ATOM Library for .NET

ATOM Library is a .NET class library for ATOM specification designed to provide you with a reusable object model for writing and parsing ATOM feeds.

Key Features:

• Supports versions 0.3 and 1.0 with all constructs.


• Reads feeds that do not adhere precisely to the ATOM specification and are 'loose' in their interpretation.


• Complete integration with Visual Studio.NET 2003/Visual Studio 2005/Visual Web Developer.


• Reads feeds from Windows Common Feed List.


• All underlying functions, including parsing, manipulating, and creating XML elements and attributes, are handled internally by the library.

Technical Specifications:

• Compatible with .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 2.x.


• Can be used in a desktop application, a Web Service, or in ASP.NET web page.


• Reading and writing of feed files can be easily accomplished with a single method call on an ATOMFeed object.


• Generation of strongly typed classes for ATOM feeds including strongly typed channel, items, image, handler based on an ATOM URL or a file.


• Allows reading password-protected feeds. The library can parse username and password information from a URL as well as accept credentials as parameters programmatically provided.

Additional Features:

• Feed streams can be filtered and merged from a series of existing feeds to create whole new feeds.


• PingBack and TrackBack protocols are supported.


• AutoDiscovery supported from a LINK tag.


• Transform feeds from one version to the other on the fly.


• Includes a SqlHelper class for high performance when creating dynamic feeds.


• Extensive exception handling and logging framework.

Limitations:

• 20 days trial