added files

.gitignore

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+#############################
+# OS generated files:
+
+.DS_Store
+Icon?
+Thumbs.db
+
+#############################
+# Dropbox:
+
+.dropbox
+
+#############################
+# Go specific files:
+
+_obj
+_test
+*.[568vq]
+[568vq].out
+*.o
+*.a
+*.so
+*.exe
+

README

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+Simple RSS parser, tested with Wordpress feeds.

rss.go

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+/*
+Simple RSS parser, tested with Wordpress feeds.
+*/
+package rss
+
+import (
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Feed struct {
+	Title       string
+	Link        string
+	Description string
+	Language    string
+	Item        []Item
+}
+
+type Item struct {
+	Title       string
+	Link        string
+	PubDate     string
+	Description string
+	Enclosure   struct {
+		URL string `xml:"attr"`
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Item) ParsePubDate() (time.Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse("Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700", self.PubDate) // Wordpress format
+	if err != nil {
+		t, err = time.Parse(time.RFC822, self.PubDate) // RSS 2.0 spec
+	}
+	return t, err
+}
+
+func (self *Item) FormatPubDate(format string) (string, error) {
+	t, err := self.ParsePubDate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return t.Format(format), nil
+}
+
+func (self *Item) MustFormatPubDate(format string) string {
+	s, err := self.FormatPubDate(format)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err.Error()
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func Read(url string) (feed *Feed, err error) {
+	response, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+	var rss struct {
+		Channel Feed
+	}
+	err = xml.Unmarshal(response.Body, &rss)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &rss.Channel, nil
+}