added status update example

app/controllers/members_controller.rb

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ def show
 		end
 	end
 
+	def update_status
+		if self.update_status!(params[:status_message])
+			flash[:notice] = 'status update sent'
+		else
+			flash[:error] = 'status update problem'
+		end
+		redirect_to member_path(@member)
+	end
+
 	def partialfriends
 		if (request.xhr?)
 			@friends = self.friends()

app/views/members/show.html.erb

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 </p>
 </div>
 
+<% form_tag update_status_member_path do -%>
+<p>
+  <b>What are you doing?</b><br />
+  <%= text_area_tag 'status_message' %>
+</p>
+<div><%= submit_tag 'Post' %></div>
+<% end -%>
+
 <div id="menu">
 <%= link_to_remote "Show friends",
    :url => partialfriends_member_path(@member),

config/routes.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 
 	map.resources :members,
 		:collection => { :callback => :get },
-		:member => { :partialfriends => :get, :partialfollowers => :get, :partialmentions => :get , :partialdms => :get    }
+		:member => { 
+			:update_status => :post, 
+			:partialfriends => :get, 
+			:partialfollowers => :get, 
+			:partialmentions => :get , 
+			:partialdms => :get    
+		}
 
 	map.signout '/signout', :controller => 'members', :action => 'signout'
 

lib/oauth_system.rb

@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ def login_by_oauth
 
 	# controller wrappers for twitter API methods
 
+	# Twitter REST API Method: statuses/update
+	def update_status!(  status , in_reply_to_status_id = nil )
+		begin
+			self.twitagent.update_status!(  status , in_reply_to_status_id )
+		rescue => err
+			# The user might have rejected this application. Or there was some other error during the request.
+			RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "#{err.message} Failed update status"
+			return
+		end
+	end
 
 	# Twitter REST API Method: statuses friends
 	def friends(user=nil)

lib/twitter_oauth.rb

@@ -338,10 +338,9 @@ def dump_friends( screen_name = nil )
 	end
 
 	def dump_followers( screen_name = nil )
-		puts "followers list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."
-		puts "friends list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }..found #{followers.size} followers.."
-		friends = self.followers( screen_name )
-		friends.each do |friend|
+		followers = self.followers( screen_name )
+		puts "followers list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }..found #{followers.size} followers.."
+		followers.each do |friend|
 			puts "\t#{friend['screen_name']}"
 		end
 		puts "end followers list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."