Overview of Abdera-based Feed Samples

Feeds are a mechanism to deliver content in a standardized specification format. Atom Syndication Format and RSS are two such specifications. Apache Abdera is an open-source project providing feeds support within WebSphere® Application Server. Abdera addresses both the Atom syndication format and the Atom Publishing Protocol. In addition, Abdera currently supports reading RSS content.

Feed Samples, and what they demonstrate

The Feed samples have been built to demonstrate the Atom and RSS support in Abdera. In addition, it also demonstrates Atom Publishing Protocol support. Following are the specific scenarios that they support. Also refer to the Installation section for details on how to test these scenarios.

Package structure

The Feed Sample application is distributed as IBM® WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0, a Stand-alone package, and as an Eclipse plug-in.