BOTS-IL console

This console is built to allow basic research on the twitter API.

Several add-ons allows connecting to the project database and comparing data from the known bot-networks to assist in the research.

The application uses Application-only authentication tokens, so no user details are required, just basic app credentials.

Installation

First, clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/noam-r/bots-il.git

Run composer (Installation instructions in case you don't have it installed)

composer update

Prepare your environment file

mv .env.example .env

Edit the file with your favorite editor to enter a CONSUMER_KEY and a CONSUMER_SECRET (if you don't have any, you can create some or just ask a friend).

optional: you can make the script executable to avoid using "php" in the beginning:

chmod +x botsil.php

Once you have the envronment set up, you should run:

./botsil.php token

You will get a token, which you will need to copy and place into your .env file as:

TWITTER_TOKEN = [whatever you received in the previous step]

That's it - you're ready to roll.

Usage

Basic usage looks like:

./botsil.php profile [username]

If you have credentials for the Bots-IL project API, you will need to get