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-package main
-
-/*
-This is a minimal sample application, demonstrating how to set up an RSS feed
-for regular polling of new channels/items.
-
-Build & run with:
-
- $ 6g example.go && 6l example.6 && ./6.out
-
-*/
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	rss "github.com/jteeuwen/go-pkg-rss"
-	"os"
-	"time"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	// This sets up a new feed and polls it for new channels/items.
-	// Invoke it with 'go PollFeed(...)' to have the polling performed in a
-	// separate goroutine, so you can continue with the rest of your program.
-	PollFeed("http://blog.case.edu/news/feed.atom", 5)
-}
-
-func PollFeed(uri string, timeout int) {
-	feed := rss.New(timeout, true, chanHandler, itemHandler)
-
-	for {
-		if err := feed.Fetch(uri, nil); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[e] %s: %s", uri, err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		<-time.After(time.Duration(feed.SecondsTillUpdate() * 1e9))
-	}
-}
-
-func chanHandler(feed *rss.Feed, newchannels []*rss.Channel) {
-	fmt.Printf("%d new channel(s) in %s\n", len(newchannels), feed.Url)
-}
-
-func itemHandler(feed *rss.Feed, ch *rss.Channel, newitems []*rss.Item) {
-	fmt.Printf("%d new item(s) in %s\n", len(newitems), feed.Url)
-}