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rss-generator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Generate an RSS feed from Pebble Search API data.
+Requires: feedgen (pip install feedgen)
+"""
+
+import requests
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from feedgen.feed import FeedGenerator
+
+def fetch_apps_data(url):
+    """Fetch apps data from the API endpoint."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching data: {e}")
+        return None
+
+def fetch_app_description(app_id):
+    """Fetch the description for a specific app from its detail endpoint."""
+    detail_url = f"https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps/{app_id}"
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(detail_url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        
+        # Try parsing as JSON first
+        try:
+            data = response.json()
+            return data.get('description', '')
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            # If not JSON, try to extract from response text
+            print(f"Warning: Detail endpoint returned non-JSON for {app_id}")
+            return ""
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching description for {app_id}: {e}")
+        return ""
+
+def create_rss_feed(apps_data, output_file="apps_feed.xml"):
+    """Create an RSS feed from apps data using feedgen."""
+    
+    # Extract the apps list from 'items' key
+    if not isinstance(apps_data, dict) or 'items' not in apps_data:
+        print("Unexpected data structure: 'items' key not found")
+        return False
+    
+    apps = apps_data['items']
+    
+    if not isinstance(apps, list):
+        print("Error: 'items' is not a list")
+        return False
+    
+    print(f"Found {len(apps)} apps to process")
+    
+    # Initialize the feed generator
+    fg = FeedGenerator()
+    fg.id('https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps')
+    fg.title('Pebble Apps Feed')
+    fg.link(href='https://repebblesearch.com', rel='alternate')
+    fg.description('Latest Pebble apps sorted by release date')
+    fg.language('en')
+    
+    # Process each app
+    for i, app in enumerate(apps):
+        # Skip entries without required fields
+        if not isinstance(app, dict) or 'title' not in app:
+            continue
+        
+        app_id = app.get('id', app['title'])
+        print(f"Processing app {i+1}/{len(apps)}: {app['title']}")
+        
+        # Fetch description from detail endpoint
+        description = fetch_app_description(app_id)
+        
+        # Create a feed entry
+        fe = fg.add_entry()
+        fe.id(app_id)
+        fe.title(app['title'])
+        fe.description(description)
+        
+        # Add screenshot URL as a link with rel='enclosure' (for media)
+        if 'screenshot_url' in app:
+            fe.link(href=app['screenshot_url'], rel='enclosure', type='image/png')
+        
+        # Set publication date if available
+        pub_date = None
+        if 'release_date' in app:
+            try:
+                pub_date = datetime.fromisoformat(app['release_date'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+            except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+                pass
+        
+        # If no valid date, use current time with UTC timezone
+        if pub_date is None:
+            pub_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        
+        fe.pubDate(pub_date)
+        
+        # Add author if available
+        if 'author' in app:
+            fe.author(name=app['author'])
+    
+    # Write the RSS feed to file
+    try:
+        fg.rss_file(output_file, pretty=True)
+        print(f"RSS feed successfully created: {output_file}")
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error writing RSS file: {e}")
+        return False
+
+def main():
+    api_url = "https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps?sort=release_date&order=desc"
+    output_file = "apps_feed.xml"
+    
+    print("Fetching apps data...")
+    apps_data = fetch_apps_data(api_url)
+    
+    if apps_data:
+        print("Creating RSS feed...")
+        if create_rss_feed(apps_data, output_file):
+            print(f"Done! Your RSS feed is ready at: {output_file}")
+        else:
+            print("Failed to create RSS feed")
+    else:
+        print("Failed to fetch apps data")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+