This processor is a magic one, which is alternative processor for “Get Fulltext” processor in the case “Get Fulltext” doesn’t work for your source.

To be honest, it is a little bit complicated here with our own program language, but we will try to make it clear and easy.

We provide an easy way to test HTML Parser processor with the same interface at: http://demo.foobla.com/html_parser. You can test on it first to get the code and use it for your obGrabber Pipe.
You can refer HTML Parser samples to get more ideas about it.

There are three commands: split, wrap and replace to do magic with HTML source. Each command need to be placed on a new line. 

Function: split

To split/seperate HTML source to many parts base on a delimiter. This function is pretty similar to explode function in PHP (if you know PHP program language).

Syntax

split|{LINE}|{DELIMITER}|{RETURN}|{DEBUG}

• {LINE}: the output from {LINE}. Basically, you can put many lines and each line will have an output itself, and we can use output of this line as input of other line. “0” means the original input of the processor, “1” means the output of the line#1.
• {DELIMITER}: HTML or Text to delimiter the INPUT HTML source.
• {RETURN}: the number of part will be returned for the processor, start with 0, L stands for Last part.
• {DEBUG}: debug mode in the case the {DELIMITER} cannot be found from INPUT HTML source.
  • 0: return "” (empty string) in the case an error occurs.
  • 1: stop immediately in the case an error occurs.
  • 2: return INPUT HTML source.

Example

Example 1

split|0|<div class="post">|L|1

Split the INPUT HTML source to many parts by the delimiter <div class=”post”>, it gets the last part, and if nothing found, it will stop immediately and start over with the new item.

Example 2

split|2|<p class="paragraph">|1|2

Split the output from line#2 by the delimiter <p class=”paragraph”>, it gets the first part, and if nothing found, it will return the line-itself input.

Function: wrap

wrap/combine one or many parts (which returned by other lines) by a new HTML format.

Syntax

wrap|{INPUT_LINE1,INPUT_LINE2,...}|{WRAP_HTML}

• {INPUT_LINE1,INPUT_LINE2,...}: input lines variables to be wrapped.
• {WRAP_HTML}: there are variables in {WRAP_HTML}
  • {ogb-0} understands for the first line-parameter in INPUT_LINE1, this will be replaced by the output value of INPUT_LINE1.
  • {ogb-1} understands for the first line-parameter in INPUT_LINE2, this will be replaced by the output value of INPUT_LINE2.

Example

wrap|3,5|<div class="content">{ogb-0}<hr />{ogb-1}

Combine line#3 and line#5 into the new formated HTML source, the first line parameter (line#3) will be replaced for {obg-0}, the second line parameter (line#5) will be replaced for {obg-1}.

Function: replace

replaces an INPUT_SOURCE by a new one.

Syntax

replace|{INPUT_LINE}|{SEARCH}|{REPLACE}

• {INPUT_LINE}: get input from other line output.
• {SEARCH}: search this string.
• {REPLACE}: and replace by this string.

Example

replace|5|<div class="abc"|<div class="xyz" 

Find <div class=”abc” from line#5 output, replace it by <div class=”xyz” 

Text Spinner processor is for spinning input text to a different/unique text by using synonyms database (English or French support for now).

In input fields:
- ip[] text: select text field from engine (or from previous processor output)

In Text Spinner processor settings:
- Select language for ip[] text.
- Random: select random synonym word or the first synonym word from database.

In output fields: you will have the output field with text spinned.

Recently, plenty of obRSS customers asked for Image Tag (image node) in feed for iPhone and/or Android app.

obRSS is a powerful and flexible RSS Feed Syndicate solution with its core functions, it makes adding Image Tag/Node to each feed item pretty easy. We get it done within 15 minutes includes building installation packages time for both addon & plugin versions.

Be notice: addon version with prefix: obrss_addon_* is for obRSS 1.9 or older; while plugin version with prefix: plg_obrss_* is for obRSS 3.x which need to be installed via regular Joomla installation. More instruction can be found at How to install obRSS addon?

Existing customer can download this latest K2 addon/plugin for obRSS at http://foob.la/download

After weeks of hard-working with obGrabber Joomla! Extension, we have done the new version 3.1.0 for this cool grabbing extension.

Basically, the new version comes up with the combination for both version of Joomla: 2.5 and 3.0, it works with Joomla! 3.1 as well.

Last but not least, we added Guideline right inside the obGrabber extension itself which made it more friendlier for the first time usage.

Here are some more screenshots

Existing customer is freely to download this version from the download area at http://foob.la/download

VirtueMart auto social poster solution by obSocialSubmit with VirtueMart plugin.

Please see the screenshot to see how VirtueMart plugin works with obSocialSubmit.

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