# model

- feed:
  - title

    rdf>channel>title (rss 0.90)
    rdf>channel>title (rss 1.0)
    rss>channel>title (rss 0.91 netscape)
    rss>channel>title (rss 0.91 userland)
    rss>channel>title (rss 2.0)
    feed>title        (atom 1.0)

  - site_url

    rdf>channel>link (rss 0.90)
    rdf>channel>link (rss 1.0)
    rss>channel>link (rss 0.91 netscape)
    rss>channel>link (rss 0.91 userland)
    rss>channel>link (rss 2.0)
    feed>link        (atom 1.0)

- item:
  - guid

    rss>channel>guid (rss 2.0)
    feed>entry>id    (atom 1.0)

  - date

    rdf>item>dc:date     (rss 1.0)
    rss>channel>pubDate  (rss 2.0)
    feed>entry>updated   (atom 1.0)
    feed>entry>published (atom 1.0)

  - url

    rdf>item>link                  (rss 0.90)
    rdf>item>link                  (rss 1.0)
    rss>channel>item>link          (rss 0.91 netscape)
    rss>channel>item>link          (rss 0.91 userland)
    rss>channel>item>link          (rss 2.0)
    feed>entry>link[rel=alternate] (atom 1.0)

  - title

    rdf>item>title         (rss 0.90)
    rdf>item>title         (rss 1.0)
    rss>channel>item>title (rss 0.91 netscape)
    rss>channel>item>title (rss 0.91 userland)
    rss>channel>item>title (rss 2.0)
    feed>entry>title       (atom 1.0)

  - content

    rss>channel>item>description (rss 0.91 netscape)
    rss>channel>item>description (rss 0.91 userland)
    rss>channel>item>description (rss 2.0)
    rdf>item>description         (rss 1.0)
    rdf>item>content:encoded     (rss 1.0)
    feed>entry>content           (atom 1.0)

  - image_url

    rss>item>media:thumbnail:url (rss 2.0 media)
    feed>entry>enclosure[rel='image/*'] (atom 1.0) ???

  - audio_url

    rss>item>enclosure:url (audio/*)  (rss 2.0)
    feed>entry>enclosure   (audio/*') (atom 1.0) ???

# specs

- rss
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
  - 0.90:
    https://www.rssboard.org/rss-0-9-0
    https://web.archive.org/web/20001208063100/http://my.netscape.com/publish/help/quickstart.html
  - 0.91 (netscape)
    https://www.rssboard.org/rss-0-9-1-netscape
  - 0.91 (userland)
    https://www.rssboard.org/rss-0-9-1
  - 0.92
    https://www.rssboard.org/rss-0-9-2
    by userland, no significant changes from 0.91
  - 0.93 (withdrawn)
    http://backend.userland.com/rss093
  - 0.94 (withdrawn)
  - 1.0
    https://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/
    https://web.archive.org/web/20021014094554/https://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/spec
    reintroduced rdf from 0.90, added dublincore namespaces etc
    namespaces:
        content: http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/
        dc: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
  - 2.0
    https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html
    https://www.rssboard.org/rss-2-0

- atom
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(Web_standard)
  - 0.3
    https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/160598?hl=en
    http://web.archive.org/web/20060811235523/http://www.mnot.net/drafts/draft-nottingham-atom-format-02.html
  - 1.0
    https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4287
    https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/atom.html

- json
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Feed
  - 1.0
    https://jsonfeed.org/version/1
  - 1.1
    https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1

- media
  https://www.rssboard.org/media-rss
  xml namespace for:
  - rss 2.0
  - atom 1.0

# extensions

- feedburner
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeedBurner

- media
  https://www.rssboard.org/media-rss
  initially for rss 2.0, used in atom 1.0 as well (youtube)

- itunes podcasts
  https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
  https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie-ng/wiki/Spec:-iTunes-Podcast-RSS

- google podcasts
  https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544?visit_id=637523492443301715-1225759684&rd=1

# parsers

https://github.com/kurtmckee/feedparser
https://github.com/mmcdole/gofeed
https://github.com/miniflux/v2/tree/2.0.28/reader/
https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/RSParser
https://github.com/feederco/feeder-parser

https://github.com/mmcdole/gofeed/commit/9665eb31016cef3d15ab85574bc6fdbe890cd252

# platforms

A list of centralized content providers worth keeping track of.
The parser should be reasonably handle content provided by them.
Delete any from the list in case they drop support of web feeds.

- blogger
- flickr
- hatenablog
- livejournal
- medium
- posthaven
- reddit
- tumblr
- vimeo
- wordpress
- youtube

# links

https://indieweb.org/feed#Criticism
https://inessential.com/2013/03/18/brians_stupid_feed_tricks