hectorarturo / feed-plus

A sample web application, built using Apps Script, that makes an RSS feed from a Google+ feed.

Feed+

Feed+ is a sample web application, built using Google Apps Script, that allows users to create RSS feeds from a Google+ profile or search. A hosted version of this app is available here. The application is split into two components, each of which is its own Apps Script project deployed as a web app.

Frontend

This web application contains the UI, and allows users to create new feeds and manage their existing feeds. It's runs as the user accessing it, so that each user sees only the feeds they created.

This script uses the following libraries:

• Underscore: MGwgKN2Th03tJ5OdmlzB8KPxhMjh3Sh48
• Feed+ Backend: Use the project ID of the backend scrip described below

This script expected the following script properties to be set:

• error.log.spreadsheet.id: The ID of the spreadsheet to log errors to.
• error.log.sheet.name: The name of the sheet within the above spreadsheet to log errors to.

Backend

This web application contains the RSS serving, and doesn't contain any user interface. It runs as the developer that set it up, so that the RSS clients can access it unauthenticated. It uses the Parse Core datasore to store feed information.

This scrupt uses the following libraries:

• Underscore: MGwgKN2Th03tJ5OdmlzB8KPxhMjh3Sh48
• ParseDb: MxhsVzdWH6ZQMWWeAA9tObPxhMjh3Sh48

This script expected the following script properties to be set:

• api.key: The API key from the Google Developer Console to use when making requests to the Google+ API. Note that the Google+ API must be enabled on the project first.
• error.log.spreadsheet.id: The ID of the spreadsheet to log errors to.
• error.log.sheet.name: The name of the sheet within the above spreadsheet to log errors to.
• parse.application_id: The application ID of the Parse application.
• parse.rest_api_key: The REST API key for the Parse application.
• self.url: The URL where the backend is published.