[tpm] Working with Net::Twitter

[Adam Prime]

I haven't used it directly, i use twirc (which uses it).

http://search.cpan.org/dist/POE-Component-Server-Twirc/

Twirc is pretty awesome, but probably not if you aren't already running 
an irc client for something.

Scott Elcomb wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone on the list has worked with Net::Twitter.  I
> finally broke down and grabbed an Twitter account today but haven't
> found a client I like just yet.  A quick look on CPAN turned up
> Net::Twitter which seems to work well enough for my immediate needs.
> I'm having a bit of an issue getting the username associated with
> friends' tweets though.
> 
> Here's the code I'm using (whipped together in about 5 minutes and
> borrowing heavily from the module's synopsis):
> 
> ## Code Starts ##
> 
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> use strict;
> use Net::Twitter;
> 
> my $twitter = Net::Twitter->new({username=>"psema4", password=>"****" });
> my $cmd = $ARGV[0] || die("NO CMD!\n");
> 
> if ($cmd eq 'update') {
>   update();
> } elsif ($cmd eq 'read') {
>   readTweets();
> } else {
>   die("BAD CMD!\n");
> }
> 
> print "\nDONE.\n";
> 
> sub update {
>   my $msg = $ARGV[1] || die("NO MSG!\n");
>   my $result = $twitter->update({status => $msg});
> }
> 
> sub readTweets {
>   my $result = $twitter->friends_timeline();
> 
>   foreach my $tweet (@{ $result }) {
>     my $speaker =  $tweet->{from_user};
>     my $text = $tweet->{text};
>     my $time = $tweet->{created_at};
> 
>     print "$time <$speaker> $text\n";
>   }
> }
> 
> ## Code Ends ##
> 
> If I run
>   selcomb at host:~/devel/perl/twitter$ twit read
> 
> then I get output similar to:
> 
> Tue Mar 24 00:59:01 +0000 2009 <> Just added myself to the
> http://wefollow.com twitter directory under:  #copyright #law #privacy
> Tue Mar 24 00:39:32 +0000 2009 <> [reading] Officers Have the Same
> Fiduciary Duties as Directors http://tinyurl.com/cp9ql9
> Wide character in print at ./twit line 32.
> Tue Mar 24 00:36:42 +0000 2009 <> [News] Fwix’s Regional News Feeds
> Come To The iPhone http://twurl.nl/72v5le
> Tue Mar 24 00:35:13 +0000 2009 <> The eruption of Redoubt volcano
> continues and the color code and volcano alert level remains at...
> Read more at http://tinyurl.com/cel2e7
> Tue Mar 24 00:31:52 +0000 2009 <> RT @Joi: Number of CC licensed
> photos on Flickr just passed 100,000,000 (This thing might just catch
> on!)
> Tue Mar 24 00:23:26 +0000 2009 <> Playing with Net::Twitter
> Tue Mar 24 00:15:21 +0000 2009 <> Lawsuit: Best Buy has "anti-price
> matching policy" - http://ping.fm/NCNkU
> 
> 
> 
> The update() function works fine (entry "Playing with Net::Twitter")
> and readTweets() seems to work except for the fact that $speaker
> (which should be within the angle brackets in the output) does not get
> set.  I found no references to a "from_user" hash key in the POD save
> for the one line in the synopsis.  Could just be that I'm blind.
> 
> Anyway, if anyone has experience with the module I'd appreciate
> pointers; if not I'll try contacting the module author later in the
> week.  Thanks!
>