cnn-reader

cnn-reader

Scrape a CNN article from CNN.Com

Install

npm install cnn-reader --save

Use

   var CNNReader = require('cnn-reader');
   var cnnreader = new CNNReader();

   // Promise
   cnnreader.read('http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/middleeast/syria-civil-war/index.html').then(function(article) {
      // Do Something with Article
   });

   // Callback
   cnnreader.read('http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/middleeast/syria-civil-war/index.html', function(article) {
      // Do Something with Article
   });

Article

var Article = {
   title: '',
   datetime: '',
   body: {
      clean: '',
      markdown: ''
   },
   images: [
      {
         caption: '',
         mini: '',
         xsmall: '',
         small: '',
         medium: '',
         large: '',
         full: ''
      }
   ],
   source: ''
};

title The title of the Article. What appears in the h1 on the page.

datetime The datetime with timezone of the last update of the article. Format: YY-mm-dd H:i:s GMT

body The body of the article. Comes in two formats. clean and minimal. The clean format removes all html elements and separates paragraphs by two newlines. Markdown attempts to give a markdown version of the text.

images An array of image urls found in the body. Comes in sizes mini, xsmall, small, medium, large, and full for each image.

source The url of the cnn article.