java library for reading RSS and ATOM feeds

Question

I am looking for libraries which can read RSS / ATOM feeds in my J2EE application (based on JBoss Seam).

Is Rome the only application there for reading feeds?

I am assuming the Seam RSS integration is only for generating RSS feeds and not for reading feeds.

Solution 1

Have you had a look into the following list? http://java-source.net/open-source/rss-rdf-tools

Even though it has been mentioned several times, I would suggest using Rome as well.

Solution 2

Rome is a very mature, extremely well java-documented library and is still the de facto standard for this job.

Solution 3

For Atom it is Apache Abdera: http://abdera.apache.org/

Solution 4

Yes. Eddie, and feed4j are other useful tools.

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Comments

[Sam]

I read somewhere that it is not possible to read RSS feeds via Abdera, since most of the feeds are only in RSS I would prefer a reader which is capable of reading both RSS / Atom feeds. I am looking for suggestions on what would someone do today, if they have to read ATOM / RSS feeds. I wouldn't prefer to use two different libraries for this purpose.

[Ярослав Рахматуллин]

The Rome link points to an ads-only site.

[Jawed Warsi]

github.com/rometools/rome appears to be the new location (see also rometools.jira.com)

[Sync]

This project has been retired and should no longer be an option.