[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #3950: enhance fetch_rss to optionally have a variable cache timeout

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#3950: enhance fetch_rss to optionally have a variable cache timeout
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 Reporter:  DD32         |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  2.2      
Component:  General      |     Version:  2.2      
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch
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 '''Issue:''' Plugin developers want to check a RSS feed only once per
 day.[[BR]][[BR]]
 '''Current Solution:''' Define MAGPIE_CACHE_AGE to the timeout value
 before retrieving RSS feed.[[BR]][[BR]]
 '''Issues with that solution:''' If multiple plugins want to use different
 timeouts, its impossible, Only the first item that uses fetch_rss may
 specify a timeout.[[BR]][[BR]]
 '''More Elegant solution:''' Allow fetch_rss() to accept a cache timeout:
 fetch_rss($rssFeedUrl,24*60*60) [[BR]][[BR]]
 '''Other Notes:'''[[BR]]
 Patch attached to make this possible, At present All RSS feeds are cached
 for 1hour, unless MAGPIE_CACHE_AGE is set beforehand.[[BR]]
 This also allows developers to disable the RSS cache by specifying a
 timeout value of 0 seconds. This is not aimed at plugin developers, but
 mainly towards developers working on any Administration issues which may
 require constant RSS updates.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3950>
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