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Feed2twister is a simple script to post items from RSS/ATOM feeds to [Twister](http://twister.net.co).
Feed2twister is a simple script to post items from RSS/ATOM feeds to
[Twister](http://twister.net.co).
### Prerequisites
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### Installing
* run `git submodule update --init`
(to install a [patched version](https://github.com/thedod/python-bitcoinrpc/tree/unicode-fix-for-twister)
of bitcoin-rpc (a twister-related unicode fix).
If you don't have git(?) you can [download the zip](https://github.com/thedod/python-bitcoinrpc/archive/unicode-fix-for-twister.zip),
and copy the bitcoinrpc directory into this directory (overwrite whatever you have ther now. probably an empty folder).
* run `git submodule update --init` (to install a [patched
version](https://github.com/thedod/python-bitcoinrpc/tree/unicode-fix-for-twister)
of bitcoin-rpc (a twister-related unicode fix). If you don't have
git(?) you can [download the
zip](https://github.com/thedod/python-bitcoinrpc/archive/unicode-fix-for-twister.zip),
and copy the bitcoinrpc directory into this directory (overwrite
whatever you have ther now. probably an empty folder).
* Copy `feed2twister.conf.example` to `feed2twister.conf` and edit it to taste.
* Copy `feed2twister.conf.example` to `feed2twister.conf` and edit it
to taste.
### Running
Normally, you would run this as a cron task: `/path/to/this/feed2twister.py [N] [-c CONFIGFILE]`
Normally, you would run this as a cron task:
`/path/to/this/feed2twister.py [-c CONFIGFILE] [N]`
if [optional] `N` is supplied, it's used as the maximum items to post (per feed). Default is `0`.
if [optional] `N` is supplied, it's used as the maximum items to post
(per feed). Default is (by presence order) max_new_items_per_feed from
conf file or 0.
If there are more than `N` new items in a feed, "over quota" items get marked as if they were posted
(this can be handy when you add a new feed with a long history).
If there are more than `N` new items in a feed, "over quota" items get
marked as if they were posted (this can be handy when you add a new feed
with a long history).
Specifically, `python feed2twister.py 0` would make all feeds "catch up" without posting anything.
Specifically, `python feed2twister.py 0` would make all feeds "catch up"
without posting anything.
if [optional] `CONFIGFILE` is supplied, it is used as a custom config file, instead of the first file found in the following list: `./feed2twister.conf`, `~/.config/feed2twister.conf`, `~/.feed2twister.conf`
if [optional] `CONFIGFILE` is supplied, it is used as a custom config
file, instead of the first file found in the following list:
`./feed2twister.conf`, `~/.config/feed2twister.conf`,
`~/.feed2twister.conf`
### Hidden configuration
Some more options are available:
* `do_not_include_link` (boolean, default False): if True, feed2twister
will NOT prepend the feed item title with the item link before posting
it to twister.
* `skip_first_title_char` (int, default None): if set, feed2twister will
strip this amount of character from the begining of the feed item
title. Usefull to skip your login from app.net feed for example.

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