hookshot/docs/setup/feeds.md
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Co-authored-by: Tadeusz Sośnierz <tadzik@tadzik.net>
2023-04-11 15:24:00 +00:00

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Feeds

You can configure hookshot to bridge RSS/Atom feeds into Matrix.

Configuration

feeds:
  # (Optional) Configure this to enable RSS/Atom feed support
  #
  enabled: true
  pollIntervalSeconds: 600

pollIntervalSeconds specifies how often each feed will be checked for updates. It may be checked less often if under exceptional load, but it will never be checked more often than every pollIntervalSeconds.

Each feed will only be checked once, regardless of the number of rooms to which it's bridged.

No entries will be bridged upon the “initial sync” -- all entries that exist at the moment of setup will be considered to be already seen.

Usage

Adding new feeds

To add a feed to your room:

  • Invite the bot user to the room.
  • Make sure the bot able to send state events (usually the Moderator power level in clients)
  • Say !hookshot feed <URL> where <URL> links to an RSS/Atom feed you want to subscribe to.

Listing feeds

You can list all feeds that a room you're in is currently subscribed to with !hookshot feed list. It requires no special permissions from the user issuing the command.

Removing feeds

To remove a feed from a room, say !hookshot feed remove <URL>, with the URL specifying which feed you want to unsubscribe from.

Feed templates

You can optionally give a feed a specific template to use when sending a message into a room. A template may include any of the following tokens:

Token Description
$FEEDNAME Either the label, title or url of the feed.
$FEEDURL The URL of the feed.
$FEEDTITLE The title of the feed.
$TITLE The title of the feed entry.
$LINK The link of the feed entry.
$AUTHOR The author of the feed entry.
$DATE The publish date (pubDate) of the entry.
$SUMMARY The summary of the entry.

If not specified, the default template is New post in $FEEDNAME: $LINK.