Post from Google Reader to Wordpress blog

postfromgooglereader.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby

# Get from your personal Google Reader public share.
# Post to your WordPress blog.
# Written by Dan Woolley on 9/8/07 for http://tzetzefly.com

# Command line: ruby postfromgooglereader.rb <post_type> <days_back>
# where <post_type> is 'draft', 'live', or 'test' (default is draft)
# and <days_back> is number of days back to get from Google Reader (default is 1)

# Stuff you should change
blogurl = ''
bloguser = ''
blogpass = ''
# Find this in your Google Reader by choosing 'Shared items' and choosing the 'feed' link
googlereader_shareurl = ''
# End Stuff to change

require 'Time'
require 'feed_tools'      # gem install feedtools
require 'xmlrpc/client'

# Second argument passed is 'live' or 'draft' or 'test'.
# where 'live' posts immediately on your blog, 'draft' will sit in your draft posts, 
# and 'test' just displays the output on the console.
# Default is 'draft'.
post_live = ARGV[0]
post_live = 'draft' if post_live == nil

# First argument passed is the days back to pull.
# Default is 1.
days_back = ARGV[1]
days_back = 1 if days_back == nil

_time = Time.now.utc - (86400 * days_back.to_i)

# Change format of title here
#title = "items from #{_time.strftime('%m.%d.%Y')}"
title = "items for #{Time.now.strftime('%m.%d.%Y')}"

# Change categories/tags for post here
# This must be an array of strings
categories = ['items']

content = ''

begin
  puts "Getting shared Google Reader entries since " + _time.to_s + " for " + post_live + " posting."
  feed = FeedTools::Feed.open(googlereader_shareurl)
  feed.entries.each do |x|
    if x.published > _time
      content << "  <li>\n"
      content << "    <p><a href='#{x.link}'>#{x.title}</a> - #{x.find_node("source/title/text()").to_s}</p>\n"
      content << "    <p>#{x.summary.gsub('[...]', '...')}</p>\n"
      content << "  </li>\n"
    end
  end
rescue => e
  puts "Error: " + e.to_s
end

puts title
if content.length > 0
  content = "<ul>\n" + content
  content << "<ul>\n"
  puts content

  if post_live != 'test'
    puts "Posting entry to " + blogurl
    begin
    	# Post  To Blog Via XMLRPC
    	server = XMLRPC::Client.new(blogurl, "/xmlrpc.php")
    	newPost = Hash.new
    	newPost['title'] = title
    	newPost['description'] = content
    	newPost['categories'] = categories
    	result = server.call("metaWeblog.newPost", 1, bloguser, blogpass, newPost, post_live == 'live')
    rescue XMLRPC::FaultException => e
    	puts "XMLRPC Error: "
    	puts e.faultCode
    	puts e.faultString
    rescue StandardError => e
      puts "Error: " + e.to_s
    end
  end
else
  puts "No new items since " + _time.to_s
end