WebFetch Add-On
The WebFetch perl module available on CPAN is now supports direct RSS/Atom/etc feeds into TWiki pages. The WebFetch Add-on can store the configuration of WebFetch's feeds in a TWiki page. This add-on runs from cron periodically.
Usage
The script runs from cron. Configuration information is stored and editable via a TWiki page.
Add-On Installation Instructions
Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this add-on. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the add-on on the server where TWiki is running.- Download the ZIP file from the Add-on Home (see below)
- Install WebFetch from CPAN
- Unzip
WebFetchAddOn.zipin your twiki installation directory. Content:
| File: | Description: |
|---|---|
data/TWiki/WebFetchAddOn.txt |
Add-on topic |
data/TWiki/WebFetchAddOn.txt,v |
Add-on topic repository |
bin/webfetch-twiki.pl |
Add-on script |
- set crontab to run webfetch-twiki.pl with command-line options to set TWiki root directory, web name and topic name for the configuration page
- The web defaults to Feeds (a web created by unpacking the zip file or subversion subtree) and the topic defaults to WebFetchConfig
- edit the WebFetchAddOn configuration page to control WebFetch feeds
Add-On Info
- Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Control WebFetch news feeds from a TWiki page
| Add-on Author: | TWiki:Main.IanKluft |
| Copyright: | © 2009, TWiki:Main.IanKluft |
| License: | GPL (GNU General Public License) |
| Add-on Version: | 2009-12-01 (V1.000) |
| Change History: | |
| 2009-12-01: | Initial version |
| TWiki Dependency: | $TWiki::Plugins::VERSION 1.1 (TWiki 4.0) |
| CPAN Dependencies: | WebFetch |
| Other Dependencies: | none |
| Perl Version: | 5.005 |
| Add-on Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/WebFetchAddOn |
| Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/WebFetchAddOnDev |
| Appraisal: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/WebFetchAddOnAppraisal |
| I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 zip |
WebFetchAddOn.zip | manage | 8.5 K | 2009-12-01 - 03:56 | IanKluft | WebFetchAddOn files |
Topic revision: r9 - 2011-08-23 - PeterThoeny
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