Output Wordpress Comments as XML

comments-as-xml.php

<?php
// Load WordPress functions
require('wp-load.php'); 


$post = get_page($_REQUEST["id"]);
$id = $post->ID;
$withcomments = true; 
$comments = getWPcomments();


$containerName = "comment-set"; $elementName = "comment";
 
// XML header
$xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n" . "<" . $containerName . ">\n";
 
$xml = display_comments($xml, $elementName, $comments);
 
// Close XML container
$xml .= "</" . $containerName . ">\n";
 
header("Content-type: text/xml");  
echo $xml;


// Adapted from comments_template() in wp-includes/comment-template.php
function getWPcomments() {
 
global $wp_query, $withcomments, $post, $wpdb, $id, $comment, $user_login, $user_ID, $user_identity;
 
    // Reading in WordPress comments into $comments array. 
    if ( ! (is_single() || is_page() || $withcomments) )
        return;
 
    $req = get_option('require_name_email');
    $commenter = wp_get_current_commenter();
    extract($commenter, EXTR_SKIP);
 
    /** @todo Use API instead of SELECTs. */
    if ( $user_ID) {
        $comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND (comment_approved = '1' OR ( user_id = %d AND comment_approved = '0' ) )  ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID, $user_ID));
    } else if ( empty($comment_author) ) {
        $comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND comment_approved = '1' ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID));
    } else {
        $comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND ( comment_approved = '1' OR ( comment_author = %s AND comment_author_email = %s AND comment_approved = '0' ) ) ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID, $comment_author, $comment_author_email));
    }
    return $comments;
}





/* display_comments - Generates WordPress comments contained in $comments as XML elements. display_comments function is adapted from the WordPress file wp-content/themes/default/comments.php.
   */
function display_comments($xml, $elementName, $comments) {
 
if ($comments) :
 
    $commentcounter = 0;
    foreach ($comments as $comment) :
        $commentcounter++;
 
        $xml .= "<" . $elementName . ">\n";
        $xml .= "<id>comment-" . $comment->comment_ID . "</id>\n";
 
        $xml .= "<date>" . mysql2date( get_option('date_format'), $comment->comment_date) . "</date>\n";  
 
 
        // Code fragment from get_comment_author_link() and get_comment_author() in wp-includes/comment-template.php
        $xml .= "<cite><![CDATA[";
        $url    = $comment->comment_author_url;
        if ( empty($comment->comment_author) )
            $author = "Anonymous";
        else
            $author = $comment->comment_author;
        if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' == $url )
            $xml .= $author;
        else
            $xml .= "<a href=\"" . $url . "\" rel=\"nofollow\">" . $author . "</a>";
        $xml .= "]]></cite>\n"; 
 
 
        if(function_exists('get_avatar')) $xml .= "<avatarimg><![CDATA[" . get_avatar($comment->comment_author_email, '45') . "]]></avatarimg>\n";
 
        if ($comment->comment_approved == '0')
            $xml .= "<text>Your comment is awaiting moderation.</text>\n";
        else {
            $newComment = str_replace(chr(13), '<br />', $comment->comment_content, $count);
            $xml .= "<text><![CDATA[" . $newComment . "]]></text>\n";
        }
        $xml .= "</" . $elementName . ">\n";
 
 
    endforeach; /* end for each comment */
 
else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far
 
    if ('open' == $post-> comment_status) : 
    // If comments are open, but there are no comments. 
 
    else : // comments are closed 
        $xml .= "<text>" . "Comments are closed." . "</text>\n";
    endif;
endif; 
return $xml;
}





?>