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="<ul>"
	for (var i=0; i<thefeeds.length; i++){ //loop through entries
		var itemtitle="<a target=\"blank\" href=\"" + thefeeds[i].link + "\">" + thefeeds[i].title + "</a>"
		var itemdate=/date/i.test(this.showoptions)? this.formatdate(thefeeds[i].publishedDate) : ""
		var itemdescription=/description/i.test(this.showoptions)? "<br />"+thefeeds[i].contentSnippet : /snippet/i.test(this.showoptions)? "<br />"+thefeeds[i].contentSnippet  : ""
		<!-- rssoutput+="<li>" + itemtitle + " " + itemdate + itemdescription + "</li>" -->
		rssoutput+=itemtitle + " " + itemdate + itemdescription + "<br><br>"
	}
	rssoutput+="</ul>"
	this.feedcontainer.innerHTML=rssoutput
}
	else //else, output error
	alert("Error fetching feeds: "+result.error.message)
}