RSS feed GUIDs are not unique enough #9722

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T08:47:41-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:47:41 -06:00

Originally created by @cthu1hoo on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022).

Description

Running Gitea 1.17.2, RSS feed entries have a GUID which is an integer, i.e.

<item>
....
<guid>8669</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:46:05 +0300</pubDate>
</item>

Article GUID is supposed to globally identify it between any amount of other RSS feeds. An integer value is not good enough here and may easily clash with other entries. Something like a tag: URI or a simple permalink would work a lot better.

Even removing this field entirely would be better than current behavior. Please consider fixing this, thanks!

Gitea Version

1.17.2

Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site?

Yes

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How are you running Gitea?

Running stock docker container.

Database

PostgreSQL

Originally created by @cthu1hoo on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022). ### Description Running Gitea 1.17.2, RSS feed entries have a GUID which is an integer, i.e. ``` <item> .... <guid>8669</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:46:05 +0300</pubDate> </item> ``` Article GUID is supposed to [globally identify](https://www.w3schools.com/xml/rss_tag_guid.asp) it between any amount of other RSS feeds. An integer value is not good enough here and may easily clash with other entries. Something like a tag: URI or a simple permalink would work a lot better. Even removing this field entirely would be better than current behavior. Please consider fixing this, thanks! ### Gitea Version 1.17.2 ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site? Yes ### Log Gist _No response_ ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Git Version _No response_ ### Operating System _No response_ ### How are you running Gitea? Running stock docker container. ### Database PostgreSQL

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GiteaMirror commented

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@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022):

What do you think about the format integer: link for guid? Say someone comments and the activity link is https://3000-yardenshoham-gitea-3pzuhkduf6t.ws-eu72.gitpod.io/abc/defg/issues/1#issuecomment-5 then it would be something like

<guid>
8: https://3000-yardenshoham-gitea-3pzuhkduf6t.ws-eu72.gitpod.io/abc/defg/issues/1#issuecomment-5
<guid/>

@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022): What do you think about the format `integer: link` for guid? Say someone comments and the activity link is `https://3000-yardenshoham-gitea-3pzuhkduf6t.ws-eu72.gitpod.io/abc/defg/issues/1#issuecomment-5` then it would be something like ```xml <guid> 8: https://3000-yardenshoham-gitea-3pzuhkduf6t.ws-eu72.gitpod.io/abc/defg/issues/1#issuecomment-5 <guid/> ```

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:47:42 -06:00

@cthu1hoo commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022):

Anything would work, as long as it is reasonably unique. I'm not aware of any other requirements for article GUIDs.

There's a link element already which supposedly goes somewhere unique for each article (I haven't checked, just assuming) so you could just use it once more inside <guid isPermaLink="true">....</guid>.

But really, anything unique would be good enough.

@cthu1hoo commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022): Anything would work, as long as it is reasonably unique. I'm not aware of any other requirements for article GUIDs. There's a link element already which supposedly goes somewhere unique for each article (I haven't checked, just assuming) so you could just use it once more inside `<guid isPermaLink="true">....</guid>`. But really, anything unique would be good enough.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:47:42 -06:00

@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022):

I'm on it

@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2022): I'm on it

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#9722