Play media in an rss feed

index.js

// *************************
// play media in an rss feed
// *************************
app.handle('play_handle', async (conv) => {

  // rss-parser (https://www.npmjs.com/package/rss-parser)
  let Parser = require('rss-parser');
  
  // create a new parser with custom fields
  let parser = new Parser({
    customFields: {
      item: ['enclosure']
    }
  });  

  // parse the feed
  let feed = await parser.parseURL('ALEXA_FLASH_BRIEFING_FEED_HERE');

  var response = '<speak>' + feed.title + '. <break time="1500ms"/>';
  
  // loop over the feed items
  for (let item of feed.items) {
    response += item.title + '. <break time="500ms"/><audio src="' + item.enclosure.url + '"></audio>';
  }
    
  response += '</speak>';
  
  conv.add(response);

});