From 68f615cc6e6ac177109db5b3be4f9767c9cfd1a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Halter <868228+jhalter@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:44:53 -0700
Subject: Add feed-backed threaded news imports

---
 cmd/mobius-hotline-server/main.go                   | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 cmd/mobius-hotline-server/mobius/config/config.yaml | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

(limited to 'cmd')

diff --git a/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/main.go b/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/main.go
index 45b9a08..2511227 100644
--- a/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/main.go
@@ -205,9 +205,24 @@ func main() {
 		slogger.Error("Error loading news", "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	srv.ThreadedNewsMgr = threadedNews
 	reloaders = append(reloaders, namedReloader{"threaded news", threadedNews})
 
+	srv.ThreadedNewsMgr = threadedNews
+	if len(config.NewsFeeds) > 0 {
+		feedNews, err := mobius.NewFeedNewsManager(
+			threadedNews,
+			config.NewsFeeds,
+			slogger,
+			"mobius-hotline-server/"+version,
+			config.Encoding,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			slogger.Error("Error configuring feed-backed news", "err", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		srv.ThreadedNewsMgr = feedNews
+	}
+
 	srv.AccountManager, err = mobius.NewYAMLAccountManager(path.Join(*configDir, "Users/"))
 	if err != nil {
 		slogger.Error("Error loading accounts", "err", err)
diff --git a/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/mobius/config/config.yaml b/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/mobius/config/config.yaml
index d7ded22..2fda24c 100644
--- a/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/mobius/config/config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mobius-hotline-server/mobius/config/config.yaml
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ Trackers:
   - hotline.kicks-ass.net:5499
 # - example-tracker-with-password.com:5499:mypassword
 
-# Text encoding used for file and folder names sent to and from clients.
+# Text encoding used for file and folder names and server-generated feed news.
+# User-authored chat, news, replies, and usernames remain raw protocol bytes.
 # Supported values:
-#   "macintosh" - Translates between Mac Roman and UTF-8 (default, compatible with classic Hotline clients)
-#   "utf8"      - No conversion; passes file names through as-is (for servers with only modern UTF-8 clients)
+#   "macintosh" - Converts filesystem names and feed news for classic Hotline clients (default)
+#   "utf8"      - Leaves UTF-8 filesystem names and feed news unchanged (modern clients only)
 # If omitted, defaults to "macintosh".
 Encoding: macintosh
 
@@ -52,6 +53,18 @@ NewsDateFormat: ""
 # Optional custom delimiter between flat news postings
 NewsDelimiter: ""
 
+# Optional mappings from existing ordinary news categories to public RSS or
+# Atom feeds. Opening a mapped category checks its source and imports unseen
+# entries as ordinary root articles in ThreadedNews.yaml. The complete category
+# path must already exist. Feed formats are detected automatically.
+#
+# NewsFeeds:
+#   - CategoryPath: ["Software Updates", "Afterglow"]
+#     URL: "https://morphing.cloud/afterglow/appcast.xml"
+#   - CategoryPath: ["Software Updates", "Mobius"]
+#     URL: "https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/releases.atom"
+NewsFeeds: []
+
 # Maximum simultaneous downloads; currently unimplemented
 MaxDownloads: 0
 
@@ -67,4 +80,4 @@ IgnoreFiles:
   - '^@'       # Ignore all files starting with "@"
 
 # Enable service announcement on local network with Bonjour
-EnableBonjour: false
\ No newline at end of file
+EnableBonjour: false
-- 
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