Blog Aggregator

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This is a command-line Blog Aggregator built in Go.
It allows users to register, add RSS feeds, follow other users’ feeds, and browse posts — all from the terminal.
The project uses PostgreSQL for data persistence and a simple CLI command system for interaction.

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Requirements

Before running the project, make sure you have:

• Go 1.23+ installed

• PostgreSQL installed and running

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Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/blog-aggregator.git
cd blog-aggregator

2. Set up the database

Create a PostgreSQL database and run migrations using Goose:

createdb blog_aggregator
goose -dir ./sql/schema postgres "postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/blog_aggregator?sslmode=disable" up

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Running the App

You don’t need to install a binary — you can simply run commands using:

go run . <command> [args...]

Example:

go run . register mecebeci
go run . login mecebeci
go run . addfeed "Hacker News" "https://hnrss.org/newest"
go run . feeds
go run . browse

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Available Commands

Command	Description	Login Required
register <username>	Register a new user	No
login <username>	Log in as an existing user	No
reset	Reset all local configuration (clears logged-in user)	No
users	List all registered users	No
agg	Start the feed aggregator (fetches and updates posts)	No
addfeed <name> <url>	Add a new RSS feed	Yes
feeds	List all feeds and their owners	No
follow <feed_url>	Follow a feed by URL	Yes
following	Show feeds you’re currently following	Yes
unfollow <feed_url>	Unfollow a feed	Yes
browse	Browse latest posts from your followed feeds	Yes

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Config File

After logging in or registering, a config file is automatically created here:

~/.config/blog-aggregator/config.json

Example content:

{
  "current_user_name": "mecebeci"
}

This file keeps track of the currently logged-in user.

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