easy-twitter

easy-twitter

A basic Twitter API for Node.js v4.0+. Follow, unfollow, tweet, get infos about a twitter account and more ...

Getting started

When you have installed and include this twitter module, you have to create a new instance:

Requirements

• Node.js v4.0 or more

Installation

npm install easy-twitter --save

#### Include the module

const  TwitterClient = require('easy-twitter');
//_Create a new Twitter app and get the keys needed
const twitter = new TwitterClient({consumer_key: "xxxx",
                                 consumer_secret: "yyyy",
                                 access_token_key: "zzzz",
                                 access_token_secret : "aaaa"});

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Usage

Create a tweet (message)

If you want to tweet a message you can use the method Twitter.tweet(). This method returns a promise with the message in parameter when succeed.

var message = 'Hello world !';

// using promise
twitter.tweet(message)
    .then(data => {
        // Successfully tweet the message
        console.log('Posted the tweet:' + data.tweet);
    })
    .catch(err => {
        // Failed to tweet
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.tweet(message)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

Create a tweet with image

The first parameter is the message you want to post and the second parameter is the path to the image that you want to post.

const message = 'I like Twitter !';
const path    = '/foo/bar/image.png';

// using promise
twitter.uploadMedia(message, path)
    .then(data => {
        console.log('Tweeted the message: ' + data.message);
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.uploadMedia(message, path)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

Follow a twitter account

You can follow someone with the method follow() with the name of the twitter account in parameter. You can pass in parameter the name of the account with or without the '@'.

// Both the variables are correct
const twitterAccount = 'iAmAlphaZz';
const secondTwitterAccount = '@iAmAlphaZz';

// using promise
twitter.follow(twitterAccount)
    .then(data => {
        console.log('You\'re now following :' + data.user);
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.follow(twitterAccount)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

Unfollow a twitter account

The unfollow() method is used like the follow() method: you just have to pass in parameter the name of the twitter account.

// Both the variables are correct
const twitterAccount = 'iAmAlphaZz';
const secondTwitterAccount = '@iAmAlphaZz';

// using promise
twitter.unfollow(twitterAccount)
    .then(data => {
        console.log('You\'re now following :' + data.user);    
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.unfollow(twitterAccount)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

Get the followers of a twitter account

Get the count (max: 200) followers list of twitterAccount

const twitterAccount = 'iAmAlphaZz';
const count = 12;

// using promise
twitter.getFollowersList(twitterAccount, count)
    .then(data => {
        // data.followers : Array of the followers name ( 12 followers because count = 12)
        // data.fullInfos : More infos below
        // data.user : 'iAmAlphaZz' in this case
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.getFollowersList(twitterAccount, count)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

The method getFollowersList() return three datas:

• followers: An array with the account names of the followers
• fullInfos: A JSON Object which contains a lot of informations. Here is a link showing the differents informations returned in this object ( look the 'Example Result' : https://dev.twitter.com/rest/reference/get/followers/list)
• user: Is the user name of the twitter account you entered in parameter to the method.

Get the friends of a twitter account

Get the count (max: 200) people from the friend list of twitterAccount. Actually, it returns only the count lasts. The page parameter will able to choose more precisely.

const twitterAccount = 'iAmAlphaZz';
const count = 50;
const page = 1;

// using promise
twitter.getFriendsList(twitterAccount, count, page)
    .then(data => {
        // data.friends : Array of the friends name ( 50 followers because count = 50)
        // data.fullInfos : More infos below
        // data.user : 'iAmAlphaZz' in this case
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    });

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.getFriendsList(twitterAccount, count, page)
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}

The method getFollowersList() returns:

• followers: An array with the account names of the followers
• fullInfos: A JSON Object which contains a lot of informations. Here is a link showing the differents informations returned in this object ( look the 'Example Result' : https://dev.twitter.com/rest/reference/get/friends/list)
• user: Is the user name of the twitter account you entered in parameter to the method.
• page: Is not yet implemented...

#### Get the followers count & friends count

// using promise
twitter.getCounts('iAmAlphaZz')
    .then(data => {
        // data.user : In this case 'iAmAlphaZz'
        // data.followersCount : Count of people following the account in parameter
        // data.friendsCount : count of people the twitter account in parameter is following
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.error(err.error);
    })

// using async/await
try {
    const data = await twitter.getCounts('iAmAlphaZz')
} catch (e) {
    throw e
}