--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/news/feeds.py	Sat May 05 17:10:48 2012 -0500
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+"""
+This file contains the feed classes for the news application.
+"""
+from django.contrib.syndication.views import Feed
+
+from news.models import Story
+from core.functions import get_full_name
+from core.functions import copyright_str
+
+
+class LatestNewsFeed(Feed):
+    """The Feed class for the news application"""
+
+    title = 'SurfGuitar101.com News Feed'
+    link = '/feeds/news/'
+    description = 'News articles and stories from SurfGuitar101.com'
+    ttl = '720'
+    author_name = 'Brian Neal'
+    author_email = 'admin@surfguitar101.com'
+
+    def feed_copyright(self):
+        return copyright_str()
+    
+    def items(self):
+        return Story.objects.order_by('-date_submitted')[:5]
+
+    def item_title(self, item):
+        return item.title
+
+    def item_description(self, item):
+        return item.short_text + item.long_text
+
+    def item_author_name(self, item):
+        return get_full_name(item.submitter)
+
+    def item_pubdate(self, item):
+        return item.date_submitted
+
+    def item_categories(self, item):
+        return (item.category.title, )