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A multi-user command line tool for aggregating RSS feeds and viewing the posts. (boot.dev course)
Go Toolchain
Postgres
Make sure you have the latest Go toolchain installed as well as a local Postgres database.
Install gator
with:
go install ...
Create a .gatorconfig.json
file in your home directory with the following structure:
{
"db_url": "postgres://username:@localhost:5432/database?sslmode=disable"
}
Replace the values with your database connection string.
Create a new user:
gator register <name>
Add a feed:
gator addfeed <url>
Start the aggregator:
gator agg 30s
View the posts:
gator browse [limit]
There are a few other commands you'll need as well:
gator login <name>
- Log in as a user that already existsgator users
- List all usersgator feeds
- List all feedsgator follow <url>
- Follow a feed that already exists in the databasegator unfollow <url>
- Unfollow a feed that already exists in the databaseFAQs
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