examples.rb

require "twitter"

myname = "hoverbird"
pw = "secretpasswordhere"

auth = Twitter::HTTPAuth.new(myname, pw)
t = Twitter::Base.new(auth)

# If your client (stored in the variable t) is connected, this should work
me = t.user(myname)

# use pp for better readability
pp me

# Checking following status
t.friendship_exists?(myname, "oprah")
t.friendship_exists?("oprah", "ev")


# tweeting
t.update("This string will be my next tweet, use with care!")

# Some timelines
mytweets = t.user_timeline
friendstweets = t.friends_timeline
replies = t.replies


# Trends
trends = Twitter::Trends.current
trends = Twitter::Trends.current(:exclude => 'hashtags')


#Search
# ( the syntax here is a little advanced, don't worry too much if it doesn't make sense yet )

justin = "justinbieber"
search = Twitter::Search.new('marry me').collect
search = Twitter::Search.new("marry me").to(justin).collect
search = Twitter::Search.new('marry me').to(justin).collect {|tweet| tweet.text }