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# comitium
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comitium is a [Gemini][], Gopher, and HTTP feed aggregator that supports Atom,
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RSS, JSON, and [Gemini feeds][], as well as tracking page changes, which is
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output into a simple static Gemini document that you can put anywhere.
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You can see a running instance in action at
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[gemini://nytpu.com/feed.gmi](gemini://nytpu.com/feed.gmi).
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[Gemini]: https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.gmi
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[Gemini feeds]: https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/companion/subscription.gmi
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[lagrange]: https://github.com/skyjake/lagrange/blob/dev/res/about/help.gmi#L184-L197
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[gmisub]: https://git.sr.ht/~callum/gmisub
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[gemreader]: https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/gemreader/
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## why another aggregator?
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There are many Gemini aggregators out there, and yet not one does everything I
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want it to. I want an aggregator that:
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1. Works with Gemini *and* Gopher (and possibly http)
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2. Supports Atom, RSS, and Gemini feeds (and possibly JSON feeds)
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3. Can watch a page for changes
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4. Simple usage that doesn't get all tangled with my non-subscription bookmarks
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(\*cough\**Lagrange*\*cough\*)
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All of the aggregators always have really cool and unique features, and yet all
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that I've found don't meet one or more of these basic (IMO) criterion. Hence,
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going and writing my own.
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Also, it's nice if it doesn't tie me to a specific browser/service; i.e.
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trivially self-hostable, ideally as CGI or static pages that can use an existing
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server setup rather than needing vhosting and routes.
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## usage
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See `comitium help` for basic usage. For more detailed usage, see
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[comitium(1)][comitium.1].
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To get up and running, see the [quickstart page][quickstart].
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[comitium.1]: doc/comitium.1.scd
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[quickstart]: doc/quickstart.md
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## building & installing
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### downloading binaries
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You can download prebuilt x86-64 binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac:
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* [comitium v1.2.3 Linux][linux] — [GPG Signature][linux-sig]
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* [comitium v1.2.3 FreeBSD][bsd] — [GPG Signature][bsd-sig]
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* [comitium v1.2.3 Mac][mac] — [GPG Signature][mac-sig]
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[SHA256 sums for all binaries][sums]
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[linux]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-linux
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[linux-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-linux.gpg
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[bsd]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-freebsd
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[bsd-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-freebsd.gpg
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[mac]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-darwin
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[mac-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-x86_64-darwin.gpg
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[sums]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.2.3-sha256sums.txt
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### building
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Dependencies:
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* go (module-aware)
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* [scdoc][]
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Then do the standard:
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```
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$ git clone git://git.nytpu.com/comitium # you could also download a tarball
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$ cd comitium
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$ make
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# make install
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```
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A note to packagers (yes, I'm ambitious aren't I?): make sure to build with
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`make COMMIT=tarball`, otherwise there will be an issue when building in a
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non–git-repo.
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[scdoc]: https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc
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## contributing
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Send patches and issue reports to
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[~nytpu/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht](mailto:~nytpu/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht)
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## attributions
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`comitium` took inspiration and small code snippets from:
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* [Amfora][] — how to structure saving subscriptions to JSON and refreshing
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subscriptions with goroutines.
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* [gemreader][] — simple Gemini feed parsing.
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`comitium` gratefully makes use of the following libre libraries:
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* [go-gemini][] for fetching Gemini resources.
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* [go-gopher][] for fetching Gopher resources.
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* [gofeed][] for parsing Atom, RSS, and JSON feeds.
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* [pflag][] for parsing flags and arguments.
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* [go-homedir][] for locating configuration directories.
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[Amfora]: https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
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[gemreader]: https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/gemreader
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[go-gemini]: https://git.sr.ht/~adnano/go-gemini
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[go-gopher]: https://github.com/prologic/go-gopher
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[gofeed]: https://github.com/mmcdole/gofeed
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[pflag]: https://github.com/spf13/pflag
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[go-homedir]: https://github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir
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## license
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`comitium` is Copyright © 2021 nytpu.
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`comitium` is licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public
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License, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
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version. For more information, see [LICENSE][] or the [GNU website][agpl-3]
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[LICENSE]: LICENSE
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[agpl-3]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html
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## pssst! what does *comitium* even mean?
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*Comitium* means “gathering” or “assembly” in Latin. `comitium` gathers
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together stuff from all protocols into one centralized place. Blah blah blah,
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you get the picture.
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