SAP Community RSS Feed API

A Node.js server that converts SAP Community content into RSS feeds, allowing you to stay updated with SAP Community posts through your favorite RSS reader.

Features

• Convert SAP Community messages into RSS feeds
• Filter content by various parameters:
  • Author ID
  • Board ID
  • Subject
  • Conversation style (blog/Q&A)
  • SAP Managed Tags
  • Include/exclude replies
• Swagger documentation available at /api-docs
• Automatic deployment via GitHub Actions

API Usage

Base URL

• Production: https://rss-scn.marianzeis.de/
• Development: http://localhost:3100

Endpoints

GET /api/messages

Returns an RSS feed of SAP Community messages based on the provided filters.

Required: At least one filter parameter must be specified.

Parameters:

• author.id - Filter by author ID
• board.id - Filter by board ID
• subject - Filter by subject (partial match)
• conversation.style - Filter by type (blog or qanda)
• managedTag.id - Filter by SAP Managed Tag ID
• managedTag.title - Filter by SAP Managed Tag title
• feeds.replies - Include replies (true/false)

Example:

https://rss-scn.marianzeis.de/api/messages?conversation.style=blog&managedTag.title=ABAP

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/marianfoo/rss-scn.git
cd rss-scn

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Start the server

node index.js

The server will start on port 3100 by default (configurable via PORT environment variable).

Deployment

The project uses GitHub Actions for automated deployment. The workflow is triggered when:

• Changes are pushed to index.js in the main branch
• Manually triggered through GitHub Actions

Deployment Requirements

The following secrets need to be configured in GitHub:

• SSH_IP - Server IP address
• SSH_USER - SSH username
• SSH_PRIVATE_KEY - SSH private key for authentication

Documentation

API documentation is available through Swagger UI at /api-docs.

Scripts

Create OPML from SAP Community Following

This script generates an OPML file containing RSS feeds for all the people you follow on SAP Community.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Your SAP Community Profile ID

Usage

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies as described above
2. Edit create-opml-scn-following.js and replace yourProfileId with your SAP Community Profile ID
3. Run the script:

node create-opml-scn-following.js

The script will:

1. Fetch all users you follow on SAP Community
2. Generate RSS feed URLs for each follower
3. Create an OPML file (followers_feeds.opml) that you can import into your RSS reader

Finding Your Profile ID

You can find your profile ID in one of two ways:

• Navigate to your profile page and copy the ID from the URL:
  https://profile.sap.com/profile/[your-profile-id]
• Go to https://community.sap.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/[your-user-id]