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This project demonstrates how to create an RSS feed in a Go application using the Fiber framework.

Prerequisites​

Ensure you have the following installed:

Setup​

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/gofiber/recipes.git
    cd recipes/rss-feed

  2. Install dependencies:

    go get

Running the Application​

  1. Start the application: 
    go run main.go

Example​

Here is an example of how to create an RSS feed in a Fiber application:

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gorilla/feeds"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Get("/rss", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
        feed := &feeds.Feed{
            Title:       "Example RSS Feed",
            Link:        &feeds.Link{Href: "http://example.com/rss"},
            Description: "This is an example RSS feed",
            Author:      &feeds.Author{Name: "John Doe", Email: "john@example.com"},
            Created:     time.Now(),
        }

        feed.Items = []*feeds.Item{
            {
                Title:       "First Post",
                Link:        &feeds.Link{Href: "http://example.com/post/1"},
                Description: "This is the first post",
                Author:      &feeds.Author{Name: "John Doe", Email: "john@example.com"},
                Created:     time.Now(),
            },
            {
                Title:       "Second Post",
                Link:        &feeds.Link{Href: "http://example.com/post/2"},
                Description: "This is the second post",
                Author:      &feeds.Author{Name: "Jane Doe", Email: "jane@example.com"},
                Created:     time.Now(),
            },
        }

        rss, err := feed.ToRss()
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }

        c.Set("Content-Type", "application/rss+xml")
        return c.SendString(rss)
    })

    app.Listen(":3000")
}

References​