Websites/Mozilla.org/Archive/Design Implementation/RSS

What we want to do

We want a feed parser that

• pulls latest feed info from feeds.mozilla.com for front page
• pulls latest feed info from news.rdf (for now) for front page
• optionally: creates mash ups of multiple feeds on sub-pages (e.g. Our causes > Education)

How to do it

We need to decide:

• Do we want to cache things?
• If so, what kind of cache/db should be used?

Implementation

There are several different options (subject to evaluation):

• Write a parser from scratch
• Use a library/class/framework
  • Zend
    • New BSD license
    • very modular
    • well maintained, active development
    • DB abstraction layer, cache handling
  • PEAR
    • XML_Feed_Parser
      • LGPL license
      • No maintainer
    • XML_RSS
      • PHP license
      • No active development (last version from 06)
  • SimplePie
    • BSD license
    • Caching out of the box (flat file only right now, but could be overloaded with own DB-class)
    • Meshing of multiple feeds out of the box
    • Problems with some feeds, but workarounds exist
  • Other ??