A Ruby library that rapidly extracts and retrieves feeds with high efficiency.
Feedzirra is a fantastic free and open source Ruby library designed for feed fetching and parsing, with Godzilla-like dominance over the internet. Its primary objective is to provide users with a fast and efficient way to get and update lots of feeds. This is achieved using powerful tools such as libcurl-multi through the taf2-curb gem for faster HTTP GETs, as well as libxml through nokogiri and sax-machine for faster parsing.
One of the most significant benefits of Feedzirra is its automatic insertion of etag and last-modified information from the HTTP response headers. This eliminates unnecessary parsing and lowers bandwidth usage, making the whole process considerably speedier. Additionally, the library provides a wide range of callback functions that can be easily customized for specific needs, such as logging errors or updating data stores.
Users who prefer a more granular level of control can take advantage of Feedzirra's decoupled logic, which allows the fetching and parsing process to be used in isolation. However, for those who want to take advantage of all the features that Feedzirra has to offer, the use of helper methods in the Feed class makes everything straightforward and simple.
Lastly, Feedzirra provides users with the flexibility to define custom parsing classes that can be used to parse much more than just feeds. Microformats, page scraping, and almost anything else are options, making Feedzirra a powerful and versatile tool for anyone looking to dominate and digest data with ease.
One of the most significant benefits of Feedzirra is its automatic insertion of etag and last-modified information from the HTTP response headers. This eliminates unnecessary parsing and lowers bandwidth usage, making the whole process considerably speedier. Additionally, the library provides a wide range of callback functions that can be easily customized for specific needs, such as logging errors or updating data stores.
Users who prefer a more granular level of control can take advantage of Feedzirra's decoupled logic, which allows the fetching and parsing process to be used in isolation. However, for those who want to take advantage of all the features that Feedzirra has to offer, the use of helper methods in the Feed class makes everything straightforward and simple.
Lastly, Feedzirra provides users with the flexibility to define custom parsing classes that can be used to parse much more than just feeds. Microformats, page scraping, and almost anything else are options, making Feedzirra a powerful and versatile tool for anyone looking to dominate and digest data with ease.
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