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# code:
# * George Moschovitis  <[e-mail]>
#
# (c) 2004 Navel, all rights reserved.
# $Id: rss.rb 185 2004-12-10 13:29:09Z gmosx $

require 'rss/0.9'

module N

# = RssBuilder
#
# Build RSS represenations of ruby object collections.
# Utilize duck typing to grab the attributes to render.
#--
# TODO: add more options here, 1.0/2.0 support and more.
#++
class RssBuilder

	def self.render(objects)
		channel = RSS::Rss::Channel.new
		channel.description = 'Syndication'
		channel.link = $srv_url
		
		for obj in objects
			item = RSS::Rss::Channel::Item.new
			item.title = obj.title if obj.respond_to?(:title)
			item.description = G::StringUtils.head(obj.body, 256) if obj.respond_to?(:body)
			item.link = "#$srv_url/#{obj.view_uri}" if obj.respond_to?(:view_uri)
			channel.items << item
		end
		
		rss = RSS::Rss.new '0.9'
		rss.channel = channel
		
		return rss.to_s
	end
	
end

end # module

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
nitro-0.6.0	lib/nitro/builders/rss.rb
nitro-0.7.0	lib/nitro/builders/rss.rb