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WEB-90: Machine Parseable RSS Feed on Grid Status

ViktorScorich Villota
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Join date: 15 Apr 2007
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04-25-2007 08:05
*** This is a copy of WEB-90 Feature Request and I am looking for comments about it ***
*** Just for clarification (Should of put this in the Request) I mean one global RSS Feed for global triggers. Not like RPC ***

Machine Parseable RSS Feed on Grid Status could mean developers (Both inside but mostly outside the SecondLife environment) can implement triggers in their application(s) depending on the current or future status of the grid.

An example RSS item could be:
<item>
<title>DOWNTIME [Tue, 25 Apr 2007 06:00:00 PDT]-[Tue, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 PDT]</title>
<link>http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/04/24/downtime-for-wednesday-version-1150-release/</link>
<description>Version 1.15.0 release. A viewer update will be required.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:51:00 PDT</pubDate> <guid>http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/04/24/downtime-for-wednesday-version-1150-release/</guid>
</item>

RFC 822 Timestamps and recognizable statuses (Eg DOWNTIME, RELEASE etc.)
Doesn't just have to be just grid status it could also be used for anything else which an application might need an trigger for.
An example of the use of this would be a website which allows LSL scripts to interact with it (llHTTPRequest). If the website software could detect scheduled downtime it could do house-cleaning in preparation for the down time. This could maintain stability and integrity of it's system.
Draco18s Majestic
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04-25-2007 08:51
Ooooh...I'm hook up my telegraph clacker to it!
ViktorScorich Villota
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04-25-2007 09:38
Did it sound like this? :)
I actually converted that RSS Item into morse code...
20 WPM (4 MB MP3, 4:32), Unprocessed XML
http://www.quickfileupload.com/630morserss.mp3

Let the Battle of the Nerds Begin!... or not, I'd rather hear your comments on this feature.
Draco18s Majestic
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04-25-2007 14:35
...it's made of brass. It clacks, not beeps. Other than that, yes, it sounds like that.