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#!/usr/bin/env perl5.14.2 | |
# retweeter.pl | |
# https://gist.github.com/briandfoy/5478591 | |
use Net::Twitter; | |
use v5.10; | |
die "Specify the original tweet id!\n" unless defined $ARGV[0]; | |
# get your own credentials at https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new | |
my $nt = Net::Twitter->new( | |
traits => [qw/OAuth API::RESTv1_1/], | |
map { $_ => $ENV{"twitter_$_"} || die "ENV twitter_$_ not set" } | |
qw( | |
consumer_secret | |
consumer_key | |
access_token | |
access_token_secret | |
) | |
); | |
die "Could not make Twitter object!\n" unless defined $nt; | |
my $retweets = $nt->retweets( { id => $ARGV[0], count => 100 } ); | |
say "Found " . @$retweets . " retweets for $ARGV[0]"; | |
my @retweet_users = | |
map { $_->{user}{screen_name} } | |
@$retweets; | |
my $chosen = int rand( @retweet_users ); | |
say "The winner is $retweet_users[$chosen]!"; |
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Congratulations on winning! I even like that code...