# Rivista XJP Rivista XJP ("XMPP Journal Publisher"); previously XMPP PubSub To Atom ("XPTA"). Rivista is a software that parses XMPP Pubsub Nodes and sends them as Atom Syndication Format or OPML over HTTP. Rivista generates Atom syndication feeds ([RFC 4287](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4287)) from XMPP PubSub nodes ([XEP-0060](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html)). Rivista includes [XSLT ](https://www.w3.org/TR/xslt/) stylesheets that transform PubSub nodes into static XHTML journal sites. Rivista was inspired from Tigase and was motivated by Movim. ## Instances * https://rivista.woodpeckersnest.eu ## Preview [berlin-xmpp-meetup](screenshot/berlin-xmpp-meetup.png) [let-s-talk-about-xmpp-tricks-with-conversations-author-daniel-gultsch-OqjaQh](screenshot/let-s-talk-about-xmpp-tricks-with-conversations-author-daniel-gultsch-OqjaQh.png) [59d860ab-d7c8-477c-bb4b-86924485cbbb](screenshot/59d860ab-d7c8-477c-bb4b-86924485cbbb.png) [selection](screenshot/selection.png) ## Motivation Rivista is a syndication project which makes journals and publications that are hosted on XMPP PubSub nodes, available from HTTP to both, XML news readers and even HTML browsers. This means that instead of hosting a journal or publication site in the old fashion (i.e. HTML documents hosted on an HTTP server), one only has to have an HTTP server to operate Rivista, and the rest of the content is delivered from an XMPP server (i.e. PubSub nodes). The project also showcases the non-necessity of HTML, as it automatically generates valid XHTML pages by HTML browsers (client-side) from XSLT stylesheets. Because Rivista reads XMPP PubSub nodes, it is possible to view a complete set of node items, and even a single node item, which means, that a considered and carefully earnest use of Rivista would save bandwidth and system overhead, which includes CPU, I/O and RAM usage. ## Requirements * Python >= 3.5 * beautifulsoup4 * fastapi * lxml * markdown * slixmpp * tomllib (Python <= 3.10) * uvicorn ## Installation It is possible to install Rivista using pip and pipx. #### pip inside venv ``` $ python3 -m venv .venv $ source .venv/bin/activate ``` ##### Install ``` $ pip install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/Rivista ``` #### pipx ##### Install ``` $ pipx install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/Rivista ``` ##### Update ``` $ pipx uninstall rivista $ pipx install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/Rivista ``` ### Configure Add account credentials to file `settings.toml`. Copy file`settings.toml` to `~/.config/rivista/`. Copy directories `css`, `graphics`, `img`, `script`, and `xsl` to `~/.local/share/rivista/`. Copy directory `json` to `~/.cache/rivista/`. ### Start ``` $ rivista ``` ## Usage It is possible to view a complete node and even a single item, which means, that it is possible to save bandwidth and it further means that a considered and carefully earnest use of this software would save system overhead, which includes CPU, I/O and RAM usage. ### Viewing PubSub Suppose you have the following PubSub nodes and items. |Jabber ID |Node |Item | |--- |--- |--- | |blog.jmp.chat |urn:xmpp:microblog:0 |launch-2023 | |edhelas%40movim.eu |urn:xmpp:microblog:0 |working-on-launching-the-movim-network-qPBzwc | |goffi%40goffi.org |urn:xmpp:microblog:0 |libervia-v0-8-la-cecilia-BdQ4 | |news.movim.eu |Phoronix | | |pubsub.movim.eu |berlin-xmpp-meetup |7363a41d-1146-40b3-ac0f-8ee2559591a3 | |pubsub.movim.eu |berlin-xmpp-meetup |let-s-talk-about-the-xsf-and-possibly-other-things-6A8eV4 | |pubsub.movim.eu |jesus-christ-son-of-god|the-passion-of-christ-redemption-and-salvation-for-all-who-believe-moSqXO| |pubsub.woodpeckersnest.space|PlanetJabber | | |pubsub.woodpeckersnest.space|xmpp-it | | |pubsub%40sure.im |news | | #### To view pubsub