
def group_feed_reader(group,mode='div',counter='5'):
    """parse group feeds"""

    url = "http://groups.google.com/group/%s/feed/rss_v2_0_topics.xml?num=%s" %\
          (group,counter)
    from gluon.contrib import feedparser
    g = feedparser.parse(url)

    if mode == 'div':
        html = XML(TAG.BLOCKQUOTE(UL(*[LI(A(entry['title']+' - ' +\
                                 entry['author'][entry['author'].rfind('('):],\
                                 _href=entry['link'],_target='_blank'))\
                            for entry in g['entries'] ]),\
                       _class="boxInfo",\
                       _style="padding-bottom:5px;"))

    else:
        html = XML(UL(*[LI(A(entry['title']+' - ' +\
                             entry['author'][entry['author'].rfind('('):],\
                             _href=entry['link'],_target='_blank'))\
                            for entry in g['entries'] ]))

    return html


def code_feed_reader(project,mode='div'):
    """parse code feeds"""

    url = "http://code.google.com/feeds/p/%s/hgchanges/basic" % project
    from gluon.contrib import feedparser
    g = feedparser.parse(url)
    if mode == 'div':
        html = XML(DIV(UL(*[LI(A(entry['title'],_href=entry['link'],\
                                 _target='_blank'))\
                            for entry in g['entries'][0:5]]),\
                       _class="boxInfo",\
                       _style="padding-bottom:5px;"))
    else:
        html = XML(UL(*[LI(A(entry['title'],_href=entry['link'],\
                             _target='_blank'))\
                            for entry in g['entries'][0:5]]))


    return html




