rss-bridge/bridges/NasaApodBridge.php

<?php
class NasaApodBridge extends BridgeAbstract {

	const MAINTAINER = 'corenting';
	const NAME = 'NASA APOD Bridge';
	const URI = 'https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/';
	const CACHE_TIMEOUT = 43200; // 12h
	const DESCRIPTION = 'Returns the 3 latest NASA APOD pictures and explanations';

	public function collectData(){

		$html = getSimpleHTMLDOM(self::URI . 'archivepix.html');

		// Start at 1 to skip the "APOD Full Archive" on top of the page
		for($i = 1; $i < 4; $i++) {
			$item = array();

			$uri_page = $html->find('a', $i + 3)->href;
			$uri = self::URI . $uri_page;
			$item['uri'] = $uri;

			$picture_html = getSimpleHTMLDOM($uri);
			$picture_html_string = $picture_html->innertext;

			//Extract image and explanation
			$image_wrapper = $picture_html->find('a', 1);
			$image_path = $image_wrapper->href;
			$img_placeholder = $image_wrapper->find('img', 0);
			$img_alt = $img_placeholder->alt;
			$img_style = $img_placeholder->style;
			$image_uri = self::URI . $image_path;
			$new_img_placeholder = "<img src=\"$image_uri\" alt=\"$img_alt\" style=\"$img_style\">";
			$media = "<a href=\"$image_uri\">$new_img_placeholder</a>";
			$explanation = $picture_html->find('p', 2)->innertext;

			//Extract date from the picture page
			$date = explode(' ', $picture_html->find('p', 1)->innertext);
			$item['timestamp'] = strtotime($date[4] . $date[3] . $date[2]);

			//Other informations
			$item['content'] = $media . '<br />' . $explanation;
			$item['title'] = $picture_html->find('b', 0)->innertext;
			$this->items[] = $item;
		}
	}
}