support for twitter compatible microblogging apis like identi.ca

app/models/person.rb

@@ -467,8 +467,9 @@ def log_activity_description_changed
     def follow(twitter_id)
       twitter_name = Person.global_prefs.twitter_name
       twitter_password = Person.global_prefs.plaintext_twitter_password
+      twitter_api = Person.global_prefs.twitter_api
 
-      twit = Twitter::Base.new(twitter_name,twitter_password)
+      twit = Twitter::Base.new(twitter_name,twitter_password, :api_host => twitter_api )
       begin
         twit.create_friendship(twitter_id)
       rescue Twitter::CantConnect => e

app/models/preference.rb

@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ class Preference < ActiveRecord::Base
                   :email_notifications, :email_verifications, :analytics,
                   :about, :demo, :whitelist, :gmail, :registration_notification,
                   :practice, :steps, :questions, :memberships, :contact,
-                  :twitter_name, :twitter_password
+                  :twitter_name, :twitter_password, :twitter_api
 
   validates_presence_of :domain,       :if => :using_email?
   validates_presence_of :smtp_server,  :if => :using_email?
+  validates_presence_of :twitter_api,  :if => :using_twitter?
 
   before_save :encrypt_twitter_password
+  before_validation :set_default_twitter_api_if_using_twitter
 
   # Can we send mail with the present configuration?
   def can_send_email?
@@ -58,7 +60,15 @@ def encrypt_twitter_password
       return if twitter_password.blank?
       self.crypted_twitter_password = encrypt(twitter_password)
     end
-
+
+    def set_default_twitter_api_if_using_twitter
+      self.twitter_api = 'twitter.com' if self.twitter_api.blank?
+    end
+
+    def using_twitter?
+      twitter_name?
+    end
+
     def using_email?
       email_notifications? or email_verifications?
     end

app/models/req.rb

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ def tweet(url)
 
     twitter_name = Req.global_prefs.twitter_name
     twitter_password = Req.global_prefs.plaintext_twitter_password
+    twitter_api = Req.global_prefs.twitter_api
 
-    twit = Twitter::Base.new(twitter_name,twitter_password)
+    twit = Twitter::Base.new(twitter_name,twitter_password, :api_host => twitter_api )
     begin
       twit.update("#{name}: #{url}")
     rescue Twitter::CantConnect => e

app/views/admin/preferences/edit.html.erb

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
       <%= f.password_field :twitter_password %>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="form_row">
+      <label for="twitter_api">Twitter api</label>
+      <%= f.text_field :twitter_api %>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="form_row">
       <label for="exception_notification">Exception Notify Emails</label>
       <%= f.text_field :exception_notification %>

app/views/admin/preferences/show.html.erb

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
   <%=h @preferences.twitter_name %>
 </p>
 
+<p>
+  <b>Twitter api:</b>
+  <%=h @preferences.twitter_api %>
+</p>
+
 <p>
   <b>Exception notify emails (space separated):</b>
   <%=h @preferences.exception_notification %>

db/migrate/20090210064135_add_twitter_api_preferences.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddTwitterApiPreferences < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    add_column :preferences, :twitter_api, :string
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    remove_column :preferences, :twitter_api
+  end
+end