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=== Write a parser from scratch === | |||
=== Zend Framework === | |||
* 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 | |||
* Nice API | |||
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=== Other === | |||
Revision as of 20:55, 14 May 2009
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
Zend Framework
- 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
- Nice API