nodes ``` http://127.0.0.1:8000/opml?pubsub=news.movim.eu http://127.0.0.1:8000/opml?pubsub=pubsub.woodpeckersnest.space ``` #### To view node items ``` http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=edhelas%40movim.eu&node=urn%3Axmpp%3Amicroblog%3A0 http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=news.movim.eu&node=Phoronix http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.movim.eu&node=berlin-xmpp-meetup http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.movim.eu&node=jesus-christ-son-of-god http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.woodpeckersnest.space&node=PlanetJabber http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.woodpeckersnest.space&node=xmpp-it http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub%40sure.im&node=news ``` #### To view a node item ``` http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=blog.jmp.chat&node=urn%3Axmpp%3Amicroblog%3A0&item=launch-2023 http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=edhelas%40movim.eu&node=urn%3Axmpp%3Amicroblog%3A0&item=working-on-launching-the-movim-network-qPBzwc http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=goffi%40goffi.org&node=urn%3Axmpp%3Amicroblog%3A0&item=libervia-v0-8-la-cecilia-BdQ4 http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.movim.eu&node=berlin-xmpp-meetup&item=7363a41d-1146-40b3-ac0f-8ee2559591a3 http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.movim.eu&node=berlin-xmpp-meetup&item=let-s-talk-about-the-xsf-and-possibly-other-things-6A8eV4 http://127.0.0.1:8000/atom?pubsub=pubsub.movim.eu&node=jesus-christ-son-of-god&item=the-passion-of-christ-redemption-and-salvation-for-all-who-believe-moSqXO ``` ## Supported XEPs - [XEP-0060: Publish-Subscribe](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html) - [XEP-0277: Microblogging over XMPP](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0277.html) - [XEP-0472: Pubsub Social Feed](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0472.html) ## Author Schimon Jehudah Zackary ## License CSS and XSLT stylesheets are licensed under the license MIT. JS scripts are licensed under the license MIT. Python code is licensed under the license AGPL-3.0 only. ## Acknowledgement Thank you to Mr. Peter Saint-Andre ([stpeter](https://stpeter.im/journal/731.html)) for manifesting [Atom Over XMPP](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-saintandre-atompub-notify-07.html). Thank you to Mr. Wojtek and [Tigase](https://tigase.org/) for publicly exposing an implementation of PubSub as Syndication at [Sure.IM](https://sure.im/) as [feeds.tigase.im](http://feeds.tigase.im/atom?server=pubsub@sure.im&node=news). Thank you to to Mr. Timothée Jaussoin ([edhelas](https://edhelas.movim.eu/)) who consistently and earnestly showcases the potential of PubSub as a publication platform with project [Movim](https://movim.eu/). A special thank you to the gentlemen "d3x" and "cchianel" from IRC channel #python on irc.libera.chat for initial references concerning code, servers and FastAPI. And an important thank you to Mr. Simone Canaletti ([roughnecks](https://blog.woodpeckersnest.space)) for testing and deploying Rivista into production. ## Similar Projects * [AtomEntry](https://github.com/tigase/sureim/blob/master/site/src/main/java/tigase/sure/web/site/client/pubsub/AtomEntry.java) and [PubSubPublishViewImpl](https://github.com/tigase/sureim/blob/master/site/src/main/java/tigase/sure/web/site/client/pubsub/PubSubPublishViewImpl.java) - Convert XMPP Pubsub Nodes to Atom Syndication Format and convey them over HTTP. * [AtomToPubsub](https://github.com/edhelas/atomtopubsub) - A little client that parses Atom + RSS feeds and send them on XMPP Pubsub Nodes. # Home site - https://schapps.woodpeckersnest.eu/rivista/ - gemini://woodpeckersnest.space/~schapps/rivista.gmi