Setting up xpath_sifter.py in config.ini

[Harry Fuecks]

Many thanks - will get back when I get a chance to try it (small
people growing new teeth makes for tired parents)

On 10/23/06, Sam Ruby <rubys at intertwingly.net> wrote:
> Sam Ruby wrote:
> > Harry Fuecks wrote:
> >> Following on from
> >> http://lists.planetplanet.org/archives/devel/2006-October/001189.html
> >> - (thanks for fixing)
> >>
> >> Is it possible to define the require / exclude xpath statements for
> >> xpath_sifter.py on a per-feed basis in config.ini, under the sectiton
> >> for ? It seems like they can only be defined once and are then applied
> >> to all feeds, but I may have misunderstood. Dealing with two seperate
> >> feeds now where there are multiple authors, but only want entries from
> >> one of them in each case.
> >
> > Not at the moment, but it would be easy to add.
> >
> > One thought would be to allow the filter name to be followed by a set of
> > name/value pairs.  A familiar syntax to most is URI parameters, and that
> > even provides a built in syntax for escaping.  In the case of xpath
> > expressions (which tend to use special characters), this looks a bit
> > odd, but workable:
> >
> > filters =
> > xpath_sifter.py?require=//atom%3Acategory%5B%40term%3D%27two%27%5D
>
> I've committed this change.
>
> - Sam Ruby
>