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+package main
+
+/*
+This is a minimal sample application, demonstrating how to set up an RSS feed
+for regular polling of new channels/items.
+
+Build & run with:
+
+ $ 6g example.go && 6l example.6 && ./6.out
+
+*/
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	rss "github.com/jteeuwen/go-pkg-rss"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// This sets up a new feed and polls it for new channels/items.
+	// Invoke it with 'go PollFeed(...)' to have the polling performed in a
+	// separate goroutine, so you can continue with the rest of your program.
+	PollFeed("http://blog.case.edu/news/feed.atom", 5)
+}
+
+func PollFeed(uri string, timeout int) {
+	feed := rss.New(timeout, true, chanHandler, itemHandler)
+
+	for {
+		if err := feed.Fetch(uri, nil); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[e] %s: %s", uri, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		<-time.After(time.Duration(feed.SecondsTillUpdate() * 1e9))
+	}
+}
+
+func chanHandler(feed *rss.Feed, newchannels []*rss.Channel) {
+	fmt.Printf("%d new channel(s) in %s\n", len(newchannels), feed.Url)
+}
+
+func itemHandler(feed *rss.Feed, ch *rss.Channel, newitems []*rss.Item) {
+	fmt.Printf("%d new item(s) in %s\n", len(newitems), feed.Url)
+}