README.md

dmt-klout

Simple library to connect to the Klout API as explained in the Setting up a Klout application section of the Direct Media Tips and Tricks book.

This library is also available on the Maven Central Repository:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.directmediatips</groupId>
  <artifactId>dmt-klout</artifactId>
  <version>0.1.1</version>
</dependency>

To use this library, create a Klout object with an API key that gives you access to the Klout API.

Klout klout = new Klout(apiKey);

There are different methods to create a UserId. For instance: if you know someone's screen name on Twitter, you can get this person's Klout ID like this:

UserId id = klout.getUserIdFromTwitterScreenName(screenName);

Once you have a UserId instance, you can get:

• User information (e.g. the Klout score),
• Influence information (influencers and influencees), and
• Topic information.

The following lines show how to write this information to the System.out:

System.out.println(klout.getUser(id));
System.out.println(klout.getInfluence(id));
System.out.println(klout.getTopics(id));

See also KloutConnect.java for a simple standalone example.