RSS News reader

RSS Reader

Specifications
System	AWTRIX NG Scripts
Firmware	AWTRIX NG
Topic	Social
Built by	strusic
File	4MvrZml3vCYu.ax · 3.2 KB
Icons	1
Published	26 Aug 2026 · updated 26 Aug 2026
Downloads	3

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A background script for AWTRIX NG that monitors any public RSS feed and automatically triggers a notification on your matrix display whenever a brand-new article or headline appears.

🚀 What it does
Runs quietly in the background (Headless mode) without taking up a permanent slot in your app rotation.
Periodically fetches and parses XML/RSS feeds directly on the device.
Automatically cleans up titles (stripping out CDATA wrappers).
Triggers a notification popup only when a new headline is detected, complete with scroll speed, repeat count, and sound alerts.

⚙️ Requirements & Configuration
No external servers or Home Assistant automations are required—everything runs natively via Berry on your AWTRIX device. Once installed, you can configure the following parameters directly from the AWTRIX web interface (Apps -> Settings):
url: The target RSS feed link (default is set to RMF24 news feed - I was testing it on this feed).
icon: The icon ID displayed alongside the notification (default: 85).
speed: Scrolling speed percentage (range: 50–200).
repeat: Number of times the headline scrolls across the screen (range: 1–5).
sound: Notification sound effect (e.g., doorbell).
every: Check interval in minutes (range: 1–60 min).

4MvrZml3vCYu.ax

# @name     RSS Reader
# @desc     Powiadamia o nowym tytule z kanału RSS (Headless)
# @author   strusic
# @headless true
# @version  2.4
# @config   url text "Adres RSS" default="https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/feed"
# @config   icon text "Ikona" default="85"
# @config   speed number "Prędkość scroll" default=100 min=50 max=200 step=10
# @config   repeat number "Ilość powtórzeń" default=2 min=1 max=5
# @config   sound text "Dźwięk" default="notification2"
# @config   every number "Interwał (min)" default=15 min=1 max=60 unit=min

class RSSReader
    var url, icon_name, sound_name, period, speed, repeat
    var title
    var ticks, in_flight

    def init()
        self.url = store.get("url")
        self.icon_name = store.get("icon")
        self.sound_name = store.get("sound")
        self.speed = store.get("speed")
        self.repeat = store.get("repeat")
        self.period = store.get("every") * 60
        
        self.title = store.get("title")
        if self.title == nil
            self.title = ""
        end
        
        self.ticks = 0
        self.in_flight = false
        log("RSSReader zainicjalizowany dla: " + str(self.url))
    end

    def on_body(body, status)
        self.in_flight = false
        if body == nil
            log("RSSReader: Błąd pobierania danych, status: " + str(status))
            return
        end
        
        var m = re.search("<title>(.*?)</title>", body)
        if m == nil
            log("RSSReader: Nie znaleziono znacznika title")
            return
        end
        
        var raw_title = m[1]
        
        # Oczyszczanie z tagów CDATA, jeśli występują
        var cdata_m = re.search("<!\\[CDATA\\[(.*?)\\]\\]>", raw_title)
        if cdata_m != nil
            raw_title = cdata_m[1]
        end
        
        # Bezpieczna zamiana cudzysłowów na apostrofy znak po znaku
        var clean_title = ""
        var i = 0
        while i < size(raw_title)
            var c = raw_title[i..i]
            if c == "\""
                clean_title += "'"
            else
                clean_title += c
            end
            i += 1
        end
        raw_title = clean_title
        
        if raw_title != self.title
            log("RSSReader: Nowy tytuł! Wyzwalam powiadomienie.")
            self.title = raw_title
            store.set("title", raw_title)
            
            var spec = {
                "text": self.title,
                "icon": self.icon_name,
                "repeat": self.repeat,
                "scroll": { "speed": self.speed, "holdMs": 1500 }
            }
            
            if self.sound_name != ""
                spec["sound"] = self.sound_name
            end
            
            notify(spec)
        else
            log("RSSReader: Tytuł bez zmian - czekam na kolejny cykl.")
        end
    end

    def loop()
        if self.ticks <= 0
            self.ticks = self.period
            if !self.in_flight
                self.in_flight = true
                http.get(self.url, / b, st -> self.on_body(b, st), {'find': "<item>", 'keep': 512})
            end
        end
        self.ticks -= 1
    end
end

return RSSReader()

Install it on your AWTRIX NG

Your browser writes the script straight to the device on your network. It joins the app rotation right away.

Device address

The hostname or the IP. Your AWTRIX scrolls its IP at boot.

Save it as

Letters, digits, hyphen and underscore.

Some browsers refuse to talk to a device on your network from a public page. Download the flow and paste it into the Scripts tab of your device, or install it from a terminal:

These icons belong on the device, in /ICONS. Each one is at most 32×8 pixels — shown here magnified, at their real proportions.

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