atomisator.main 0.2.2

Expert Python Programming - Main package for Atomisator app

This package is part of the Expert Python Programming book written by Tarek Ziadé.

For more information, go to http://atomisator.ziade.org

Atomisator merge several feeds into on single feed, storing entries in a database to avoid doublons.

To use it, create an atomisator.cfg file somewhere, using the -c option:

$ atomisator -c atomisator.cfg

A default configuration file will be generated, that looks like this:

[atomisator]

# put here the feeds you wish to parse
sites =
    rss     http://tarekziade.wordpress.com/atom
    rss     http://digg.com/rss2.xml

# put here the database location
database = sqlite:///atomisator.db

# this is the file that will be generated
file = atomisator.xml

# infos that will appear in the generated feed.
title = meta
description = Automatic feed created by Atomisator.
link =  http://atomisator.ziade.org/example

You can then call the atomisator tool using this file with the -f option:

$ atomisator -f /path/to/atomisator.cfg

You can specify the path as a free argument as well:

$ atomisator /path/to/atomisator.cfg

It will generate the atomisator.xml file, after reading the sources.

You can also call separately the process that fills the database:

$ atomisator -r -f /path/to/atomisator.cfg

In this case the feed generation will not occur.

The -g option can be used to generate the xml file on its own:

$ atomisator -g -f /path/to/atomisator.cfg

This is useful to read sources and generate the feed within different process and different time basis.