FeedsService

Type
Class
Namespace
Craft
Inherits
Craft\FeedsService » Craft\BaseApplicationComponent » CApplicationComponent (opens new window) » CComponent (opens new window)
Implements
IApplicationComponent
Since
1.0

FeedsService provides APIs for fetching remote RSS and Atom feeds.

An instance of FeedsService is globally accessible in Craft via {@link WebApp::feeds craft()->feeds}.

See also http://craftcms.com

View source (opens new window)

# Public Properties

Property Description
$behaviors (opens new window) array (opens new window) – The behaviors that should be attached to this component.

# Public Methods

Method Description
__call() (opens new window) Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__get() (opens new window) Returns a property value, an event handler list or a behavior based on its name.
__isset() (opens new window) Checks if a property value is null.
__set() (opens new window) Sets value of a component property.
__unset() (opens new window) Sets a component property to be null.
asa() (opens new window) Returns the named behavior object.
attachBehavior() (opens new window) Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window) Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attachEventHandler() (opens new window) Attaches an event handler to an event.
canGetProperty() (opens new window) Determines whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty() (opens new window) Determines whether a property can be set.
detachBehavior() (opens new window) Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window) Detaches all behaviors from the component.
detachEventHandler() (opens new window) Detaches an existing event handler.
disableBehavior() (opens new window) Disables an attached behavior.
disableBehaviors() (opens new window) Disables all behaviors attached to this component.
enableBehavior() (opens new window) Enables an attached behavior.
enableBehaviors() (opens new window) Enables all behaviors attached to this component.
evaluateExpression() (opens new window) Evaluates a PHP expression or callback under the context of this component.
getEventHandlers() (opens new window) Returns the list of attached event handlers for an event.
getFeedItems() Fetches and parses an RSS or Atom feed, and returns its items.
getIsInitialized() (opens new window) Checks if this application component has been initialized.
hasEvent() (opens new window) Determines whether an event is defined.
hasEventHandler() (opens new window) Checks whether the named event has attached handlers.
hasProperty() (opens new window) Determines whether a property is defined.
init() Initializes the application component.
isInitialized() Checks if this application component has been initialized yet, or not.
raiseEvent() (opens new window) Raises an event.

# getFeedItems()

Fetches and parses an RSS or Atom feed, and returns its items. Each element in the returned array will have the following keys:

  • authors – An array of the item’s authors, where each sub-element has the following keys:
    • name – The author’s name
    • url – The author’s URL
    • email – The author’s email
  • categories – An array of the item’s categories, where each sub-element has the following keys:
    • term – The category’s term
    • scheme – The category’s scheme
    • label – The category’s label
  • content – The item’s main content.
  • contributors – An array of the item’s contributors, where each sub-element has the following keys:
    • name – The contributor’s name
    • url – The contributor’s URL
    • email – The contributor’s email
  • date – A {@link DateTime} object representing the item’s date.
  • dateUpdated – A {@link DateTime} object representing the item’s last updated date.
  • permalink – The item’s URL.
  • summary – The item’s summary content.
  • title – The item’s title.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

Returns

array (opens new window), string (opens new window) – The list of feed items.

Signature

public array, string getFeedItems ( $url, $limit = 0, $offset = 0, $cacheDuration = null )

# init()

Initializes the application component.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

null (opens new window)

Signature

public null init ( )