Rails - Jun 2006 - Including iTunes data into ruby output of RSS2.0...?

Hey all,

I''d like to include the iTunes XML data into my RSS feed, generated
with
the code below:

 xml.rss ''version'' => ''2.0'',
''xmlns:itunes'' =>
''http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'' do
  xml.channel do
    xml.title ''Title here''
    xml.author ''Everyone''
    xml.description ''Description here''
    xml.link(@base_url + url_for(:controller =>
''/programs''))
    xml.language ''en-us''

... However, the iTunes XML tags aren''t a single word (e.g., 
"description"). Instead, they''re tags with subtags, like the
output
here:

<itunes:image 
href="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverything.jpg"
/>
<itunes:author>author</itunes:author>

How could I generate this within the Ruby code? My attempts so far have 
failed... :-!

Thanks!

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On Jun 7, 2006, at 9:15 PM, Dave wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I''d like to include the iTunes XML data into my RSS feed,
generated
> with
> the code below:
>
>  xml.rss ''version'' => ''2.0'',
''xmlns:itunes'' =>
> ''http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'' do
>   xml.channel do
>     xml.title ''Title here''
>     xml.author ''Everyone''
>     xml.description ''Description here''
>     xml.link(@base_url + url_for(:controller =>
''/programs''))
>     xml.language ''en-us''
>
> ... However, the iTunes XML tags aren''t a single word (e.g.,
> "description"). Instead, they''re tags with subtags, like
the output
> here:
>
> <itunes:image
> href="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/ 
> AllAboutEverything.jpg" />
> <itunes:author>author</itunes:author>
>
> How could I generate this within the Ruby code? My attempts so far  
> have
> failed... :-!
Try taking a look at the ''plist'' gem [1]. The Apple xml format
is a
bit different and needs to be handled as a special case.

cr

[1] http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/plist/ (or do "gem install  
plist" if you have rubygems installed)

cremes.devlist@mac.com wrote:
> 
> On Jun 7, 2006, at 9:15 PM, Dave wrote:
> 
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I''d like to include the iTunes XML data into my RSS feed,
generated  with
>> the code below:
>>
>>  xml.rss ''version'' => ''2.0'',
''xmlns:itunes'' =>
>> ''http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'' do
>>   xml.channel do
>>     xml.title ''Title here''
>>     xml.author ''Everyone''
>>     xml.description ''Description here''
>>     xml.link(@base_url + url_for(:controller =>
''/programs''))
>>     xml.language ''en-us''
>>
>> ... However, the iTunes XML tags aren''t a single word (e.g.,
>> "description"). Instead, they''re tags with subtags,
like the output
>> here:
>>
>> <itunes:image
>> href="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/
AllAboutEverything.jpg" />
>> <itunes:author>author</itunes:author>
>>
>> How could I generate this within the Ruby code? My attempts so far 
have
>> failed... :-!
> 
> 
> Try taking a look at the ''plist'' gem [1]. The Apple xml
format is a  bit
> different and needs to be handled as a special case.
> 
> cr
> 
> [1] http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/plist/ (or do "gem install 
plist"
> if you have rubygems installed)
I think he means iTunes podcasting: 
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html

Search this page for ''namespace'':
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/Builder/XmlMarkup.html

I think the syntax in this case would be:
xml.itunes(:description, ''Description here'')

-Ross