This is a tool to generate daily feeds automatically. It’s designed for handling web comics, but it can handle any daily feed.
Configuration is handled by creating a config.json file in the main directory.
An example configuration file can be found in the doc/example directory.
The link field for a comic can accept any pattern which works with
strftime(3). The time field expresses a time in GMT.
You will generally want to change the id field in the config section to the
URL of your installation. This allows the feeds to generate unique IDs that
won’t conflict with other installations.
Due to the power of Ruby’s in-order hash handling, comics should be listed in the same order as they’re listed in the configuration file.
Deployment is the same as for any Rack application. To start a test instance,
simply run bundle install and then run bundle exec ruby app/run.rb.
- Why did you write this tool?
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I got tired of the link in the Dilbert feed being broken.
- What formats does it generate?
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Atom 1.0 and RSS 1.0. Atom is recommended.
- Why do you generate XHTML?
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Atom and RSS are XML formats. Generating XML avoids the need for encoding HTML and simplifies the templates significantly.