https://github.com/brookr/tootils

Some handy Twitter tools, including a way to graph connections between two users.
https://github.com/brookr/tootils

Last synced: 4 days ago
JSON representation

Some handy Twitter tools, including a way to graph connections between two users.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brookr/tootils
• Owner: brookr
• License: mit
• Created: 2009-06-26T22:26:27.000Z (over 15 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2009-07-17T07:56:40.000Z (over 15 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-15T07:49:26.930Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage:
• Size: 85 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README
  • License: LICENSE

Awesome Lists containing this project

README

        
Description:

A collection of useful Twitter Utilities

Tools:

Of primary interest is the graphing tool. It will determine if a 

Twitter user has another user in thier 1st, 2nd or 

3rd degree of connections

Limitations: 

Running 3rd degree checks on users that have a lot of followers/friends 

will result in using all your available API hit. Twitter developer 

account recommended!

Result: the graph method returns a hash of arrays, keyed off the degree of

separation. The value for each key an array of all the connections that exist

at that level. Each connection is described by a series of Twitter IDs

that are ordered by the flow of the connection.

Example: 

tootil = Tootils.new(user, pass)

tootil.graph(sarahr, brookr)

- {1=>[[11146212, 11136022]], 2=>[], 3=>[]}

tootil.graph(sarahr, whitscott)

- {1=>[],

-  2=>

-   [[11146212, 11136022, 9338922],

-    [11146212, 14864296, 9338922],

-    [11146212, 17785160, 9338922],

-    [11146212, 6602252, 9338922],

-    [11146212, 11136252, 9338922]],

-  3=>[]}

tootil.graph(sarahr, pop17)

- {1=>[],

-  2=>[],

-  3=>

-   [[11146212, 11136022, 9338922, 74673],

-    [11146212, 11136022, 813286, 74673],

-    [11146212, 11136022, 5997662, 74673],

-    [11146212, 11136022, 2874, 74673],

-    [11146212, 11136022, 734493, 74673],

-    [11146212, 14864296, 9338922, 74673],

-    ...}

   

Author: 

Brook Riggio

http://twitter.com/brookr

History:

2009-07-16:

Version 0.1.1: "Gemified!"

 – Thanks to @jackdanger for using technicalpickles-jeweler to set up the gem

2009-07-15: 

Version 0.1.0: "Layout the API"

 – Renamed project Tootils, to make space for other utilities

 – Totally refactored

 – Graph now shows all connections between two users

 – Consistent internal API

 – Renamed links_to to graph

 – Better data structure for graph results

2009-05-26: 

Version 0.0.2: "We might have something here"

 – Now checks the 3rd degree as intended

 – Various optimizations to reduce API hits

 – Refactorings!

2009-02-20:

Version 0.0.1: "Proof of concept"

 – Checks first and second degree

 – Uses lots of API hits

 – But keeps track of those API hits used!