JSTwitter.rb

gistfile1.rb

require 'jumpstart_auth'

class JSTwitter
  attr_reader :client

  def initialize
    puts "Initializing"
    @client = JumpstartAuth.twitter
  end

  def tweet(message)
    if message.length > 140
      puts "Your message is too long, please shorten"
    else
      puts 'Good job!'
      @client.update(message)
    end
  end

  def run
    puts "Welcome to the JSL Twitter Client"
    command = ""

    while command != "q"
      puts ""
      printf "enter command: "
      input = gets.chomp
      parts = input.split
      command = parts[0]
      case command
      when 'q' then puts "Goodbye!"
      when 't' then tweet(parts[1..-1].join(" "))
      when 'dm' then dm(parts[1], parts[2..-1].join(" "))
      when 'elt' then everyones_last_tweet
      when 's' then shorten(parts[1])
      when 'turl' then tweet(parts[1..-2].join + ' ' + shorten(parts[-1]))
      else
        puts "Sorry, I don't know how to #{command}"
      end
    end
  end

  def dm(target, message)
    puts "Trying to send #{target} this direct message:"
    puts message
    screen_names = @client.followers.collect{ |follower| follower.screen_name}
    puts screen_names
    if screen_names.include?(target)
       tweet("d #{target} #{message}")
    else
      puts "Error: You can only direct message people who folow you"
    end
  end

  def followers_list
    screen_names = []
    @client.followers.users.each do |follower|
      screen_names << follower["screen_name"]
    end
    screen_names
  end

  def spam_my_friends(message)
    followers_list.each do |follower|
      tweet("d #{follower} #{message}")
    end
  end

  def everyones_last_tweet
    friends = @clients.friends
    friends = friends.sort_by { |friend| friend.screen_name.downcase }
    friends.each do |friend|
      timestamp = friend.status.created_at
      puts "#{friend.screen_name} said at #{timestamp.strftime("%A, %b %d")}"
      puts "#{friend.status.text}"
    end
  end

  def shorten(original_url)
    require 'bitly'
    Bitly.use_api_version_3

    bitly = Bitly.new('hungryacademy', 'R_430e9f62250186d2612cca76eee2dbc6')
    puts bitly.shorten(original_url).short_url
    puts "Shortening this URL: #{original_method}"
end

jst = JSTwitter.new
jst.run

Thanks so much for putting this online. Did you have any issues with twitter's api telling you that you had exceeded your rate limit?