Fetch & Retrieve Cookbook
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Introduction
(work in progress)
Fetch & Retrieve (F&R)
Adapters
Atom/RSS
The examples below use localhost in their adapter URLs. You'll need to change this to the appropriate hostname and path for your resource. You should test these URLs in the browser and make sure they're returning a feed before you enter them into F&R.
Cerb4 Community Tools
Public Knowledgebase
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/kb/rss/search/#find#
Wikis
Mediawiki
- This requires a custom Mediawiki plugin by WebGroup Media.
- Extract the ZIP file into the mediawiki/extensions directory.
- Add the extension to your mediawiki/LocalSettings.php file, like so:
require_once( "includes/DefaultSettings.php" ); require_once( "$IP/extensions/SearchFeed/SearchFeed.php" );
URL Format: http://localhost/wiki/index.php/Special:SearchFeed?term=#find#
Contributed by: Webgroup Media LLC
Blogs
Wordpress
URL Format:
Contributed by: w3ph (Cerb4 Forums)
Forums
phpBB
- This requires the searchrss.php file. Instructions
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/forums/searchrss.php?q=#find#
Vanilla
- This requires the Atom Feed Plugin for Vanilla.
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/forums/search.php?PostBackAction=Search&Type=Topics&btnSubmit=Search&Feed=Atom&Keywords=#find#
vBulletin
- This requires the searchrss.php file. Instructions
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/forums/searchrss.php?q=#find#
Bug Tracking
JIRA
- You can filter the results to specific projects and criteria by running a search in JIRA with your desired parameters. Click the "XML" link for "Current View:" at the top of the search results. Replace the &query=... argument with &query=#find#
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?view=rss&summary=true&description=true&body=true&tempMax=25&reset=true&decorator=none&query=#find#
Bugzilla
- You can search a bugzilla host for bugs.
Sample URL Format: http://localhost/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=#find#&ctype=atom
