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+"""
+RSS feed generation for StarPunk
+
+This module provides RSS 2.0 feed generation from published notes using the
+feedgen library. Feeds include proper RFC-822 dates, CDATA-wrapped HTML
+content, and all required RSS elements.
+
+Functions:
+    generate_feed: Generate RSS 2.0 XML feed from notes
+    format_rfc822_date: Format datetime to RFC-822 for RSS
+    get_note_title: Extract title from note (first line or timestamp)
+    clean_html_for_rss: Clean HTML for CDATA safety
+
+Standards:
+    - RSS 2.0 specification compliant
+    - RFC-822 date format
+    - Atom self-link for feed discovery
+    - CDATA wrapping for HTML content
+"""
+
+# Standard library imports
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Optional
+
+# Third-party imports
+from feedgen.feed import FeedGenerator
+
+# Local imports
+from starpunk.models import Note
+
+
+def generate_feed(
+    site_url: str,
+    site_name: str,
+    site_description: str,
+    notes: list[Note],
+    limit: int = 50,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate RSS 2.0 XML feed from published notes
+
+    Creates a standards-compliant RSS 2.0 feed with proper channel metadata
+    and item entries for each note. Includes Atom self-link for discovery.
+
+    Args:
+        site_url: Base URL of the site (e.g., 'https://example.com')
+        site_name: Site title for RSS channel
+        site_description: Site description for RSS channel
+        notes: List of Note objects to include (should be published only)
+        limit: Maximum number of items to include (default: 50)
+
+    Returns:
+        RSS 2.0 XML string (UTF-8 encoded, pretty-printed)
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If site_url or site_name is empty
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> notes = list_notes(published_only=True, limit=50)
+        >>> feed_xml = generate_feed(
+        ...     site_url='https://example.com',
+        ...     site_name='My Blog',
+        ...     site_description='My personal notes',
+        ...     notes=notes
+        ... )
+        >>> print(feed_xml[:38])
+        <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+    """
+    # Validate required parameters
+    if not site_url or not site_url.strip():
+        raise ValueError("site_url is required and cannot be empty")
+
+    if not site_name or not site_name.strip():
+        raise ValueError("site_name is required and cannot be empty")
+
+    # Remove trailing slash from site_url for consistency
+    site_url = site_url.rstrip("/")
+
+    # Create feed generator
+    fg = FeedGenerator()
+
+    # Set channel metadata (required elements)
+    fg.id(site_url)
+    fg.title(site_name)
+    fg.link(href=site_url, rel="alternate")
+    fg.description(site_description or site_name)
+    fg.language("en")
+
+    # Add self-link for feed discovery (Atom namespace)
+    fg.link(href=f"{site_url}/feed.xml", rel="self", type="application/rss+xml")
+
+    # Set last build date to now
+    fg.lastBuildDate(datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+
+    # Add items (limit to configured maximum)
+    for note in notes[:limit]:
+        # Create feed entry
+        fe = fg.add_entry()
+
+        # Build permalink URL
+        permalink = f"{site_url}{note.permalink}"
+
+        # Set required item elements
+        fe.id(permalink)
+        fe.title(get_note_title(note))
+        fe.link(href=permalink)
+        fe.guid(permalink, permalink=True)
+
+        # Set publication date (ensure UTC timezone)
+        pubdate = note.created_at
+        if pubdate.tzinfo is None:
+            # If naive datetime, assume UTC
+            pubdate = pubdate.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        fe.pubDate(pubdate)
+
+        # Set description with HTML content in CDATA
+        # feedgen automatically wraps content in CDATA for RSS
+        html_content = clean_html_for_rss(note.html)
+        fe.description(html_content)
+
+    # Generate RSS 2.0 XML (pretty-printed)
+    return fg.rss_str(pretty=True).decode("utf-8")
+
+
+def format_rfc822_date(dt: datetime) -> str:
+    """
+    Format datetime to RFC-822 format for RSS
+
+    RSS 2.0 requires RFC-822 date format for pubDate and lastBuildDate.
+    Format: "Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000"
+
+    Args:
+        dt: Datetime object to format (naive datetime assumed to be UTC)
+
+    Returns:
+        RFC-822 formatted date string
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> dt = datetime(2024, 11, 18, 12, 0, 0)
+        >>> format_rfc822_date(dt)
+        'Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000'
+    """
+    # Ensure datetime has timezone (assume UTC if naive)
+    if dt.tzinfo is None:
+        dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+    # Format to RFC-822
+    # Format string: %a = weekday, %d = day, %b = month, %Y = year
+    #                %H:%M:%S = time, %z = timezone offset
+    return dt.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
+
+
+def get_note_title(note: Note) -> str:
+    """
+    Extract title from note content
+
+    Attempts to extract a meaningful title from the note. Uses the first
+    line of content (stripped of markdown heading syntax) or falls back
+    to a formatted timestamp if content is unavailable.
+
+    Algorithm:
+        1. Try note.title property (first line, stripped of # syntax)
+        2. Fall back to timestamp if title is unavailable
+
+    Args:
+        note: Note object
+
+    Returns:
+        Title string (max 100 chars, truncated if needed)
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> # Note with heading
+        >>> note = Note(...)  # content: "# My First Note\\n\\n..."
+        >>> get_note_title(note)
+        'My First Note'
+
+        >>> # Note without heading (timestamp fallback)
+        >>> note = Note(...)  # content: "Just some text"
+        >>> get_note_title(note)
+        'November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM'
+    """
+    try:
+        # Use Note's title property (handles extraction logic)
+        title = note.title
+
+        # Truncate to 100 characters for RSS compatibility
+        if len(title) > 100:
+            title = title[:100].strip() + "..."
+
+        return title
+
+    except (FileNotFoundError, OSError, AttributeError):
+        # If title extraction fails, use timestamp
+        return note.created_at.strftime("%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p")
+
+
+def clean_html_for_rss(html: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Ensure HTML is safe for RSS CDATA wrapping
+
+    RSS readers expect HTML content wrapped in CDATA sections. The feedgen
+    library handles CDATA wrapping automatically, but we need to ensure
+    the HTML doesn't contain CDATA end markers that would break parsing.
+
+    This function is primarily defensive - markdown-rendered HTML should
+    not contain CDATA markers, but we check anyway.
+
+    Args:
+        html: Rendered HTML content from markdown
+
+    Returns:
+        Cleaned HTML safe for CDATA wrapping
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> html = "<p>Hello world</p>"
+        >>> clean_html_for_rss(html)
+        '<p>Hello world</p>'
+
+        >>> # Edge case: HTML containing CDATA end marker
+        >>> html = "<p>Example: ]]></p>"
+        >>> clean_html_for_rss(html)
+        '<p>Example: ]] ></p>'
+    """
+    # Check for CDATA end marker and add space to break it
+    # This is extremely unlikely with markdown-rendered HTML but be safe
+    if "]]>" in html:
+        html = html.replace("]]>", "]] >")
+
+    return html