xcodez/twitter-l4

Twitter API for Laravel 4

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Twitter API for Laravel 4

You need to create an application and create your access token in the developer console.

Installation

Add thujohn/twitter to composer.json.

"thujohn/twitter": "dev-master"

Run composer update to pull down the latest version of Twitter.

Now open up app/config/app.php and add the service provider to your providers array.

'providers' => array(
	'Thujohn\Twitter\TwitterServiceProvider',
)

Now add the alias.

'aliases' => array(
	'Twitter' => 'Thujohn\Twitter\TwitterFacade',
)

Configuration

Run php artisan config:publish thujohn/twitter and modify the config file with your own informations.

Special parameter

format : object|json|array (default:object)

Functions

Linkify : Transforms URLs, @usernames, hashtags into links

Twitter::linkify($tweet);

Ago : Converts date into difference (2 hours ago)

Twitter::ago($timestamp);

LinkUser : Generates a link to a specific user, by their user object (such as $tweet->user), or id/string.

Twitter::linkUser($user);

LinkTweet : Generates a link to a specific tweet.

Twitter::linkTweet($tweet);

Examples

Returns a collection of the most recent Tweets posted by the user indicated by the screen_name or user_id parameters.

Route::get('/', function()
{
	return Twitter::getUserTimeline(array('screen_name' => 'thujohn', 'count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});

Returns a collection of the most recent Tweets and retweets posted by the authenticating user and the users they follow.

Route::get('/', function()
{
	return Twitter::getHomeTimeline(array('count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});

Returns the X most recent mentions (tweets containing a users's @screen_name) for the authenticating user.

Route::get('/', function()
{
	return Twitter::getMentionsTimeline(array('count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});

Updates the authenticating user's current status, also known as tweeting.

Route::get('/', function()
{
	return Twitter::postTweet(array('status' => 'Laravel is beautiful', 'format' => 'json'));
});