url * contains the link to the feed. Download the data at the URL and expose it * to other modules by attaching it to $feed->source_string. * * @return * TRUE if fetching was successful, FALSE otherwise. * * @see hook_aggregator_fetch_info() * @see hook_aggregator_parse() * @see hook_aggregator_process() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_fetch($feed) { $feed->source_string = mymodule_fetch($feed->url); } /** * Specify the title and short description of your fetcher. * * The title and the description provided are shown within the configuration * page. Use as title the human readable name of the fetcher and as description * a brief (40 to 80 characters) explanation of the fetcher's functionality. * * This hook is only called if your module implements hook_aggregator_fetch(). * If this hook is not implemented aggregator will use your module's file name * as title and there will be no description. * * @return * An associative array defining a title and a description string. * * @see hook_aggregator_fetch() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_fetch_info() { return array( 'title' => t('Default fetcher'), 'description' => t('Default fetcher for resources available by URL.'), ); } /** * Create an alternative parser for aggregator module. * * A parser converts feed item data to a common format. The parser is called * at the second of the three aggregation stages: first, data is downloaded * by the active fetcher; second, it is converted to a common format by the * active parser; and finally, it is passed to all active processors which * manipulate or store the data. * * Modules that define this hook can be set as the active parser within the * configuration page. Only one parser can be active at a time. * * @param $feed * An object describing the resource to be parsed. $feed->source_string * contains the raw feed data. The hook implementation should parse this data * and add the following properties to the $feed object: * - description: The human-readable description of the feed. * - link: A full URL that directly relates to the feed. * - image: An image URL used to display an image of the feed. * - etag: An entity tag from the HTTP header used for cache validation to * determine if the content has been changed. * - modified: The UNIX timestamp when the feed was last modified. * - items: An array of feed items. The common format for a single feed item * is an associative array containing: * - title: The human-readable title of the feed item. * - description: The full body text of the item or a summary. * - timestamp: The UNIX timestamp when the feed item was last published. * - author: The author of the feed item. * - guid: The global unique identifier (GUID) string that uniquely * identifies the item. If not available, the link is used to identify * the item. * - link: A full URL to the individual feed item. * * @return * TRUE if parsing was successful, FALSE otherwise. * * @see hook_aggregator_parse_info() * @see hook_aggregator_fetch() * @see hook_aggregator_process() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_parse($feed) { if ($items = mymodule_parse($feed->source_string)) { $feed->items = $items; return TRUE; } return FALSE; } /** * Specify the title and short description of your parser. * * The title and the description provided are shown within the configuration * page. Use as title the human readable name of the parser and as description * a brief (40 to 80 characters) explanation of the parser's functionality. * * This hook is only called if your module implements hook_aggregator_parse(). * If this hook is not implemented aggregator will use your module's file name * as title and there will be no description. * * @return * An associative array defining a title and a description string. * * @see hook_aggregator_parse() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_parse_info() { return array( 'title' => t('Default parser'), 'description' => t('Default parser for RSS, Atom and RDF feeds.'), ); } /** * Create a processor for aggregator.module. * * A processor acts on parsed feed data. Active processors are called at the * third and last of the aggregation stages: first, data is downloaded by the * active fetcher; second, it is converted to a common format by the active * parser; and finally, it is passed to all active processors that manipulate or * store the data. * * Modules that define this hook can be activated as a processor within the * configuration page. * * @param $feed * A feed object representing the resource to be processed. $feed->items * contains an array of feed items downloaded and parsed at the parsing stage. * See hook_aggregator_parse() for the basic format of a single item in the * $feed->items array. For the exact format refer to the particular parser in * use. * * @see hook_aggregator_process_info() * @see hook_aggregator_fetch() * @see hook_aggregator_parse() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_process($feed) { foreach ($feed->items as $item) { mymodule_save($item); } } /** * Specify the title and short description of your processor. * * The title and the description provided are shown within the configuration * page. Use as title the natural name of the processor and as description a * brief (40 to 80 characters) explanation of the functionality. * * This hook is only called if your module implements hook_aggregator_process(). * If this hook is not implemented aggregator will use your module's file name * as title and there will be no description. * * @return * An associative array defining a title and a description string. * * @see hook_aggregator_process() * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_process_info() { return array( 'title' => t('Default processor'), 'description' => t('Creates lightweight records of feed items.'), ); } /** * Remove stored feed data. * * Aggregator calls this hook if either a feed is deleted or a user clicks on * "remove items". * * If your module stores feed items for example on hook_aggregator_process() it * is recommended to implement this hook and to remove data related to $feed * when called. * * @param $feed * The $feed object whose items are being removed. * * @ingroup aggregator */ function hook_aggregator_remove($feed) { mymodule_remove_items($feed->fid); } /** * @} End of "addtogroup hooks". */