twitter_unblocker.rb

# A terrible script that really should be using the Twitter gem rather than
# calling into twurl.
#
# (This was originally a shell script, but my POSIX-fu wasn't good
#  enough to figure out how to get it to work on Mac OS...)
#
# Usage:
#   $ ruby twitter_unblocker.rb /path/to/twurl
# Example:
#   $ ruby twitter_unblocker.rb `where twurl`

require 'json'

twurl_path = ARGV.last

data = JSON.parse(`#{twurl_path} "/1.1/blocks/ids.json"`)
ids = data['ids']

puts "Unblocking #{ids.size} user#{(ids.size == 1) ? '' : 's'}..."

ids.each_with_index do |id,index|
	print "[#{index + 1} / #{ids.size}] #{id} - "

	result = `#{twurl_path} -X POST "/1.1/blocks/destroy.json?user_id=#{id.to_i}"`
	json_result = JSON.parse(result)
	if json_result.key?('screen_name')
		puts "@#{json_result['screen_name']} (@#{json_result['name']})"
	else
		puts "Failed? #{result}"
	end

	sleep 1
end