GeoRSS aggregator and Layar augmented reality server

Adrian Short 2e42b6b076 Improve layout		11 lat temu
app	Improve layout	11 lat temu
config	Set root URL to layers index	11 lat temu
db	Add Layer model/scaffold with a join table to habtm feeds	11 lat temu
doc	First commit	12 lat temu
lib	New task to fetch all feeds	12 lat temu
log	First commit	12 lat temu
public	Improved add feed usability on the home page	12 lat temu
script	First commit	12 lat temu
test	Add Layer model/scaffold with a join table to habtm feeds	11 lat temu
vendor	First commit	12 lat temu
.gitignore	Ignored .rvmrc	12 lat temu
Gemfile	Add better_errors and binding_of_caller gems for debugging	11 lat temu
Gemfile.lock	Add better_errors and binding_of_caller gems for debugging	11 lat temu
README.md	Improved README	12 lat temu
Rakefile	First commit	12 lat temu
config.ru	First commit	12 lat temu

Apollo

A GeoRSS aggregator and augmented reality server for Layar

This software was commissioned by Talk About Local as part of the HypARlocal project.

HypARlocal is funded by NESTA and the Nominet Trust.

What it does

Periodically pulls from a list of subscribed GeoRSS feeds into a local database
Serves requests from Layar in JSON format for posts (points of interest) within a radius of a specified point.

Before installing/deploying:

$ export APOLLO_HOSTNAME=example.org

On Heroku:

$ heroku config:add APOLLO_HOSTNAME=example.org

Replace example.org with your own hostname. When running locally this will probably be localhost:3000.

Set up a cron job or other scheduler to run

$ rake get_all_feeds

once per hour or to taste.

Now create yourself a user account from the console:

$ rails c
> User.create :email => "me@example.org", :password => "verysecret", :password_confirmation => "verysecret"