Ghost/core/server/xmlrpc.js

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 || config.isPrivacyDisabled('useRpcPing')) {
        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
};