#168 Feed Parsing
Jun 29, 2009 | 10 minutes | Active Record, Plugins
Learn two different techniques for parsing an RSS feed using Feedzirra in this episode!
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Activity Feed from Scratch
Creating an activity feed presents some interesting challenges. Here I share my thought process behind my implementation including when to use callbacks and a few tricks with partials.
(14 minutes)
Public Activity
Learn how to easily add a user activity feed using the public_activity gem. Here I show both the default setup using model callbacks and a manual way to trigger activities.
(10 minutes)
Importing CSV and Excel
Allow users to import records into the database by uploading a CSV or Excel document. Here I show how to use Roo to parse these files and present a solution for validations.
(10 minutes)
Virtual Attributes (revised)
Virtual attributes are a clean way to add form fields that do not map directly to the database. Here I show how to handle validations, associations, and more.
(11 minutes)
Generating RSS Feeds (revised)
If you have a page containing a dynamic list of records, consider providing an RSS or Atom feed for it. It is quite easy to do with XML Builder and the atom_feed helper method as shown in this episode.
(8 minutes)
