csv2georss.rb

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+require 'csv'
+require 'pp'
+require 'erb'
+require 'time'
+
+# $ ruby csv2georss.rb myfile.csv > feed.xml
+
+template = ERB.new <<-EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<rss version="2.0" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#">
+  <channel>
+		<title><%= channel[:title] %></title>
+		<link><%= channel[:link] %></link>
+		<description><%= channel[:description] %></description>
+		<pubDate><%= Time.now.rfc822 %></pubDate>
+		<% items.each do |item| %>
+		<item>
+			<title><%= item[:title] %></title>
+			<link><%= item[:link] %></link>
+			<description><![CDATA[<%= item[:description] %>]]></description>
+			<pubDate><%= item[:pubDate] %></pubDate>
+			<author><%= item[:author] %></author>
+			<guid isPermalink="true"><%= item[:guid] %></guid>
+			<geo:lat><%= item[:lat] %></geo:lat>
+			<geo:long><%= item[:long] %></geo:long>
+		</item>
+		<% end %>
+	</channel>
+</rss>
+EOF
+ 
+channel = {
+	:title => "Open Plaques",
+	:link => "http://openplaques.org/",
+	:description => "Documenting the historical links between people and places, as recorded by commemorative plaques."
+}
+
+items = []
+line = 0
+
+CSV.foreach(ARGV[0]) do |row|
+	line += 1
+	next if line == 1 # skip header row
+	
+	link = "http://www.plaqueguide.com/?locationid=" + row[0]
+
+	item = {
+		:id => row[0], # id
+		:title => row[3], # location
+		:link => link,
+		:description => row[32], # note1
+		:pubDate => Time.now.rfc822,
+		:author => "feedback@openplaques.org",
+		:guid => link,
+		:lat => row[5],
+		:long => row[6]
+	}
+	items << item
+end
+
+puts template.result