--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/forums/feeds.py	Sat May 05 17:10:48 2012 -0500
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+"""
+This file contains the feed class for the forums application.
+
+"""
+from django.contrib.syndication.views import Feed
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+
+from forums.models import Forum, Topic, Post
+from core.functions import copyright_str
+from forums.latest import get_latest_posts
+
+
+class ForumsFeed(Feed):
+    """The Feed class for a specific forum"""
+
+    ttl = '60'
+    author_name = 'Brian Neal'
+    author_email = 'admin@surfguitar101.com'
+
+    def get_object(self, request, forum_slug):
+
+        if forum_slug:
+            forum = Forum.objects.get(slug=forum_slug)
+            # only return public forums
+            if forum.id not in Forum.objects.public_forum_ids():
+                raise ObjectDoesNotExist
+            return forum
+
+        else:
+            # return None to indicate we want a combined feed
+            return None
+
+    def title(self, obj):
+        if obj is None:
+            forum_name = 'Combined'
+        else:
+            forum_name = obj.name
+
+        return 'SurfGuitar101.com %s Forum Feed' % forum_name
+
+    def link(self, obj):
+        if obj is None:
+            bits = ''
+        else:
+            bits = obj.slug + '/'
+
+        return '/feeds/forums/' + bits
+
+    def description(self, obj):
+        if obj is None:
+            return "User posts to SurfGuitar101.com forums."
+        return obj.description
+
+    def feed_copyright(self):
+        return copyright_str()
+
+    def items(self, obj):
+        forum_id = obj.id if obj else None
+        return get_latest_posts(forum_id=forum_id)
+
+    def item_title(self, item):
+        return item['title']
+
+    def item_description(self, item):
+        return item['content']
+
+    def item_author_name(self, item):
+        return item['author']
+
+    def item_pubdate(self, item):
+        return item['pubdate']
+
+    def item_categories(self, item):
+        return [item['forum_name']]
+
+    def item_link(self, item):
+        return item['url']