.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 .env
-sn-rss2tg
-sn-rss2tg.sqlite3
+stackernews_rss-to-tg

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "sn-rss-to-tg",
+      "type": "go",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "mode": "debug",
+      "program": "."
+    }
+  ]
+}

db.go

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
-)
-
-var (
-	db *sql.DB
-)
-
-func init() {
-	var err error
-	db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", "sn-rss2tg.sqlite3")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	migrate(db)
-}
-
-func migrate(db *sql.DB) {
-	_, err := db.Exec(`
-		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS items (
-			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-			title TEXT NOT NULL,
-			link TEXT NOT NULL,
-			pub_date TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL
-		)
-	`)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error during migration: %w", err)
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func extractIdFromItem(item Item) int {
-	parts := strings.Split(item.Guid, "/")
-	id, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[len(parts)-1])
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error during item id extraction: %w", err)
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return id
-}
-
-func ItemExists(item Item) bool {
-	id := extractIdFromItem(item)
-	var count int
-	err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(1) FROM items WHERE id = ?`, id).Scan(&count)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error during item check: %w", err)
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return count > 0
-}
-
-func SaveItem(item Item) {
-	id := extractIdFromItem(item)
-	_, err := db.Exec(`INSERT INTO items(id, title, link, pub_date) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`, id, item.Title, item.Link, item.PubDate.Time)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error during item insert: %w", err)
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}

go.mod

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-module gitlab.com/ekzyis/sn-rss2tg
+module gitlab.com/ekzyis/stackernews_rss-to-tg
 
 go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 // indirect
 	github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@ github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkp
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 h1:yOQRA0RpS5PFz/oikGwBEqvAWhWg5ufRz4ETLjwpU1Y=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
 github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre h1:b2ScHhoCUkbsq0d2C15Mv+VU8bl8hAXV8arnWiOHNZs=
 github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre/go.mod h1:OXldTctbM6SWH1K899kPZcf65KxJiD7MsceFUpB5yDo=

main.go

@@ -7,13 +7,25 @@ import (
 
 func WaitUntilNextUpdate() {
 	now := time.Now()
-	dur := now.Truncate(time.Minute).Add(time.Minute).Sub(now)
+	dur := now.Truncate(time.Hour).Add(time.Hour).Sub(now)
 	log.Println("sleeping for", dur.Round(time.Second))
 	time.Sleep(dur)
 }
 
+func contains(rss *Rss, a Item) bool {
+	if rss == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, x := range rss.Channel.Items {
+		if x.Title == a.Title {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func main() {
-	defer db.Close()
+	var oldRss *Rss
 	for {
 		rss, err := FetchStackerNewsRssFeed()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -23,8 +35,9 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		for _, item := range rss.Channel.Items {
-			if ItemExists(item) {
-				log.Printf("item %s already exists. skipping.\n", item.Guid)
+			// TODO: We ignore errors during sending items to telegram.
+			//   This means these items will be missed since they will be skipped in the next run
+			if contains(oldRss, item) {
 				continue
 			}
 			err := SendItemToTelegram(&item)
@@ -32,9 +45,9 @@ func main() {
 				log.Println(err)
 				continue
 			}
-			SaveItem(item)
 		}
 
+		oldRss = rss
 		WaitUntilNextUpdate()
 	}
 }

rss.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type Item struct {
 	Link        string  `xml:"link"`
 	Description string  `xml:"description"`
 	PubDate     RssDate `xml:"pubDate"`
-	Author      Author  `xml:"author"`
 }
 
 type Channel struct {
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ type RssDate struct {
 	time.Time
 }
 
-type Author struct {
-	Name string `xml:"name"`
-}
-
 func (c *RssDate) UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
 	var v string
 	dateFormat := "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT"

tg.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func SendItemToTelegram(item *Item) error {
-	text := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n_%s by_ [%s](https://stacker.news/%s)\n", item.Title, humanize.Time(item.PubDate.Time), item.Author.Name, item.Author.Name)
+	text := fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)\n", item.Title, humanize.Time(item.PubDate.Time))
 	linkItem := item.Link != item.Guid
 	if linkItem {
 		text += fmt.Sprintf("[Link](%s) ", item.Link)