Get image from DM

[ericrkl]

Add function getimg to download immage attached to direct messages.

Modified function http.

[abraham]

I'm a little unsure what the purpose of this is. What Twitter API method is this for?

[ericrkl]

It's not for a Twitter method per se, it's just to have a way to get and decode images sent in a direct message. I think is handy to "have it all" in one lib.

From twittercommunity.com
"media shared in direct messages requires authorization to view. This authorization can be presented via an authenticated twitter.com session or by signing a request with the user's access token using OAuth 1.0A."

[aliriza0]

hello.twitter trend topic system update?.my system is no work.please help me

[abraham]

@aliriza0 if you are having problems please open a new issue.

[abraham]

@ericrkl I'm thinking about if this is the best approach, if it would make more sense to have a method that returns a signed URL for the developer to download as they choose, or some other approach.

[ericrkl]

As long as there’s a way to get the image from the URL in the end.

I made a social media customer care system for clients to interact with their audience (like Hoot Suite or Sprout), and it’s common for that audience to send some photo(s) as proof of some kind, via direct message (proof of purchase, or payment, or a photo from a damaged luggage to an airline, etc). These photos need to be downloaded and kept as a record of a conversation with some person. So it’s a very useful and commonly used operation.

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[abraham]

I think the best way to get this added is to copy http to a new file method. The two methods will be relatively similar except the file method will take a full URL and return the response without JSON Decoding. This will leave http untouched and avoid all the messy if in this current version of the PR.

[ericrkl]

Great.

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[ericrkl]

Just to let you know that I’m testing the new Twitter 30 day search API (now in private beta). I’m using the PHP twitteroauth and first tests with GET method function perfectly. — Eric R Kelly Whatsapp +1 (702) 879-7944

[abraham]

Related to #684 and #685.

[joelcuevas]

Does the "file" method proposal is still the preferred solution? I need to download DM files, if this is still valid, I could submit a PR in the next days.