Letterboxd RSS to JSON

A program that converts a letterboxd rss feed into JSON objects.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:letterboxd="https://letterboxd.com">
  <channel>
    <title>Letterboxd - Liburd</title>
    <link>https://letterboxd.com/liburd/</link>
    <description>Letterboxd - Liburd</description>
    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://letterboxd.com/liburd/rss/" type="application/rss+xml"/>

    <item>
      <title>Roald Dahl&#039;s Matilda the Musical, 2022 - ★★★★½</title>
      <link>https://letterboxd.com/liburd/film/roald-dahls-matilda-the-musical/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">letterboxd-review-386355645</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 7 May 2023 11:00:10 +1200</pubDate>
      <letterboxd:watchedDate>2023-05-06</letterboxd:watchedDate>
      <letterboxd:rewatch>No</letterboxd:rewatch>
      <letterboxd:filmTitle>Roald Dahl&#039;s Matilda the Musical</letterboxd:filmTitle>
      <letterboxd:filmYear>2022</letterboxd:filmYear>
      <letterboxd:memberRating>4.5</letterboxd:memberRating>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[ <p><img src="https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/5/9/3/2/8/2/593282-roald-dahl-s-matilda-the-musical-0-600-0-900-crop.jpg?v=d0fb13284e"/></p><p>Didn’t think I’d like it as much as the 1996 film. Not only did it exceed my expectations, but it just might have surpassed the original. Time will tell.</p> ]]>
      </description>
      <dc:creator>Liburd</dc:creator>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

[
  {
    "film_year": "2022",
    "image_url": "https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/5/9/3/2/8/2/593282-roald-dahl-s-matilda-the-musical-0-600-0-900-crop.jpg?v=d0fb13284e",
    "published_date": "Sun, 7 May 2023 11:00:10 +1200",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "raw_stars": "★★★★½",
    "review": "Didn’t think I’d like it as much as the 1996 film. Not only did it exceed my expectations, but it just might have surpassed the original. Time will tell.",
    "rewatch": false,
    "title": "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical",
    "url": "https://letterboxd.com/liburd/film/roald-dahls-matilda-the-musical/",
    "watched_date": "2023-05-06"
  }
]

Installation

bundle install

Usage

1. Download your letterboxd RSS feed by adding /rss to the end of your profile URL like this: https://letterboxd.com/liburd/rss/
2. Pass the file to the ruby script as below.

$ ./bin/letterboxd_rss_to_json path/to/my_rss_feed.rss