FeedMe - Scratch Extension for RSS and Google searches

powerpoint56

The unofficial FeedMe Scratch Extension adds functionality from the Google Feed API to Scratch projects. Projects can process RSS feeds, like the Discuss Scratch feed, news feeds, etc. Another cool feature is that you can get results from a (somewhat modified) Google search! This is happening in Scratch!

Get the Extension
Follow the instructions here.

Documentation
On Github

See it in action

Update
Version 3 is released! If you already have version 1-2, you will have to install again. Hopefully the next update will be automatic.

Please report glitches, and if you have a better name, let me know.

Thanks!

Last edited by powerpoint56 (Feb. 11, 2015 00:22:03)

powerpoint56

Demo of FeedMe
It would be cool to make a tool that tells you about new Scratch forum posts. But what if you could make it in Scratch?

Once you have the bookmark for the extension added, open a new Scratch project and click the bookmark. Go to More Blocks for the new blocks.

set [latest feed title v] to [0] // We'll use these variables to compare to new data.
set [latest feed author v] to [0]
forever
new feed from (don't cache url [http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/feeds/forum/5/] :: extension) with (1) entries :: extension
wait (30) secs
end

This loads the Scratch Forums Announcement feed, over and over again, forever. (don't cache url) is used so that your web browser doesn't save the old results from the last time you asked this.

Now, if the information for the latest feed entry has a new author or a new title, we reset the info and play an alarm.

set [latest feed title v] to [0] // We'll use these variables to compare to new data.
set [latest feed author v] to [0]
forever
new feed from (don't cache url [http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/feeds/forum/5/] :: extension) with (1) entries :: extension
if ((([title v] of feed entry (1) :: extension) = (latest feed title)) or (([author v] of feed entry (1) :: extension) = (latest feed author)))
play sound [meow v] // some alarm sound
set [latest feed title v] to ([title v] of feed entry (1) :: extension)
set [latest feed author v] to ([author v] of feed entry (1) :: extension)
end
wait (30) secs
end

Of course, you can play around with this and add a lot more. Enjoy!

Last edited by powerpoint56 (Feb. 10, 2015 01:09:20)

powerpoint56

Bump. There's now a demo for this above.

powerpoint56

bump. Has anyone even used this?

powerpoint56

Version 3 is released! Now, using the power of Google Feed API, you can basically make a feed based on a Google search. For instance:

new feed from query [scratch] :: extension

This will bring up topics relevant to Scratch from the web, like “Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share,” “Scratch Help,” “Scratch Baking,” etc. Then you can say:

([title v] of feed entry (1) :: extension)

And it will give you the first title (“Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share”).

There are endless possibilities with this! And you can narrow down your search with something like “site:scratch.mit.edu”, just like a normal Google search.

Last edited by powerpoint56 (Feb. 11, 2015 00:37:45)

MegaApuTurkUltra

Awesome extension! Can't wait to try it out

powerpoint56

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
Awesome extension! Can't wait to try it out

Thanks!

bump

powerpoint56

powerpoint56 wrote:
bump

powerpoint56

powerpoint56 wrote:
powerpoint56 wrote:
bump

-_-

PullJosh

Wow, that looks really cool!
This topic isn't getting the attention it deserves. :3

powerpoint56

PullJosh wrote:
Wow, that looks really cool!
This topic isn't getting the attention it deserves. :3

Thanks! (finally got a reply, lol)

powerpoint56

yeah

bump

Last edited by powerpoint56 (Feb. 21, 2015 17:16:33)

andrewjcole

fistbump.

Neat extension! Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.

powerpoint56

andrewjcole wrote:
fistbump.

Neat extension! Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.

Yes, the extensions are flooding the ATs, like Scratch mods used to.

MegaApuTurkUltra

powerpoint56 wrote:
andrewjcole wrote:
fistbump.

Neat extension! Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.
Yes, the extensions are flooding the ATs, like Scratch mods used to.

MSU has an extensions list, but it's not getting updated.

Maybe I should update it

edo31415

andrewjcole wrote:
fistbump.

Neat extension! Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.

How about scratchextstore.weebly.com

Znapi

edo31415 wrote:
andrewjcole wrote:
Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.
How about scratchextstore.weebly.com

Nice site, but I think many people have begun to use this much simpler site since making extensions became public.

Last edited by Znapi (June 2, 2015 03:05:48)

Thepuzzlegame

Znapi wrote:
edo31415 wrote:
andrewjcole wrote:
Someone needs to make an extension shop, where you can browse through the many extensions.
How about scratchextstore.weebly.com
Nice site, but I think many people have begun to use this much simpler site since making extensions became public.

Thanks for the mention!

There are still many things I'd like to revise and add to the site, but it's turning out pretty nice so far.

Last edited by Thepuzzlegame (June 2, 2015 02:17:39)

Future_Studios_

Cannot go to extension page

DifferentDance8

Future_Studios_ wrote:
Cannot go to extension page

I'm going to presume that's because this extension was last released in 2015.

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