find_congress_people.rb

require "twitter"
require "sunlight"

data_pos = DATA.pos
last_id  = DATA.read.to_s[/\d+/]
last_id  = last_id.to_i if last_id

DATA.reopen(__FILE__, "a+")

Twitter.configure do |config|
  config.consumer_key       = "CONSUMER_KEY"
  config.consumer_secret    = "CONSUMER_SECRET"
  config.oauth_token        = "OAUTH_TOKEN"
  config.oauth_token_secret = "OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET"
end
twitter                = Twitter::Client.new
Sunlight::Base.api_key = "API_KEY"

loop do
  puts "Searching..."
  search = Twitter::Search.new.hashtag("whosmycongressperson")
  search.since_id(last_id) if last_id
  search.each do |tweet|
    next unless last_id.nil? or tweet.id > last_id
    response = ""
    people   = nil
    if zip = tweet.text[/\d{5}/]
      if people = Sunlight::Legislator.all_in_zipcode(zip)
        people.each do |cp|
          response << "#{cp.title}: #{cp.firstname} #{cp.lastname}\n"
        end
      end
    elsif tweet.place and tweet.place.full_name
      if people = Sunlight::Legislator.all_for(address: tweet.place.full_name)
        people.values_at(:senior_senator, :junior_senator, :representative)
              .compact
              .each do |cp|
          response << "#{cp.title}: #{cp.firstname} #{cp.lastname}\n"
        end
      end
    else
      response = "No geocoding information.  " +
                 "Please retry and include your zip code."
    end
    if response.empty?
      response = "Sorry, that information could not be retrieved."
    end
    begin
      twitter.update( "@#{tweet.from_user}: #{response}",
                      in_reply_to_status_id: tweet.id )
      puts "Responded to @#{tweet.from_user}."
    rescue Twitter::Forbidden
      puts "Error:  #{tweet.inspect}"
    end
    DATA.truncate(data_pos)
    DATA.puts tweet.id
    last_id = tweet.id
  end
  sleep 10
end

__END__
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