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+defmodule FeedReader.Collector do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Bounded collectors for local feed parsing.
+
+  The collector consumes the event stream produced by `FeedReader.Parser` and
+  returns a `FeedReader.ParseResult`. Callers must provide a positive integer
+  `:max_items`; accepted items beyond that limit produce an error instead of a
+  partial result. The parser continues through its terminal event so malformed
+  tails are not hidden by the collection limit.
+
+  Binary and chunk-enumerable inputs are written incrementally to a temporary
+  file before parsing. The temporary file is owned and removed by the collector;
+  caller-owned files passed to `collect/2` are never removed.
+  """
+
+  alias FeedReader.ParseResult
+
+  @doc """
+  Collects events from a caller-owned local feed file.
+
+  The `:item_filter` option may contain a one-argument function. It is applied
+  before items are counted and retained. The result contains normalized feed
+  metadata and the accepted items, or an error without partial data.
+  """
+  @spec collect(Path.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, ParseResult.t()} | {:error, term()}
+  def collect(path, opts) do
+    with {:ok, max_items} <- max_items(opts),
+         {:ok, session} <- FeedReader.Parser.stream_file(path, opts) do
+      collect_events(session.events, max_items, opts)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Collects XML chunks from an enumerable.
+
+  Chunks must be binaries. They are written incrementally to a library-owned
+  temporary file, which is removed on success, parser failure, or write
+  failure. Collection options have the same meaning as `collect/2`.
+  """
+  @spec parse_stream(Enumerable.t(), keyword()) ::
+          {:ok, ParseResult.t()} | {:error, term()}
+  def parse_stream(chunks, opts) do
+    with {:ok, _max_items} <- max_items(opts),
+         {:ok, path} <- temporary_path() do
+      write_and_collect(path, chunks, opts)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec collect_events(Enumerable.t(), pos_integer(), keyword()) ::
+          {:ok, ParseResult.t()} | {:error, term()}
+  defp collect_events(events, max_items, opts) do
+    filter = Keyword.get(opts, :item_filter, fn _item -> true end)
+
+    if is_function(filter, 1) do
+      events
+      |> Enum.reduce_while({nil, [], 0, nil}, &collect_event(&1, &2, max_items, filter))
+      |> collection_result()
+    else
+      {:error, {:invalid_option, :item_filter}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Validates the required collection limit.
+
+  Returns `{:ok, max_items}` for a positive integer and
+  `{:error, {:invalid_option, :max_items}}` for all other values.
+  """
+  @spec max_items(keyword()) :: {:ok, pos_integer()} | {:error, term()}
+  def max_items(opts) do
+    case Keyword.get(opts, :max_items) do
+      value when is_integer(value) and value > 0 -> {:ok, value}
+      _invalid -> {:error, {:invalid_option, :max_items}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp collect_event({:feed, feed}, {nil, items, count, error}, _max, _filter),
+    do: {:cont, {feed, items, count, error}}
+
+  defp collect_event({:feed, _feed}, state, _max, _filter), do: {:cont, state}
+
+  defp collect_event({:item, item}, {feed, items, count, error}, max, filter) do
+    if filter.(item) do
+      state =
+        if count < max do
+          {feed, [item | items], count + 1, error}
+        else
+          {feed, items, count + 1, error || {:max_items_exceeded, max}}
+        end
+
+      {:cont, state}
+    else
+      {:cont, {feed, items, count, error}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp collect_event({:error, reason}, {feed, items, count, _error}, _max, _filter),
+    do: {:halt, {feed, items, count, reason}}
+
+  defp collect_event(_event, state, _max, _filter), do: {:cont, state}
+
+  defp collection_result({_feed, _items, _count, error}) when not is_nil(error),
+    do: {:error, error}
+
+  defp collection_result({nil, _items, _count, _error}), do: {:error, :feed_metadata_missing}
+
+  defp collection_result({feed, items, _count, nil}),
+    do: {:ok, %ParseResult{feed: feed, items: Enum.reverse(items)}}
+
+  defp temporary_path do
+    path =
+      Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "feed_reader-parse-#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}.xml")
+
+    case File.open(path, [:write, :binary]) do
+      {:ok, file} ->
+        File.close(file)
+        {:ok, path}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp write_and_collect(path, chunks, opts) do
+    case File.open(path, [:write, :binary]) do
+      {:ok, file} ->
+        result = write_chunks(file, chunks)
+        File.close(file)
+
+        case result do
+          :ok -> collect(path, opts)
+          {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+        end
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  rescue
+    error -> {:error, {:stream_write_failed, error}}
+  after
+    File.rm(path)
+  end
+
+  defp write_chunks(file, chunks) do
+    Enum.reduce_while(chunks, :ok, fn
+      chunk, :ok when is_binary(chunk) ->
+        IO.binwrite(file, chunk)
+        {:cont, :ok}
+
+      _chunk, :ok ->
+        {:halt, {:error, :invalid_chunk}}
+    end)
+  end
+end