {
    const news = await feed.getLatest();
    if (!news.link || !news.link.startsWith('http') || shownLinks.has(news.link)) return;
    shownLinks.add(news.link);

    const channel = await client.channels.fetch(channelId);
    const messages = await channel.messages.fetch({ limit: 20 });
    const alreadyPosted = messages.some(m =>
      m.embeds?.[0]?.data?.fields?.some(f => f.value === news.link)
    );
    if (alreadyPosted) return;

    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
      .setAuthor({ name: news.channel_name, iconURL: news.channel_logo, url: news.channel_url })
      .addFields({ name: 'Description', value: `"${news.title}"` })
      .addFields({ name: 'News Link', value: news.link })
      .setColor('Blue')
      .setImage(news.image)
      .setFooter({
        text: 'TwentyFourNews.com • Powered by NotSK',
        iconURL: news.channel_logo
      })
      .setTimestamp();

    await channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
  }, 40000);
};

📸 Sample Output

News Headline (in Malayalam):

"വായനയുടെ ലോകത്തെ മാറ്റുന്ന പുതിയ വാർത്ത"

News Image Preview (resized 290x160):

🔒 Security Notes

• This package is designed for backend usage only.
• News is fetched securely via an internal Express API.
• Do not use in frontend or client-side code.

📚 About TwentyFour News

TwentyFour News is a popular Malayalam-language television channel in Kerala, India, known for its reliable coverage of politics, current affairs, and breaking news.

👨‍💻 Developer

Made with ❤️ by NotSK Dev

For any support or custom news integrations, feel free to reach out.