Very simple. Should not take more than a day. Any programming language acceptable but javascript is preferred.
1) Create a basic robot to monitor multiple RSS feeds from a number of blogs in real time or near real time.
2) When a new RSS entry occurs, post it into a form on a given url. I have a piece of javascript to do this. Using another method is also fine.
Note: the robot must authenticate to the service via a form! It is YC hacker news service. No elaborate oath required. Just username password submission.
Additional requirements:
1) I don't care what language it is written in. Sticking to javascript is preferable though.
2) The robot must run in the cloud. I don't care what platform so long as it is easy to set up and maintain.
3) No admin interface is necessary. I am happy to modify the code to include additional RSS URLs or use MyPHPAdmin or similar tool to modify things.?
4) I will assist to set up hosting if necessary.
5) If the robot fails or goes down. I should receive a notification via email. (You can use sendgrid or just via google smtp server.)
If this project is successful I may wish to expand on some points for the robot to perform additional actions.
Possible code sources:
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There are also multiple wordpress plugins you could reuse php code from for this purpose.
## Deliverables
1) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Employer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No 3rd party components unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the employer on the site per the worker's Worker Legal Agreement).
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