require 'rubygems'
require 'twitter'
require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'configuration.rb'))
require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'blacklist.rb'))
class Repost
def initialize
@config = Configuration.read_config
@blacklist = Blacklist.new
end
def read_last_id
last_id = nil
if File.exists?("idstore")
f = File.open("idstore", "r")
last_id = f.readline
end
last_id
end
def write_last_id(id)
File.open("idstore", "w") do |f|
f.puts id
end
end
def get_replies(id, account)
if id == nil
replies = account.replies
else
options = {:since_id => id}
replies = account.replies(options)
end
end
def get_replies_to_retweet(replies, number_to_tweet)
if number_to_tweet == -1
retweets = replies
else
retweets = replies.last(number_to_tweet)
end
retweets
end
def format_text(tweet_text, user_screen_name)
text = @blacklist.strip_username(tweet_text, @config['username'])
text = @blacklist.strip_unwanted_phrases(text)
text << ' (@' + user_screen_name + ')'
end
def twitter_account
client = Twitter::HTTPAuth.new(@config['username'], @config['password'])
account = Twitter::Base.new(client)
end
def repost_tweets
id = read_last_id
account = twitter_account
replies = get_replies(id, account)
retweets = get_replies_to_retweet(replies, @config['number_to_tweet'])
retweets.reverse! # Twitter returns replies from newest to oldest, but want to retweet the oldest first
retweets.each do |tweet|
if @blacklist.eligible_to_retweet(tweet.text, tweet.user.screen_name)
text = format_text(tweet.text, tweet.user.screen_name)
account.update(text)
end
write_last_id(tweet.id)
end
end
end
if __FILE__ == $0
repost = Repost.new
repost.repost_tweets
end
