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pubDate and guid in RSS

When creating a custom feed from e.g. a JSON source, it’s so irritating not to have pubDate...
Apr 20th

Relative Time

Here’s a module that converts date/time strings to relative time, e.g. “less than a...
Apr 18th

Field(s) in Regex

To use a field as part of the replacement value in a Regex, use the following: ${fieldname}. You...
Apr 18th

Array to string

Here’s a neat trick. Did you know that you can use the URL Builder to turn array elements...
Apr 18th

Tumblr Titles with Tags

Given the Field in Regex and Array To String tricks, here’s a standalone tool that modifes...
Apr 18th

Case-insensitive regex

You can specify “i” in the Regex operator, but what about the Filter operator and String...
Apr 15th

Parameter reuse

It may not be immediately obvious, but you can wire the output of various Inputs and Builders as...
Apr 14th

Counter (for loop)

A loop that counts from A to B is quite useful for the times when you need to repeat a certain...
Apr 13th

Feed switch

You can use this technique for any problem that requires runtime modification of the pipe output,...
Apr 13th