var _ = require('lodash'), http = require('http'), xml = require('xml'), api = require('./api'), config = require('./config'), errors = require('./errors'), pingList; // ToDo: Make this configurable pingList = [ { host: 'blogsearch.google.com', path: '/ping/RPC2' }, { host: 'rpc.pingomatic.com', path: '/' } ]; function ping(post) { var pingXML, title = post.title; // Only ping when in production and not a page if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' || post.page) { return; } // Don't ping for the welcome to ghost post. // This also handles the case where during ghost's first run // models.init() inserts this post but permissions.init() hasn't // (can't) run yet. if (post.slug === 'welcome-to-ghost') { return; } // Need to require here because of circular dependency return config.urlForPost(api.settings, post, true).then(function (url) { // Build XML object. pingXML = xml({ methodCall: [ { methodName: 'weblogUpdate.ping' }, { params: [{ param: [{ value: [{ string: title }]}], }, { param: [{ value: [{ string: url }]}], }] } ] }, {declaration: true}); // Ping each of the defined services. _.each(pingList, function (pingHost) { var options = { hostname: pingHost.host, path: pingHost.path, method: 'POST' }, req; req = http.request(options); req.write(pingXML); req.on('error', function (error) { errors.logError( error, "Pinging services for updates on your blog failed, your blog will continue to function.", "If you get this error repeatedly, please seek help from https://ghost.org/forum." ); }); req.end(); }); }); } module.exports = { ping: ping };