X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/z_archive/twitter.git/blobdiff_plain/5251ea48f97dca45e2cfb889acb33b46117ff7b9..374057c9205e199f082f5a0bb6dc3b36c35b1c08:/twitter/api.py diff --git a/twitter/api.py b/twitter/api.py index 2556bf6..5472583 100644 --- a/twitter/api.py +++ b/twitter/api.py @@ -2,78 +2,143 @@ from base64 import b64encode from urllib import urlencode -import httplib -import simplejson +import urllib2 from exceptions import Exception +from twitter.twitter_globals import POST_ACTIONS + +def _py26OrGreater(): + import sys + return sys.hexversion > 0x20600f0 + +if _py26OrGreater(): + import json +else: + import simplejson as json + class TwitterError(Exception): + """ + Exception thrown by the Twitter object when there is an + error interacting with twitter.com. + """ pass class TwitterCall(object): - def __init__(self, username=None, password=None, uri=""): + def __init__( + self, username, password, format, domain, uri="", agent=None, + encoded_args=None, secure=True): self.username = username self.password = password + self.format = format + self.domain = domain self.uri = uri + self.agent = agent + self.encoded_args = encoded_args + self.secure = secure + def __getattr__(self, k): try: return object.__getattr__(self, k) except AttributeError: return TwitterCall( - self.username, self.password, self.uri + "/" + k) + self.username, self.password, self.format, self.domain, + self.uri + "/" + k, self.agent, self.encoded_args) + def __call__(self, **kwargs): + uri = self.uri method = "GET" - if self.uri.endswith('new') or self.uri.endswith('update'): - method = "POST" + for action in POST_ACTIONS: + if self.uri.endswith(action): + method = "POST" + if (self.agent): + kwargs["source"] = self.agent + break + + if (not self.encoded_args): + if kwargs.has_key('id'): + uri += "/%s" %(kwargs['id']) + + self.encoded_args = urlencode(kwargs.items()) + argStr = "" - if kwargs: - argStr = "?" + urlencode(kwargs.items()) - c = httplib.HTTPConnection("twitter.com") + argData = None + if (method == "GET"): + if self.encoded_args: + argStr = "?%s" %(self.encoded_args) + else: + argData = self.encoded_args + + headers = {} + if (self.agent): + headers["X-Twitter-Client"] = self.agent + if (self.username): + headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + b64encode("%s:%s" %( + self.username, self.password)) + + secure_str = '' + if self.secure: + secure_str = 's' + + req = urllib2.Request( + "http%s://%s/%s.%s%s" %( + secure_str, self.domain, uri, self.format, argStr), + argData, headers) + try: - c.putrequest(method, "/%s.json%s" %(self.uri, argStr)) - if (self.username): - c.putheader("Authorization", "Basic " - + b64encode("%s:%s" %( - self.username, self.password))) - c.endheaders() - r = c.getresponse() - if (r.status == 304): + handle = urllib2.urlopen(req) + if "json" == self.format: + return json.loads(handle.read()) + else: + return handle.read() + except urllib2.HTTPError, e: + if (e.code == 304): return [] - elif (r.status != 200): - raise TwitterError("Twitter sent status %i: %s" %( - r.status, r.read())) - return simplejson.loads(r.read()) - finally: - c.close() + else: + raise TwitterError( + "Twitter sent status %i for URL: %s.%s using parameters: (%s)\ndetails: %s" %( + e.code, uri, self.format, self.encoded_args, e.fp.read())) class Twitter(TwitterCall): """ The minimalist yet fully featured Twitter API class. - + Get RESTful data by accessing members of this class. The result is decoded python objects (lists and dicts). The Twitter API is documented here: - http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation - + + http://apiwiki.twitter.com/ + http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation + Examples:: - + twitter = Twitter("hello@foo.com", "password123") - + # Get the public timeline twitter.statuses.public_timeline() - + # Get a particular friend's timeline twitter.statuses.friends_timeline(id="billybob") - + # Also supported (but totally weird) twitter.statuses.friends_timeline.billybob() - + # Send a direct message twitter.direct_messages.new( user="billybob", text="I think yer swell!") + Searching Twitter:: + + twitter_search = Twitter(domain="search.twitter.com") + + # Find the latest search trends + twitter_search.trends() + + # Search for the latest News on #gaza + twitter_search.search(q="#gaza") + Using the data returned:: Twitter API calls return decoded JSON. This is converted into @@ -86,13 +151,29 @@ class Twitter(TwitterCall): # The screen name of the user who wrote the first 'tweet' x[0]['user']['screen_name'] - + + Getting raw XML data:: + + If you prefer to get your Twitter data in XML format, pass + format="xml" to the Twitter object when you instantiate it: + + twitter = Twitter(format="xml") + + The output will not be parsed in any way. It will be a raw string + of XML. """ - def __init__(self, email=None, password=None): + def __init__( + self, email=None, password=None, format="json", domain="twitter.com", + agent=None, secure=True): """ Create a new twitter API connector using the specified - credentials (email and password). + credentials (email and password). Format specifies the output + format ("json" (default) or "xml"). """ - TwitterCall.__init__(self, email, password) + if (format not in ("json", "xml")): + raise TwitterError("Unknown data format '%s'" %(format)) + TwitterCall.__init__( + self, email, password, format, domain, "", agent, + secure=secure) -__all__ = ["Twitter"] +__all__ = ["Twitter", "TwitterError"]