This module was based on the big_sitemap ruby gem.
From the gem description:
BigSitemap is a Sitemapgenerator suitable for applications with greater than 50,000 URLs. It splits large Sitemaps into multiple files, gzips the files to minimize bandwidth usage…
Usage
Example:
import bigsitemap
options = {
'gzip': True,
'ping': True,
'base_url': 'http://cdn.mywebsite.com/sitemaps/',
'site_url': 'http://www.mywebsite.com/',
'base_path': '/var/www/cdn/sitemaps'
}
sections = ['/','/boats','/cars','/gadgets','/travel']
places = ['/parents-house.html','/grocery-store.html']
generator = bigsitemap.Generator(options)
for section in sections:
generator.add_url('sections',section,{'last_modified':datetime.now(),'change_frequency':'daily','priority':0.6})
for place in places:
generator.add_url('places',place,{'last_modified':datetime.now(),'change_frequency':'daily','priority':0.6})
generator.finish()
generator.files() #Returns ['sitemap.xml.gz','sections.gz','places.gz']
If your sitemaps grow beyond 50,000 URLs, the sitemap files will be partitioned into multiple files (places_1.xml.gz, places_2.xml.gz, …).
Initialization Options
gzip: Use gzip? Default False.
ping: Ping google and bing on finish? Default False.
base_path: Where to store the sitemap files? required
site_url: What is your website url? required
base_url: If you store the xml files into another host, supply it here. Default site_url.
Change Frequency, Priority and Last Modified
You can control changefreq, priority and lastmod values for each record individually by passing them as optional arguments when adding URLs:
generator.add_url('sections',section,{
'last_modified':datetime.now(),
'change_frequency':'daily',
'priority':0.6
})
TODO
Writer class for dependency injection
Automated tests
Credits
Many thanks to Stateless Systems (statelesssystems.com) for releasing the big_sitemap ruby gem.
