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Add latest news feed from Mastodon on homepage instead of Twitter #123

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docusaurus.config.js
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Expand Up @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const config = {

// { to: "/event", label: "Event", position: "left" },
{ to: "/tools", label: "Tools", position: "left" },
{ to: "/test"},
// { to: "/test"},
// { to: "/data1", label: "Data1", position: "left" },
// { to: "/data2", label: "Data2", position: "left" },

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144 changes: 120 additions & 24 deletions src/components/MastodonFeed.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -6,11 +6,87 @@ type Post = {
content: string;
pubDate: string;
imageUrl: string | null;
authorName: string;
authorHandle: string;
authorUrl: string;
};


function AuthorHeader({
name,
handle,
url,
avatar,
}: {
name: string;
handle: string;
url: string;
avatar: string | null;
}) {
return (
<a
href={url}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
gap: "10px",
textDecoration: "none",
color: "inherit",
marginBottom: "8px",
}}
>
{/* Real profile image */}
{avatar ? (
<img
src={avatar}
alt={name}
style={{
width: "42px",
height: "42px",
borderRadius: "10px",
objectFit: "cover",
}}
/>
) : (
<div
style={{
width: "42px",
height: "42px",
borderRadius: "10px",
background: "#999",
}}
/>
)}

{/* Text */}
<div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
<span style={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>{name}</span>
<span style={{ fontSize: "12px", color: "#666" }}>{handle}</span>
</div>
</a>
);
}


export function MastodonFeed() {
const [posts, setPosts] = useState<Post[]>([]);
const RSS_URL = "https://mastodon.social/@rawanabdellatif.rss";
const [avatar, setAvatar] = useState<string | null>(null);

const RSS_URL = "https://mastodon.social/@daslab.rss";



useEffect(() => {
fetch(
"https://mastodon.social/api/v1/accounts/lookup?acct=daslab"
)
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((data) => setAvatar(data.avatar))
.catch((err) => console.error("Avatar fetch error:", err));
}, []);


useEffect(() => {
fetch(RSS_URL)
Expand All @@ -26,42 +102,33 @@ export function MastodonFeed() {
const link = item.querySelector("link")?.textContent || "";
const pubDate = item.querySelector("pubDate")?.textContent || "";

// content
const contentNode =
item.querySelector("content\\:encoded") ||
item.querySelector("description");

const content = contentNode?.textContent || "";

// -------------------------
// IMAGE EXTRACTION (FIXED)
// -------------------------

let imageUrl: string | null = null;

// 1. enclosure (BEST SOURCE)
const enclosure = item.querySelector("enclosure");
if (enclosure?.getAttribute("url")) {
imageUrl = enclosure.getAttribute("url");
}

// 2. media:content fallback
if (!imageUrl) {
const mediaContent = item.getElementsByTagName("media:content")[0];
const mediaContent =
item.getElementsByTagName("media:content")[0];
if (mediaContent?.getAttribute("url")) {
imageUrl = mediaContent.getAttribute("url");
}
}

// 3. HTML <img> fallback
if (!imageUrl) {
const contentDoc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(
content,
"text/html"
);

const img = contentDoc.querySelector("img");

if (img) {
imageUrl =
img.getAttribute("src") ||
Expand All @@ -70,7 +137,16 @@ export function MastodonFeed() {
}
}

return { title, link, content, pubDate, imageUrl };
return {
title,
link,
content,
pubDate,
imageUrl,
authorName: "DASLAB",
authorHandle: "@daslab",
authorUrl: "https://mastodon.social/@daslab",
};
});

setPosts(latestPosts);
Expand All @@ -90,39 +166,59 @@ export function MastodonFeed() {
gap: "15px",
marginBottom: "20px",
border: "1px solid #ddd",
padding: "10px",
borderRadius: "8px",
padding: "12px",
borderRadius: "10px",
}}
>
{/* Image */}
{/* Post image */}
{post.imageUrl && (
<img
src={post.imageUrl}
alt={post.title || "Mastodon media"}
alt={post.title}
style={{
width: "120px",
height: "120px",
objectFit: "cover",
borderRadius: "6px",
borderRadius: "8px",
}}
/>
)}

{/* Content */}
<div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
<div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: post.content }} />
{/* Author with REAL avatar */}
<AuthorHeader
name={post.authorName}
handle={post.authorHandle}
url={post.authorUrl}
avatar={avatar}
/>

{/* Text */}
<div style={{ marginBottom: "6px" }}>
{post.content
? post.content.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "").slice(0, 200) +
"..."
: ""}
</div>

{/* Date */}
<small style={{ color: "#555" }}>
{post.pubDate
? new Date(post.pubDate).toLocaleDateString()
: ""}
</small>

{/* <br /> */}
<div>
<a href={post.link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
View on Mastodon
</a></div>
{/* Link */}
<div style={{ marginTop: "6px" }}>
<a
href={post.link}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
>
View on Mastodon
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
))}
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions src/pages/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import useDocusaurusContext from "@docusaurus/useDocusaurusContext";
import styles from "./index.module.css";
import logo from "../../static/img/logo.png";
import { TwitterFeed } from "../components/Twitter";
import { MastodonFeed } from "../components/MastodonFeed";
import HomeNotes from "./_home.mdx";

function HomepageHeader() {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ export default function Home(): JSX.Element {
<HomeNotes />
</div>
<div className={clsx("col col--5 margin-bottom--lg")}>
<TwitterFeed
{/* <TwitterFeed
username="DASLabConcordia"
accountName="DAS Lab"
tweetLimit="2"
/>
/> */}
<MastodonFeed />
</div>
</div>
</div>
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