public static function getFeedStructureFromXML($oRssFeed, $sXMLString, $sStopAt)
{
// called when parsing rss feeds, tries to convert a mixed xml string into a structured object
$oParsedFeed = self::oXMLStringToFeedObject($sXMLString);
// go through each feed item and save into our system
foreach ($oParsedFeed->aoItems as $oDataOnlyFeedItem) {
$oFeedItem = new FeedItem();
$oFeedItem->title = $oDataOnlyFeedItem->title;
$oFeedItem->url = $oDataOnlyFeedItem->url;
$oFeedItem->guid = $oDataOnlyFeedItem->guid;
$oFeedItem->pubDate = $oDataOnlyFeedItem->pubDate;
$oFeedItem->feed_id = $oRssFeed->id;
/*
if ($oParsedFeed->bPic) {
$oFeedItem->thumb = $oDataOnlyFeedItem->thumb;
}
*/
$oFeedItem->save();
// schedule crunching our scraping thumb..
if (!$oParsedFeed->bPic) {
// schedule for image scrape
Feeds::scheduleFeedItemImageScrape($oFeedItem->id);
} else {
// we have a thumbnail but need to make sure it's the correct size
Feeds::scheduleThumbCrunch($oFeedItem->sPicURL, $oFeedItem->id);
}
$oFeedItem->save();
}
return $oParsedFeed;
}
public function create()
{
//Let's first run the validation with all provided input
$validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), Feeds::$form_rules);
//If the validation passes, we add the values to the database and return to the form
if ($validation->passes()) {
//We try to insert a new row with Eloquent
$create = Feeds::create(array('feed' => Input::get('feed'), 'title' => Input::get('title'), 'active' => Input::get('active'), 'category' => Input::get('category')));
//We return to the form with success or error message due to state of the
if ($create) {
return Redirect::to('feeds/create')->with('message', 'The feed added to the database successfully!');
} else {
return Redirect::to('feeds/create')->withInput()->with('message', 'The feed could not be added, please try again later!');
}
} else {
//If the validation does not pass, we return to the form with first error message as flash data
return Redirect::to('feeds/create')->withInput()->with('message', $validation->errors()->first());
}
}
/**
* Display a listing of the resource.
*
* @return Response
*/
public function process()
{
/* hit every minute via laravel cron proxy */
// start timer
$cdStarted = Carbon::now();
$iSecondsCutOff = 40;
$bJobsRemain = true;
// while less than a minute (or part there of) has past, keep pulling a task to process
while ($cdStarted->diffInSeconds(Carbon::now()) < $iSecondsCutOff && $bJobsRemain) {
//echo $cdStarted->diffInSeconds(Carbon::now()), "<br/>";
$tJobToProcess = Task::next();
// if no more jobs, escape loop
if (!isset($tJobToProcess)) {
$bJobsRemain = false;
} else {
switch ($tJobToProcess->job) {
case "pull-feed":
$iFeedId = (int) $tJobToProcess->detail;
Feeds::pullFeed($iFeedId);
$tJobToProcess->delete();
// and reschedule for fifteen minbutes
Feeds::scheduleFeedPull($iFeedId, 15);
break;
case "scrape-feed-item-image":
Feeds::scrapeThumbFromFeedItem((int) $tJobToProcess->detail);
$tJobToProcess->delete();
break;
case "crunch-feed-image":
$oFeed = FeedItem::find((int) $tJobToProcess->detail);
Feeds::storeThumbForFeedItem($oFeed, (string) $tJobToProcess->name);
$tJobToProcess->delete();
break;
}
}
}
echo "no more tasks available", "<br/>";
}