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NEWSLIST
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A program to assist HTTP browsing of newsgroups
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWW browsers such as NCSA Mosaic allow the user to read newsgroup
articles by specifying the group name in a URL eg 'news:comp.answers'.
To browse through many groups, though, (and there are several thousand
of them) you really need a page or pages containing links to all the
groups. There are some good ones out there, for example,
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/DataSources/News/Groups/Overview.html
is the standard one at CERN, but it only shows the groups available there,
which may be rather different from those available on your machine.
Newslist is a program which creates a hierarchy of pages for you based
on the groups available from YOUR server. It is written in python - a
splendid interpreted object-oriented language which I suggest you get
right now from the directory /pub/python at ftp.cwi.nl, if you haven't
already got it.
You should be able to see some sample output by looking at:
http://pelican.cl.cam.ac.uk/newspage/root.html
Descriptions of newsgroups can be added from a file with one group
per line. eg:
alt.foo Articles about foo
comp.bar Programming in 'bar' and related languages
A suitable list detailing most groups can be found at ftp.uu.net in
/uunet-info/newsgroups.gz.
Make sure you read the information at the beginning of the program source and
configure the variables before running.
In addition to python, you need:
An NNTP-based news feed.
A directory in which to put the pages.
The programming is not very beautiful, but it works! It comes with no
warranty, express or implied, but with the hope that some others may
find it useful.
Comments, improvements & suggestions welcomed.
Quentin Stafford-Fraser
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Quentin Stafford-Fraser
http://pelican.cl.cam.ac.uk/people/qs101/me.html
Cambridge University Computer Lab Rank Xerox Cambridge EuroPARC
qs101@cl.cam.ac.uk fraser@europarc.xerox.com
Tel: +44 223 334411 Tel: +44 223 341521
Fax: +44 223 334679 Fax: +44 223 341510
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#! /usr/bin/env python
#######################################################################
# Newslist $Revision$
#
# Syntax:
# newslist [ -a ]
#
# This is a program to create a directory full of HTML pages
# which between them contain links to all the newsgroups available
# on your server.
#
# The -a option causes a complete list of all groups to be read from
# the server rather than just the ones which have appeared since last
# execution. This recreates the local list from scratch. Use this on
# the first invocation of the program, and from time to time thereafter.
# When new groups are first created they may appear on your server as
# empty groups. By default, empty groups are ignored by the -a option.
# However, these new groups will not be created again, and so will not
# appear in the server's list of 'new groups' at a later date. Hence it
# won't appear until you do a '-a' after some articles have appeared.
#
# I should really keep a list of ignored empty groups and re-check them
# for articles on every run, but I haven't got around to it yet.
#
# This assumes an NNTP news feed.
#
# Feel free to copy, distribute and modify this code for
# non-commercial use. If you make any useful modifications, let me
# know!
#
# (c) Quentin Stafford-Fraser 1994
# fraser@europarc.xerox.com qs101@cl.cam.ac.uk
# #
#######################################################################
import sys, nntplib, marshal, time, os
#######################################################################
# Check these variables before running! #
# Top directory.
# Filenames which don't start with / are taken as being relative to this.
topdir = os.path.expanduser('~/newspage')
# The name of your NNTP host
# eg.
# newshost = 'nntp-serv.cl.cam.ac.uk'
# or use following to get the name from the NNTPSERVER environment
# variable:
# newshost = os.environ['NNTPSERVER']
newshost = 'news.example.com'
# The filename for a local cache of the newsgroup list
treefile = 'grouptree'
# The filename for descriptions of newsgroups
# I found a suitable one at ftp.uu.net in /uunet-info/newgroups.gz
# You can set this to '' if you don't wish to use one.
descfile = 'newsgroups'
