repebbleSearchRSS/rss-generator.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Generate RSS feeds from Pebble Search API data.
Requires: feedgen (pip install feedgen)
"""

import requests
import json
import os
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from feedgen.feed import FeedGenerator

# Define your feeds here
FEEDS = [
    {
        'url': 'https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps?sort=release_date&order=desc&new_only=true&limit=50',
        'name': 'New Apps',
        'description': 'Latest new Pebble apps'
    },
    {
        'url': 'https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps?sort=release_date&order=desc&recently_updated=true&limit=50',
        'name': 'Updated Apps',
        'description': 'Recently updated Pebble apps'
    },
    {
        'url': 'https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps?sort=release_date&order=desc&categories=Games'
        'name': 'Games',
        'description': 'Pebble games'
    },
    {
        'url': 'https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps?sort=release_date&order=desc',
        'name': 'All Apps',
        'description': 'All Pebble apps sorted by release date'
    }
]

# Output folder for feeds
FEEDS_FOLDER = 'feeds'

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, feed_name, feed_description, output_file):
    """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(f"  Unexpected data structure: 'items' key not found")
        return False
    
    apps = apps_data['items']
    
    if not isinstance(apps, list):
        print(f"  Error: 'items' is not a list")
        return False
    
    print(f"  Found {len(apps)} apps to process")
    
    # Initialize the feed generator
    fg = FeedGenerator()
    fg.id(f'https://repebblesearch.com/api/v1/apps')
    fg.title(feed_name)
    fg.link(href='https://repebblesearch.com', rel='alternate')
    fg.description(feed_description)
    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)
        # Ensure description is never None or empty string defaults to empty
        if description is None:
            description = ""
        
        # Create a feed entry
        fe = fg.add_entry()
        fe.id(str(app_id))  # Ensure ID is a string
        fe.title(str(app['title']))  # Ensure title is a string
        
        # Only set description if it's not empty
        if description:
            fe.description(description)
        else:
            fe.description("No description available")
        
        # Add screenshot URL as a link with rel='enclosure' (for media)
        if 'screenshot_url' in app and app['screenshot_url']:
            fe.link(href=str(app['screenshot_url']), rel='enclosure', type='image/png')
        
        # Set publication date if available
        pub_date = None
        if 'release_date' in app and app['release_date']:
            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 and app['author']:
            fe.author(name=str(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():
    # Create feeds folder if it doesn't exist
    if not os.path.exists(FEEDS_FOLDER):
        os.makedirs(FEEDS_FOLDER)
        print(f"Created '{FEEDS_FOLDER}' folder\n")
    
    print("Generating Pebble apps RSS feeds...\n")
    
    for feed_config in FEEDS:
        feed_name = feed_config['name']
        feed_url = feed_config['url']
        feed_description = feed_config['description']
        output_file = os.path.join(FEEDS_FOLDER, f"{feed_name.lower().replace(' ', '_')}_feed.xml")
        
        print(f"Processing: {feed_name}")
        print(f"  Fetching data from API...")
        apps_data = fetch_apps_data(feed_url)
        
        if apps_data:
            print(f"  Creating RSS feed...")
            if create_rss_feed(apps_data, feed_name, feed_description, output_file):
                print(f"  ✓ Done!\n")
            else:
                print(f"  ✗ Failed to create RSS feed\n")
        else:
            print(f"  ✗ Failed to fetch apps data\n")
    
    print("All feeds generated!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()