Import documents into CMS through RSS feeds

Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)
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Hi,

I am trying to import data through the RSS feeds generated by my wordpress site. So my requirement is:

  • To set a cron job to import the feeds into documents in Hippo CMS once every day.

  • The documents will have the same document type and will have fields mapping to RSS feed.

So, is there a way to import or create the documents dynamically in Hippo CMS using RSS feeds as external source?

Thanks in advance!

RK

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Yes, there are many ways doing it.
In high level, you have two options basically:

  1. Implement a REST service in Hippo, which imports data from RSS feeds, periodically.
  2. Or implement a Groovy Updater script, which imports data from RSS feeds, periodically.

For the option #1, you can choose either Repository JAX-RS Component solution [1] or HST Plain JAX-RS Service solution [2]. In both approaches, you have to configure a CRON job somewhere externally.
In implementation level, with Repository JAX-RS Component approach, you cannot use HST-2 APIs (e.g, HST-2’s WorkflowPersistenceManager [3]) unlike the HST Plain JAX-RS Service solution approach. You need to stick with either low-level JCR API or Repository Workflow API instead. In that case, Content-EXIM’s DocumentManager would help a lot as it provides a high level abstraction for you. [4]

For the option #2, take a look at [5]. You can schedule it with the forge module [6]. As the scheduler works in the repository itself, it’s more convenient and cluster-safe.
In this option, you can’t use HST-2 API either. You need to stick with either JCR or Repository Workflow API, possibly compensated by Content-EXIM core library (e.g, DocumentManager).

Regards,

Woonsan

[1] Repository JAX-RS Service - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The Fast and Flexible Headless CMS
[2] RESTful API Support - Plain JAX-RS Services - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The Fast and Flexible Headless CMS
[3] Hst Component Persistable annotation and workflow - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The Fast and Flexible Headless CMS
[4] https://onehippo-forge.github.io/content-export-import/tutorials-import-docs.html
[5] Updater Scripts - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The Fast and Flexible Headless CMS
[6] https://onehippo-forge.github.io/hippo-utilities/repository/updater-exec-sched-job.html