govfeed 0.0.1

data/.gitignore

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+*.gem
+.bundle
+Gemfile.lock
+pkg/*

data/Gemfile

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+source "http://rubygems.org"
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in govfeed.gemspec
+gemspec

data/Rakefile

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+require 'bundler'
+require 'rake'
+require 'rake/testtask'
+
+Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
+
+desc 'Default: run unit tests.'
+task :default => :test
+
+desc 'Run unit tests.'
+Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
+  t.libs << 'lib'
+  t.pattern = 'test/*_test.rb'
+  t.verbose = true
+end

data/govfeed.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+$:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+require "govfeed/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = "govfeed"
+  s.version     = Govfeed::VERSION
+  s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+  s.authors     = ["Matthew Grigajtis"]
+  s.email       = ["matthew.grigajtis@gmail.com"]
+  s.homepage    = ""
+  s.summary     = %q{Grab a government RSS feed.}
+  s.description = %q{This gem grabs an RSS feed from a specified government agency.}
+
+  s.rubyforge_project = "govfeed"
+
+  s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
+  s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
+  s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+end

data/lib/govfeed.rb

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+require 'curb-fu'
+require 'hpricot'
+
+module Govfeed
+
+  # A helper function to truncate down to the specified number of words, default is 30
+  def self.truncate_words(text, length = 30, end_string = ' ...')
+    if text == nil
+      return
+    end
+    words = text.split()
+    words[0..(length-1)].join(' ') + (words.length > length ? end_string : '')
+  end
+
+  # returns a list of government feeds
+  def self.getFeedList
+    {
+      :us_federal => "http://www.usa.gov/rss/updates.xml",
+      :us_al => "http://media.alabama.gov/rss/rss.aspx",
+      :us_az => "http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/News/",
+      :us_ca => "http://news.ca.gov/news/feed",
+      :us_de => "http://portal.delaware.gov/delaware-rss.xml",
+      :us_ga => "http://georgia.gov/rss/ga-agency-news.rss",
+      :us_hi => "http://www.oha.org/index2.php?option=ds-syndicate&version=1&feed_id=1",
+      :us_il => "http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/RSS/Main_State_Page.xml",
+      :us_in => "http://www.in.gov/portal/news_events/39832.xml",
+      :us_ks => "http://www.kansas.gov/feed/",
+      :us_ky => "http://migration.kentucky.gov/g2p/KII.G2P.Portal.CMS.Templates/G2PPortalRssPage.aspx?application=NEWSROOM",
+      :us_la => "http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/LaNews/PublicPages/RSSFeed.xml",
+      :us_me => "http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/rss.php?tid=27",
+      :us_md => "http://choosemaryland.org/RSS/DBEDNewsFeed.aspx",
+      :us_ma => "http://innovation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/atom.xml",
+      :us_mi => "http://www.michigan.gov/rss/0,2348,7-124-53818--62431-,00.xml",
+      :us_mo => "http://www.mo.gov/news/?xml=all",
+      :us_nj => "http://www.state.nj.us/nj/home/features/news/approved/rss.xml",
+      :us_nm => "http://newmexico.sks.com/government/CalendarRssService.ashx?Id=4ae1958b9f094127bcb6e6580e29cf85&type=c&uri=%2fgovernment%2fopen_meetings.aspx",
+      :us_ny => "http://www.nysenate.gov/rss",
+      :us_nc => "http://www.dornc.com/rss/headlines.xml",
+      :us_nd => "http://www.commerce.nd.gov/news/newsFeed.asp",
+      :us_oh => "http://development.ohio.gov/rss/Feeds/BusinessInvestmentsIncentives.xml",
+      :us_ok => "feed://www.ok.gov/genthree/rss.php?agency_id=0",
+      :us_pa => "http://www.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_134550_3013_803012_43/SearchXml/SnapshotQueryRss.axd?pubdate=104&id=2067",
+      :us_ri => "http://rigov.tumblr.com/rss",
+      :us_sd => "http://www.sd.gov/rss/",
+      :us_tn => "http://news.tn.gov/rss.xml",
+      :us_tx => "http://txapps.texas.gov/portal/tol/en/rss",
+      :us_va => "http://www.governor.virginia.gov/News/rss/index.cfm",
+      :us_vt => "http://www.vermont.gov/portal/rss/feeds/news.php",
+      :us_wa => "http://access.wa.gov/news/thismonth.xml",
