import twitter
from contextable import Contextable
 
'''
IDEAS
   Follow tinyurl no twitter
'''
 
class Twit(Contextable):
    def __init__(self,text):
        self.text = text
        self.content_tags = {}
 
    def relevant_content(self):
        return self.text
 
    def __str__(self):
        return "Twit <%s>"%(self.text)
 
    __repr__ = __str__
 
def getTwits():
    tw = twitter.Twitter()
    timeline = tw.statuses.public_timeline()
    twits = []
    for t in timeline:
        try:
            twit = Twit(str(t['text']))
            twits.append(twit)
        except UnicodeError:
            pass
     
    return twits
   
if __name__ == '__main__':
    getTwits()