#!/usr/bin/ruby -w
if __FILE__ == $0
raise "\n\nThis file is not meant to be run standalone.\n\n"
end
# Process calls to the Twitter API.
class Twitter
def api_call(api_method, query_string='', verb='get', api_type='statuses')
puts " * * api_call('#{api_method}', '#{query_string}', '#{verb}', '#{api_type}')" if DEBUG_MODE == true
begin
query = query_string.empty? ? '' : "?#{query_string}"
# Add on our client name if we're posting a new tweet via basic auth.
query += '&source=Turpentine' if AUTH_MODE == 'basic' && verb == 'post'
authentication = Authenticate.new
if AUTH_MODE == 'basic'
credentials = authentication.use_basic_auth
response = open("http://twitter.com/#{api_type}/#{api_method}.json#{query}",
:http_basic_authentication => [credentials['user'], credentials['password']],
:method => verb.to_sym ).read
result = JSON.parse(reponse)
elsif AUTH_MODE == 'oauth'
# XXX: This is horrible, but it works until I figure out the right way.
credentials = authentication.use_oauth
if api_method == 'friends_timeline'
result = credentials.friends_timeline
elsif api_method == 'replies'
result = credentials.replies
else
result = []
end
end
return result
rescue OpenURI::HTTPError => error_message
handle_error(error_message)
end
end
def handle_error(error_message)
=begin
error_code = error_message.split(' ')[0]
error_explanation = #
=end
puts error_message
end
end
