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+#!/opt/local/bin/ruby
+
+# $Id: ruby 1370 2005-03-19 12:43:35Z ward $
+# $Source$
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Ward Wouts <ward@wouts.nl>
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+# WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+# WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+# ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+podcasts = {
+	"distortedview" => {
+		"rss" => 'http://www.distortedview.com/show/index.xml',
+		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/Distorted View',
+		"rename" => [ /_(\d\d\d\d)(\d\d)/, '\2\1' ],
+	},
+	"tagesschau" => {
+		"rss" => 'http://www.tagesschau.de/export/podcast',
+		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/Tagesschau',
+		"delete" => true,
+	},
+}
+
+require 'net/http'
+require 'uri'
+require 'rexml/document'
+
+def fetch(uri_str, limit = 10)
+	# You should choose better exception.
+	raise ArgumentError, 'HTTP redirect too deep' if limit == 0
+
+	response = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(uri_str))
+	case response
+	when Net::HTTPSuccess		then response
+	when Net::HTTPRedirection	then fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
+	else
+		response.error!
+	end
+end
+
+for podcast in podcasts.keys.sort
+	puts podcast
+	res = fetch(podcasts[podcast]["rss"])
+	filelist = {}
+
+	xmldoc = REXML::Document.new(res.body)
+	xmldoc.elements.each("rss/channel/*/enclosure") {|x|
+		if ! x.attribute("url").nil?
+			cast = x.attribute("url").to_s.dup
+			filename = cast.dup
+			filename.sub!(/^.*\//, "")
+			if podcasts[podcast]["rename"]
+				filename.sub!(podcasts[podcast]["rename"][0], podcasts[podcast]["rename"][1])
+			end
+			filelist[filename] = true
+			if ! File.exists?("#{podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}")
+				puts "gotta get #{podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}"
+				response = fetch(cast)
+				File.open("#{podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "w"){|f|
+					f.print(response.body)
+				}
+			end
+		end
+	}
+	if podcasts[podcast]["delete"]
+		Dir.open(podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]).each {|entry|
+			if File.file?("#{podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{entry}") &&
+			    ! filelist[entry]
+				puts "deleting #{entry}"
+				File.unlink("#{podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{entry}")
+			end
+		}
+	end
+end