tweets.js

tweets.js

var ntwitter = require("ntwitter"),
    growl = require("growl");
    
var twitter = new ntwitter({
   // fill in w/ keys from https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new
   consumer_key: null,
   consumer_secret: null,
   access_token_key: null,
   access_token_secret: null
});


var opts = {
   track: '#wwcode'
}

twitter.stream('statuses/filter', opts, function(stream) {
   stream.on('data', function(data) {
      // called when a new tweet comes in
      growl.notify(data.text, {
         image: 'wwcode.png',
         title: '@' + data.user.screen_name
      });
   });
   
   console.log("listening for tweets...");
});

x-instructions.md

How I did it

setup

• install node
• install node's package manager, npm

installing packages

• search nipster for "twitter" and "growl" packages
• npm install ntwitter
• npm install growl
• check out the docs for ntwitter and growl

making the script

• get some API keys for a new Twitter app
• code up tweets.js
• node tweets.js
• get growl notifications when there's a #wwcode tweet!