RSS Reader

A simple ASP .NET Core web app for reading and managing RSS feeds.

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📖 Overview

RSS Reader lets you:

• Add any RSS feed by URL (with optional custom name).
• List all your feeds.
• View feed details (url, description, image).
• Browse and filter articles by date range.
• Search articles by title with autocomplete.
• Delete single or multiple feeds at once.
• Enjoy a responsive UI powered by Tailwind CSS and vanilla JavaScript.
• See a loading overlay on navigation and form submissions.
• Deploy easily to Azure App Service + Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

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🚀 Features

• Add Feed – URL + optional name, server‐side & client‐side validation.
• Feed List – bulk‐delete via checkboxes and modal confirmation.
• Feed Detail – display feed url, description (HTML), and image.
• Article Listing – automatic fetch on add, manual reload button.
• Date Filter – “from”/“to” date picker with JS validation.
• Search – <datalist> autocomplete + enable/disable submit button.
• Delete Modal – reusable partial with Tailwind styling.
• Custom Error Page – friendly “Something went wrong” UI.
• Loading Overlay – full‐page spinner on navigation & submit.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend:

  • ASP .NET Core 9.0
  • Entity Framework Core (Code-First + Migrations)
  • Npgsql (PostgreSQL provider)

• Database:

  • PostgreSQL 11 (Azure Database for PostgreSQL)

• Frontend:

  • Tailwind CSS (via npm)
  • Vanilla JavaScript (modals, validation, overlay)

• Deployment:

  • Azure App Service on Linux
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL

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⚙️ Prerequisites

• .NET 9.0 SDK
• Node.js & npm (for Tailwind build)
• PostgreSQL
• Git

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💻 Local Setup

1. Clone the repo

   git clone git@github.com:SirTomoslavka/rss-reader.git
   cd rss-reader
   npm i 
   dotnet build
   docker-compose up -d
   dotnet ef migrations add init
   dotnet ef database update