Validate RSS or ATOM feeds using FeedValidator in Rails

FeedValidator is an interface to the W3C Feed Validation online service based on its SOAP 1.2 support. It helps to find errors in RSS or ATOM feeds. In Rails app this can be done installing the gem.

Step#1

You can install FeedValidator as a gem by writing in gem file:

gem  ‘feedvalidator’

Run   bundle install  to install the gem

Step#2

Include the require ‘feed_validator’ into your controller

Step#3

Create a migration file and edit the file to add the following fields.

class CreateFeeds < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
     create_table :feeds do |t|
       t.string :title
       t.timestamps
     end
  end

  def self.down
    drop_table :feeds
  end
end

Step#4

Validate your feed URL in your controller

 def create
    valid = false
    site_url = params[:feed][:title].sub(/(\/)+$/,'')
      begin
        v = W3C::FeedValidator.new
        if v.validate_url(site_url) && v.valid?
          valid = true
          @feed = Feed.new(:title => site_url,
          @feed.save
        end
      rescue
        # Do nothing
      end
    redirect_to request.referrer
  end