private String getEntryContent(SyndEntry entry) {
    List contents = entry.getContents();
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int index = 0; contents != null && index < contents.size(); index++) {
      SyndContent content = (SyndContent) contents.get(index);
      buffer.append(content.getValue());
    }

    return (buffer.length() == 0) ? entry.getDescription().getValue() : buffer.toString();
  }
 private FeedItem convertEntryToFeedItem(SyndEntry entry) {
   if (entry != null) {
     String content = this.getEntryContent(entry);
     String description =
         entry.getDescription() == null ? content : entry.getDescription().getValue();
     String title = entry.getTitle();
     String url = entry.getLink();
     Date date =
         entry.getUpdatedDate() == null ? entry.getPublishedDate() : entry.getUpdatedDate();
     return new FeedItem(content, description, title, url, date);
   }
   return null;
 }
  // Logs a new ATOM entry
  public static synchronized void addATOMEntry(
      String title, String link, String description, File atomFile, String context) {
    try {

      if (atomFile.exists()) {

        // System.out.println("ATOM file found!");
        /** Namespace URI for content:encoded elements */
        String CONTENT_NS = "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom";

        /** Parses RSS or Atom to instantiate a SyndFeed. */
        SyndFeedInput input = new SyndFeedInput();

        /** Transforms SyndFeed to RSS or Atom XML. */
        SyndFeedOutput output = new SyndFeedOutput();

        // Load the feed, regardless of RSS or Atom type
        SyndFeed feed = input.build(new XmlReader(atomFile));

        // Set the output format of the feed
        feed.setFeedType("atom_1.0");

        List<SyndEntry> items = feed.getEntries();
        int numItems = items.size();
        if (numItems > 9) {
          items.remove(0);
          feed.setEntries(items);
        }

        SyndEntry newItem = new SyndEntryImpl();
        newItem.setTitle(title);
        newItem.setLink(link);
        newItem.setUri(link);
        SyndContent desc = new SyndContentImpl();
        desc.setType("text/html");
        desc.setValue(description);
        newItem.setDescription(desc);
        desc.setType("text/html");
        newItem.setPublishedDate(new java.util.Date());

        List<SyndCategory> categories = new ArrayList<SyndCategory>();
        if (CommonConfiguration.getProperty("htmlTitle", context) != null) {
          SyndCategory category2 = new SyndCategoryImpl();
          category2.setName(CommonConfiguration.getProperty("htmlTitle", context));
          categories.add(category2);
        }
        newItem.setCategories(categories);
        if (CommonConfiguration.getProperty("htmlAuthor", context) != null) {
          newItem.setAuthor(CommonConfiguration.getProperty("htmlAuthor", context));
        }
        items.add(newItem);
        feed.setEntries(items);

        feed.setPublishedDate(new java.util.Date());

        FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(atomFile);
        output.output(feed, writer);
        writer.toString();
      }
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
      System.out.println("ERROR: Could not find the ATOM file.");
      ioe.printStackTrace();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Unknown exception trying to add an entry to the ATOM file.");
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }