By default, the guid element specifies a permanent link for an item, the value must be a full URL. IF you are using the guid element simply as a unique identifier (and not a link to the item), then the value can be whatever you want, but you must include the attribute isPermaLink="false" in the guid tag. Could you add this feature?
Expected behavior
<guid isPermaLink="false">article 54 at example.com</guid>
Actual behavior
<guid>http://www.example.com/archives/000054.html</guid>
Steps to reproduce the behavior
By default, the guid element specifies a permanent link for an item, the value must be a full URL. IF you are using the guid element simply as a unique identifier (and not a link to the item), then the value can be whatever you want, but you must include the attribute isPermaLink="false" in the guid tag. Could you add this feature?