google.load("feeds", "1") //Load Google Ajax Feed API (version 1)

function rssdisplayer(divid, url, feedlimit, showoptions){
this.showoptions=showoptions || "" //get string of options to show ("date" and/or "description")
var feedpointer=new google.feeds.Feed(url) //create new instance of Google Ajax Feed API
feedpointer.setNumEntries(feedlimit) //set number of items to display
document.write('<div id="'+divid+'">Loading feed...</div>')
this.feedcontainer=document.getElementById(divid)
var displayer=this
feedpointer.load(function(r){displayer.formatoutput(r)}) //call Feed.load() to retrieve and output RSS feed
}


rssdisplayer.prototype.formatdate=function(datestr){
var itemdate=new Date(datestr)
return "<span style='color:gray; font-size: 90%'>"+itemdate.toLocaleString()+"</span>"
}


rssdisplayer.prototype.formatoutput=function(result){
if (!result.error){ //if RSS feed successfully fetched
var thefeeds=result.feed.entries //get all feed entries as a JSON array
var rssoutput=""
var strTitle=""
for (var i=0; i<thefeeds.length; i++){ //loop through entries
strTitle = thefeeds[i].title;

	if(strTitle.search(/note:/)==-1) {
	var itemtitle="<p><span class=Green><strong>" + strTitle + "</strong></span><br>"
	var itemdate=/date/i.test(this.showoptions)? this.formatdate(thefeeds[i].publishedDate) : ""
	var itemdescription=/description/i.test(this.showoptions)? "<br />"+thefeeds[i].content : /snippet/i.test(this.showoptions)? "<br />"+thefeeds[i].contentSnippet  : ""
	rssoutput+= itemtitle + " " + itemdescription 
	if(strTitle.search(/New Tech Show and Tell/)==0) {
		rssoutput+=" - <a href=register.asp class=Green>signup here</a></p>"
	} else {
		rssoutput+=" - <a href=\"" + thefeeds[i].link + "\" target=_blank class=Green>read more and signup</a></p>"
	}
	
	}

}
this.feedcontainer.innerHTML=rssoutput
}
else //else, output error
alert("Error fetching feeds: "+result.error.message)
}
//USAGE SYNTAX: new rssdisplayer("divid", "rssurl", numberofitems, "displayoptions")