feedzirra

Unpacking gems [Rails 2.3.5]

I have the following gems defined in my environment.rb file: config.gem "authlogic" config.gem "paperclip" config.gem "pauldix-feedzirra", :lib => "feedzirra", :source => "http://gems.github.com" config.gem 'whenever', :lib => false, :source => 'http://gemcutter.org/' I have them installed on my local computer and everything i...

Error installing FeedZirra

Hi, I am new to Ruby on Rails. I am excited about Feed parsing but when I install FeedZirra I am getting this error. I use Windows 7 and Ruby 1.8.7. Please help. Thanks in advance. C:\Ruby187>gem sources -a http://gems.github.com http://gems.github.com added to sources C:\Ruby187>gem install pauldix-feedzirra Building native extensio...

How to install curl on windows for ruby on rails

Hi, I am new to ruby on rails. Could you please help me to install curl. I have windows 7 and ruby 1.8.7 I need to install Paul Dix's FeedZirra. I need curl for that. Also could you help me with gem install curb. Even curb seems to need Curl Looking forward for your help Thank You Gautam ...

Good Rails tutorial on How to build an RSS Feed aggregator

I have been using Feed Zirra for some time and I like it. Now, I want to build one.. I am new to rails, Are there any good tutorials to buid RSS Feed aggregator? ...

Parsing custom feed elements using FeedZirra

Is there a way to parse feed's custom elements? Not feed entries', feed's custom elements. I know there is a way to do the same for the entries. Like, Feedzirra::Feed.add_common_feed_entry_element("wfw:commentRss", :as => :comment_rss) feed = Feedzirra::Feed.parse(some_atom_xml) feed.entries.first.comment_rss # => wfw:commentRss is now ...

Relating two models and accessing them with a single controller in Rails

Background: I am playing around with the feedzirra plugin in a rails app, and I am attempting to utilize both the feed and entry accessors of the parsed feed in a single view. To accomplish this, I have created two models: feed and feed_entry. They are as follows: feed.rb: class Feed < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :title, :ur...

How to fetch multiple feeds concurrently

Hello, I am new to ruby on rails and I have just started watching rails casts tutorials. To parse feeds, I have started using feed zirra. To fetch multiple feeds at once, feedzirra has this feature feed_urls = ["http://feeds.feedburner.com/PaulDixExplainsNothing", "http://feeds.feedburner.com/trottercashion"] feeds = Feedzirra::Feed....

Advanced Feed Parsing in Rails

Hi, I am a newbie to rails and I have been watching Rails Casts videos. I am interested to know a little bit more on FeedZirra (Rails casts episode 168) and especially feed parsing. For example, I need to Parse feeds from Telegraph and Guardian I want to put all the sports news from both the newspapers in one table, just football new...