# The directory in which HTML pages should be created
# eg.
# pagedir = '/usr/local/lib/html/newspage'
# pagedir = 'pages'
pagedir = topdir
# The html prefix which will refer to this directory
# eg.
# httppref = '/newspage/',
# or leave blank for relative links between pages: (Recommended)
# httppref = ''
httppref = ''
# The name of the 'root' news page in this directory.
# A .html suffix will be added.
rootpage = 'root'
# Set skipempty to 0 if you wish to see links to empty groups as well.
# Only affects the -a option.
skipempty = 1
# pagelinkicon can contain html to put an icon after links to
# further pages. This helps to make important links stand out.
# Set to '' if not wanted, or '...' is quite a good one.
pagelinkicon = '... <img src="http://pelican.cl.cam.ac.uk/icons/page.xbm"> '
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Less important personal preferences:
# Sublistsize controls the maximum number of items the will appear as
# an indented sub-list before the whole thing is moved onto a different
# page. The smaller this is, the more pages you will have, but the
# shorter each will be.
sublistsize = 4
# That should be all. #
#######################################################################
for dir in os.curdir, os.environ['HOME']:
rcfile = os.path.join(dir, '.newslistrc.py')
if os.path.exists(rcfile):
print rcfile
execfile(rcfile)
break
from nntplib import NNTP
from stat import *
rcsrev = '$Revision$'
rcsrev = ' '.join(filter(lambda s: '$' not in s, rcsrev.split()))
desc = {}
# Make (possibly) relative filenames into absolute ones
treefile = os.path.join(topdir,treefile)
descfile = os.path.join(topdir,descfile)
page = os.path.join(topdir,pagedir)
# First the bits for creating trees ---------------------------
# Addtotree creates/augments a tree from a list of group names
def addtotree(tree, groups):
print 'Updating tree...'
for i in groups:
parts = i.split('.')
makeleaf(tree, parts)
# Makeleaf makes a leaf and the branch leading to it if necessary
def makeleaf(tree,path):
j = path[0]
l = len(path)
if j not in tree:
tree[j] = {}
if l == 1:
tree[j]['.'] = '.'
if l > 1:
makeleaf(tree[j],path[1:])
# Then the bits for outputting trees as pages ----------------
# Createpage creates an HTML file named <root>.html containing links
# to those groups beginning with <root>.
def createpage(root, tree, p):
filename = os.path.join(pagedir, root+'.html')
if root == rootpage:
detail = ''
else:
detail = ' under ' + root
with open(filename, 'w') as f:
# f.write('Content-Type: text/html\n')
f.write('<html>\n<head>\n')
f.write('<title>Newsgroups available%s</title>\n' % detail)
f.write('</head>\n<body>\n')
f.write('<h1>Newsgroups available%s</h1>\n' % detail)
f.write('<a href="%s%s.html">Back to top level</a><p>\n' %
(httppref, rootpage))
printtree(f, tree, 0, p)
f.write('\n<p>')
f.write("<i>This page automatically created by 'newslist' v. %s." %
rcsrev)
f.write(time.ctime(time.time()) + '</i>\n')
f.write('</body>\n</html>\n')
# Printtree prints the groups as a bulleted list. Groups with
# more than <sublistsize> subgroups will be put on a separate page.
# Other sets of subgroups are just indented.
def printtree(f, tree, indent, p):
l = len(tree)
if l > sublistsize and indent > 0:
# Create a new page and a link to it
f.write('<li><b><a href="%s%s.html">' % (httppref, p[1:]))
f.write(p[1:] + '.*')
f.write('</a></b>%s\n' % pagelinkicon)
createpage(p[1:], tree, p)
return
kl = tree.keys()
if l > 1:
kl.sort()
if indent > 0:
# Create a sub-list
f.write('<li>%s\n<ul>' % p[1:])
else:
# Create a main list
f.write('<ul>')
indent = indent + 1
for i in kl:
if i == '.':
# Output a newsgroup
f.write('<li><a href="news:%s">%s</a> ' % (p[1:], p[1:]))
if p[1:] in desc:
f.write(' <i>%s</i>\n' % desc[p[1:]])
else:
f.write('\n')
else:
# Output a hierarchy
printtree(f, tree[i], indent, p+'.'+i)
if l > 1:
f.write('\n</ul>')
# Reading descriptions file ---------------------------------------
# This returns a dict mapping group name to its description
def readdesc(descfile):
global desc
desc = {}
if descfile == '':
return
try:
with open(descfile, 'r') as d:
print 'Reading descriptions...'
