https://github.com/ganeshkumartk/gist-bird

🐦💬 Update a gist to contain your latest tweets
https://github.com/ganeshkumartk/gist-bird

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🐦💬 Update a gist to contain your latest tweets

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ganeshkumartk/gist-bird
• Owner: ganeshkumartk
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-03-12T16:32:41.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-10T21:24:04.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-15T16:01:41.741Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: gist, github-action, twitter, twitter-api
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 148 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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gist-bird

  
Update a pinned gist to contain the latest tweets of a user


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## Setup

### Prep work

1. Create a new public GitHub Gist (https://gist.github.com/)

1. Create an access token with the `gist` scope and copy it. (https://github.com/settings/tokens/new)

1. Create a new Twitter app (https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps/create)

1. On the App page for your newly created app, generate an "Access token & access token secret" and copy all keys and tokens.

### Project setup

1. Fork this repo

1. Edit the [environment variables](hhttps://github.com/CoDeRgAnEsh/gist-bird/blob/master/.github/workflow/schedule.yml#L13-L19) in `.github/workflows/schedule.yml`:

   - **TWITTER_USER:** The user handle of the twitter account.

   - **GIST_ID:** The ID portion from your gist url: `https://gist.github.com/coderganesh/`**`6d5fho419863089a167387da62dd7081`**.

1. Go to the repo **Settings > Secrets**

1. Add the following environment variables:

   - **GH_TOKEN:** The GitHub access token generated above.

   - **TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY:** Your Twitter consumer API key.

   - **TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET:** Your Twitter consumer secret.

   - **TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY:** Your Twitter access token key.

   - **TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET:** Your Twitter access token secret.