diff -r 875bdc0fe8ce -r 105011657405 doc/book/en/devweb/views/xmlrss.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/doc/book/en/devweb/views/xmlrss.rst Fri Apr 23 17:31:46 2010 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +.. _XmlAndRss: + +XML and RSS views +----------------- + +(:mod:`cubicweb.web.views.xmlrss`) + +Overview ++++++++++ + +*rss* + Creates a RSS/XML view and call the view `rssitem` for each entity of + the result set. + +*rssitem* + Create a RSS/XML view for each entity based on the results of the dublin core + methods of the entity (`dc_*`) + +RSS Channel Example +++++++++++++++++++++ + +Assuming you have several blog entries, click on the title of the +search box in the left column. A larger search box should appear. Enter:: + + Any X ORDERBY D WHERE X is BlogEntry, X creation_date D + +and you get a list of blog entries. + +Click on your login at the top right corner. Chose "user preferences", +then "boxes", then "possible views box" and check "visible = yes" +before validating your changes. + +Enter the same query in the search box and you will see the same list, +plus a box titled "possible views" in the left column. Click on +"entityview", then "RSS". + +You just applied the "RSS" view to the RQL selection you requested. + +That's it, you have a RSS channel for your blog. + +Try again with:: + + Any X ORDERBY D WHERE X is BlogEntry, X creation_date D, + X entry_of B, B title "MyLife" + +Another RSS channel, but a bit more focused. + +A last one for the road:: + + Any C ORDERBY D WHERE C is Comment, C creation_date D LIMIT 15 + +displayed with the RSS view, that's a channel for the last fifteen +comments posted. + +[WRITE ME] + +* show that the RSS view can be used to display an ordered selection + of blog entries, thus providing a RSS channel + +* show that a different selection (by category) means a different channel