Re: Atom backend for Gnus (nnatom)

[Thomas Fitzsimmons]

Daniel Semyonov <daniel@dsemy.com> writes:

>>>>>> Thomas Fitzsimmons writes:
>
>     > I normally use gnus-group-make-rss-group, G R <full RSS URL> RET
>     > to subscribe to RSS feeds in Gnus.  The minibuffer prompts for a
>     > title, and then the group is immediately visible in the *Group*
>     > buffer.  Can you do write gnus-group-make-atom-group for nnatom,
>     > eliminating the server browsing step?  (I didn't notice the *Gnus
>     > Browse Server* intermediate before -- i.e. that I wasn't already
>     > subscribed and put back into the *Group* buffer.)
>
> I could do it, but I want to finish fixing the major issues before I
> start adding convenience features.
>
>     >> I'd appreciate it if you could also test these latest changes
>     >> (and with multiple feeds).
>
>     > Hmm, now I can't just paste in the full URL without an error being
>     > thrown; I think removing http:// or https:// (if required) should
>     > be done by automatically nnatom.el, for useability.
>
> This is done due to the way Gnus parses the group name.  Since nnatom
> supports adding "servers" in the usual Gnus way, this can't really be
> fixed by nnatom.  The only real "fix" would be to automatically trim the
> prefix when adding a group using a command like
> 'gnus-group-make-rss-group'.

OK, makes sense.

>     > I tried the latest version against my blog's
>     > https://www.fitzsim.org/blog/?feed=atom URL.  I can browse the
>     > group fine, but after I subscribe to it, when I hit RET in the
>     > *Group* buffer I get "Couldn't open server" in the minibuffer.
>     > *Server* shows:
>
>     > {nnatom:www.fitzsim.org/blog/?feed=atom} (opened)
>
>     > This is still all only using one feed so far.  I will test
>     > multiple after one feed works from *Group*.
>
> I've tried your feed with the new version and it works.
>
> Did you kill the group after updating? This might be an issue of Gnus
> keeping some old data about the group.  Try searching your ".newsrc.eld"
> file for your feed to make sure it's deleted.

I'm starting from an empty home directory every test run.

> Otherwise,
> - How did you add the feed?
> - What is shown in the buffer opened when you press 'M-e' with point on the
>   group in the *Group* buffer?

Here's a screencast of what I did:

https://www.fitzsim.org/screenshots/nnatom-1.html

(the web player requires Free JavaScript, or you can download the .cast
file and play it using the command-line asciinema player.)

Thomas