Module: WTTH

Defined in:
lib/wtth.rb,
lib/wtth/config.rb,
lib/wtth/umassd.rb,
lib/wtth/twitter.rb,
lib/wtth/hvzsource.rb

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
'1.2.1'

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.init ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wtth.rb', line 14

def self.init
  load_config
  twitter_init
end

.update ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wtth.rb', line 19

def self.update
  load_config

  unless twitter_is_authorized?
    puts 'You have not yet authorized WTTH to access Twitter.'
    puts 'Please run `wtth init` first'
    exit 1
  end

  # get new zombies and zombies that weren't reported last time
  to_welcome = CONFIG[:backlog]
  if to_welcome == nil
    to_welcome = get_new_zombies
  elsif to_welcome.join(', ').length < 140
    to_welcome = get_new_zombies + to_welcome
  end

  if to_welcome != []
    this_batch = []
    recovery = []
    size = 0

    # get the least recent kills, no more than 140 characters worth
    until size > 140 or to_welcome.empty?
      zombie = to_welcome.last
      size += zombie.length
      size += 2 if this_batch.length > 0
      if size <= 140
        this_batch << zombie
        recovery << to_welcome.pop
      end
    end

    # remember who we haven't reported
    CONFIG[:backlog] = to_welcome

    # welcome with the most recent first so things are in order on twitter
    this_batch.reverse!

    begin
      tweet(this_batch.join(', '))
    rescue Twitter::TwitterUnavailable
      puts "TwitterUnavailable #{$!}"
      # throw the message onto the backlog so we can try again next time
      CONFIG[:backlog] = to_welcome + recovery.reverse
    rescue Twitter::TwitterError
      puts "TwitterError #{$!}"
      # throw the message onto the backlog so we can try again next time
      CONFIG[:backlog] = to_welcome + recovery.reverse
    end
  end

  save_config
end