for l in d:
bits = l.split()
try:
grp = bits[0]
dsc = ' '.join(bits[1:])
if len(dsc) > 1:
desc[grp] = dsc
except IndexError:
pass
except IOError:
print 'Failed to open description file ' + descfile
return
# Check that ouput directory exists, ------------------------------
# and offer to create it if not
def checkopdir(pagedir):
if not os.path.isdir(pagedir):
print 'Directory %s does not exist.' % pagedir
print 'Shall I create it for you? (y/n)'
if sys.stdin.readline()[0] == 'y':
try:
os.mkdir(pagedir, 0777)
except:
print 'Sorry - failed!'
sys.exit(1)
else:
print 'OK. Exiting.'
sys.exit(1)
# Read and write current local tree ----------------------------------
def readlocallist(treefile):
print 'Reading current local group list...'
tree = {}
try:
treetime = time.localtime(os.stat(treefile)[ST_MTIME])
except:
print '\n*** Failed to open local group cache '+treefile
print 'If this is the first time you have run newslist, then'
print 'use the -a option to create it.'
sys.exit(1)
treedate = '%02d%02d%02d' % (treetime[0] % 100, treetime[1], treetime[2])
try:
with open(treefile, 'rb') as dump:
tree = marshal.load(dump)
except IOError:
print 'Cannot open local group list ' + treefile
return (tree, treedate)
def writelocallist(treefile, tree):
try:
with open(treefile, 'wb') as dump:
groups = marshal.dump(tree, dump)
print 'Saved list to %s\n' % treefile
except:
print 'Sorry - failed to write to local group cache', treefile
print 'Does it (or its directory) have the correct permissions?'
sys.exit(1)
# Return list of all groups on server -----------------------------
def getallgroups(server):
print 'Getting list of all groups...'
treedate = '010101'
info = server.list()[1]
groups = []
print 'Processing...'
if skipempty:
print '\nIgnoring following empty groups:'
for i in info:
grpname = i[0].split()[0]
if skipempty and int(i[1]) < int(i[2]):
print grpname + ' ',
else:
groups.append(grpname)
print '\n'
if skipempty:
print '(End of empty groups)'
return groups
# Return list of new groups on server -----------------------------
def getnewgroups(server, treedate):
print 'Getting list of new groups since start of %s...' % treedate,
info = server.newgroups(treedate, '000001')[1]
print 'got %d.' % len(info)
print 'Processing...',
groups = []
for i in info:
grpname = i.split()[0]
groups.append(grpname)
print 'Done'
return groups
# Now the main program --------------------------------------------
def main():
tree = {}
# Check that the output directory exists
checkopdir(pagedir)
try:
print 'Connecting to %s...' % newshost
if sys.version[0] == '0':
s = NNTP.init(newshost)
else:
s = NNTP(newshost)
connected = True
except (nntplib.error_temp, nntplib.error_perm), x:
print 'Error connecting to host:', x
print 'I\'ll try to use just the local list.'
connected = False
# If -a is specified, read the full list of groups from server
if connected and len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == '-a':
groups = getallgroups(s)
# Otherwise just read the local file and then add
# groups created since local file last modified.
else:
(tree, treedate) = readlocallist(treefile)
if connected:
groups = getnewgroups(s, treedate)
if connected:
addtotree(tree, groups)
writelocallist(treefile,tree)
# Read group descriptions
readdesc(descfile)
print 'Creating pages...'
createpage(rootpage, tree, '')
print 'Done'
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
# That's all folks
######################################################################
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