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https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream

A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python.
https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream

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A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python.

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Rainbow Stream

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.. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/l/rainbowstream.svg?style=flat-square

   :target: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/blob/master/LICENSE.txt



.. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/rainbowstream.svg?style=flat-square

   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rainbowstream



Terminal-based full-fledged Twitter client, built upon `Python Twitter Tools`.



Showcase

--------



.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/rs.gif

   :alt: gif



Installation

------------



Direct installation

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



.. code:: bash



    sudo pip3 install rainbowstream



Virtualenv (Recommended)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



.. code:: bash



    virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 venv

    source venv/bin/activate

    pip install rainbowstream



Installation Troubleshooting

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you run into dependency issues, you may want to install additional libraries



Debian-based distros:



.. code:: bash



    sudo apt-get install python-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev



CentOS:



.. code:: bash



    sudo yum install python-devel libjpeg-devel



Mac OSX 

Mac has a `clang unknown argument`_

problem with the ``Pillow`` package—a dependency of this

app.  Please see the workaround in `Issue #10`_



.. code:: bash



    export ARCHFLAGS=-Wno-error=unused-command-line-argument-hard-error-in-future



If you still experience issues:



-  ``sudo pip uninstall rainbowstream``

-  Use the *virtualenv installation*

-  `Create an issue`_ and provide:

    - Your OS

    - Your Python version



Usage

-----



The Stream

^^^^^^^^^^



Simply run ``rainbowstream`` to start the application, or enjoy its ASCII images with ``rainbowstream -iot`` or set ``IMAGE_ON_TERM`` to ``True`` in your config.



If your terminal supports 24-bit colors, run ``rainbowstream -p24`` instead to utilize 24 bit ASCII images.



If your terminal supports sixel, ie. wezterm or MLTerm, change the ``IMAGE_ON_TERM`` config to ``sixel`` and enjoy high-quality images.



You might want to change ``IMAGE_SHIFT`` to set the image's margin (relative to your terminal's

width), and ``IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT`` to control the max height of every image (see

`Config Management`_).



You will be asked for Twitter authorization the first time you run Rainbow

Stream.  Just click the "Authorize access" button, paste the PIN to the

terminal, and the application will start.



You might want to use Rainbow Stream with an **HTTP/SOCKS proxy**.  Proxy

settings are specified as follows:



.. code:: bash



    rainbowstream --proxy-host localhost --proxy-port 1337 --proxy-type HTTP

    # or the short form:

    rainbowstream -ph localhost -pp 1337 -pt HTTP



Both ``--proxy-port`` and ``--proxy-type`` are optional.  The default proxy port

is ``8080`` and the default proxy type is ``SOCKS5``.



Interactive Mode

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



While your stream is continued, you are also ready to tweet, search,

reply, retweet, etc. directly from your console.  Simply type ``h`` and hit the

Enter key to see the help.



Input is in interactive mode.  It means that you can use the arrow keys to move

up and down through the history, tab-autocomplete, or double-tab to view

available suggestions.  Input history from the previous run is also available.



`Read the docs`_ for available commands.



Theme Customization

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



Rainbow Stream is shipped with some default themes.  You can switch themes with

the ``theme`` command.  You can also customize themes as you please.



Theme screenshots:



- Monokai



.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/Monokai.png

   :alt: monokai



- Solarized



.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/Solarized.png

   :alt: solarized



- Tomorrow Night



.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/TomorrowNight.png

   :alt: tomorrownight



- Larapaste



.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/larapaste.png

   :alt: larapaste



See `Theme Usage and Customization`_ for detailed information.



A Note about Twitter API Change

-------------------------------



Since Twitter discontinued supporting Stream API, RainbowStream is now using a [Polling Strategy](https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream/issues/271) that utilizes the `home` command to poll for your tweets every 90 seconds. This `home` command is rate limited by 15 times per 15 minutes, so don't run it too frequently to leave space for the polling stream.



Bug and Feature Requests

------------------------



Found a bug or a feature request?  Please `create an issue`_ or contact me at

`@orakaro`_.



Development

-----------



If you want to build a runnable version yourself, follow these simple steps:



- `Create your Twitter Application`_

-  Get your Twitter application’s API key and secret

- `Create your own Pocket Application`_ (platform: Web)

-  Get your Pocket application’s key

-  Fork this repo and ``git clone`` it

-  Create a ``consumer.py`` file in the `rainbowstream` directory containing:



   .. code:: python



       # Consumer information

       CONSUMER_KEY = 'APIKey' # Your Twitter application's API key

       CONSUMER_SECRET = 'APISecret' # Your Twitter application's API secret

       PCKT_CONSUMER_KEY = 'PocketAPIKey' # Your Pocket application's API key



-  Use pip to install it locally



   .. code:: bash



       # cd to directory which contains setup.py (cloned directory)

       virtualenv venv # Python3 users: use -p to specify python3

       source venv/bin/activate

       pip install -e .

       which rainbowstream # /this-directory/venv/bin/rainbowstream

       # Remove ~/.rainbow_oauth if it exists

       rainbowstream # local version of rainbowstream



Contributing

------------



I appreciate any help and support.  Feel free to `fork`_ and `create a pull

request`_. 



License

-------



Rainbow Stream is released under an MIT License.  See LICENSE.txt for details.



.. _Python Twitter Tools: http://mike.verdone.ca/twitter/

.. _Twitter API: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1

.. _Create an issue: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/issues/new

.. _@orakaro: https://twitter.com/dtvd88

.. _fork: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/fork

.. _create a pull request: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/compare/

.. _Read the docs: http://rainbowstream.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

.. _config guide: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/blob/master/theme.md

.. _Theme Usage and Customization: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/blob/master/theme.md

.. _Create your Twitter Application: https://apps.twitter.com/app/new

.. _Create your own Pocket Application: https://getpocket.com/developer/apps/new

.. _Config Management: http://rainbowstream.readthedocs.org/en/latest/#config-explanation

.. _clang unknown argument: http://kaspermunck.github.io/2014/03/fixing-clang-error/

.. _Issue #10: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/issues/10