+      :us_wv => "http://www.wv.gov/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=%2Fnews&page=fa057236-2db7-4147-b6d0-d95f3025f5a2&wp=38869cd8-fc30-4334-b410-c84c890ab9a5",
+      :us_wi => "http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/pressreleases/rss.xml",
+      :cato => "http://feeds.cato.org/CatoDispatch.xml",
+      :heritage => "http://blog.heritage.org/feed/",
+      :mises => "http://feeds.mises.org/MisesDailyArticles?format=xml",
+      :ca_federal => "http://news.gc.ca/web/rss-eng.do",
+      :ca_ab => "http://www.gov.ab.ca/acn/RSS_FEEDS/RSS_ALL_News.xml",
+      :ca_bc => "http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_rss_news/govwide.xml",
+      :ca_mn => "http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.rss",
+      :ca_nb => "http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/local_government/_jcr_content/mainContent_par/newslist.rss1.html",
+      :ca_ns => "http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/rss/rss.asp",
+      :ca_on => "http://news.ontario.ca/newsroom/en/rss/allnews.rss",
+      :ca_pe => "http://www.gov.pe.ca/index.php3?number=rss",
+      :ca_sk => "http://www.gov.sk.ca/Common/PageTemplates/rss.aspx"
+    }
+  end
+
+
+  def self.getFeed(feed, numberOfStories = 0)
+
+    # This hash contains the Feed URLs
+    # The format goes Federal feeds, State\Province feeds, Think Tank\Institution feeds
+    # Some states\provinces\territories do not yet have RSS feeds or feeds that work (Idaho).
+    # They will be added to this hash when they are created or fixed.
+    feed_url = self.getFeedList
+
+    # Curb-Fu will be fetching the feed.
+    feed = CurbFu.get(feed_url[feed])
+    
+    # the hpricot gem will be used to parse it as we build the HTML
+    doc = Hpricot(feed.body.to_s)
+
+    # RSS feed heading
+    rss = "<h1 id=\"govfeedTitle\">" + (doc/"title")[0].inner_text  + "</h1>\n"
+
+    # Make sure that the feed description exists before attempting to parse it
+    if (((doc/"description")[0] != nil) || ((doc/"description")[0] != ""))
+      rss += "<div class=\"govfeedDiv\">" + (doc/"description")[0].inner_text + "</div>\n"
+    end    
+
+    # Make sure that the feed image exists before attempting to parse it
+    if (doc/"image")[0] != nil
+      rss += "<div class=\"govfeedImage\"><img src=\"" + (doc/"image"/"url")[0].inner_text + "\" alt=\"\" /></div>\n"
+    end    
+
+    # individual RSS feed items
+    # If the number of stories parameter was not passed in, fetch all
+    if numberOfStories == 0
+      (doc/"item").each do |item|
+        rss += "<a href=\"" + (item/"link").inner_text + "\"><h2 class=\"govfeedHeading\">" + (item/"title").inner_text + "</h2></a>\n"
+        rss += "<div class=\"govfeedDiv\">" + (item/"pubDate").inner_text + "<br />" + self.truncate_words((item/"description").inner_text, 40) + "</div>\n"
+      end
+    else
+      counter = 0
+      (doc/"item").each do |item|
+        rss += item.inner_text
+        rss += "<a href=\"" + (item/"link").inner_text + "\"><h2 class=\"govfeedHeading\">" + (item/"title").inner_text + "</h2></a>\n"        
+        rss += "<div class=\"govfeedDiv\">" + (item/"pubDate").inner_text + "<br />" + self.truncate_words((item/"description").inner_text, 40) + "</div>\n"
+        counter = counter + 1
+        if counter == numberOfStories
+          break
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    rss
+
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/govfeed/version.rb

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+module Govfeed
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: govfeed
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  prerelease: 
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Matthew Grigajtis
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2011-10-21 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: This gem grabs an RSS feed from a specified government agency.
+email: 
+- matthew.grigajtis@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- .gitignore
+- Gemfile
+- Rakefile
+- govfeed.gemspec
+- lib/govfeed.rb
+- lib/govfeed/version.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: ""
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: govfeed
+rubygems_version: 1.5.2
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Grab a government RSS feed.
+test_files: []
+