twitter-cmd

Execute functions in node when prompted by twitter direct messages. Uses twitter user stream.

requirements

twit (1.1.x): https://github.com/ttezel/twit

installation

npm install twit twitter-cmd

usage

Sending the twitter message 'hello' to the attached API account will log some output to console.

var T = require('twit');
var TC = require('twitter-cmd');

var twitter = new T({
  consumer_key: '...',
  consumer_secret: '...',
  access_token: '...',
  access_token_secret: '...'
});

var twitterCmd = new TC(twitter);

twitterCmd.addUser('kaftz');
twitterCmd.bind('hello', function (user) {
  console.log('hello ' + user);
});

options

You may pass an options object when initializing.

var twitterCmd = new TC(twitter, { /* options */ });

• streamOptions an object containing twitter stream options
• key keyword required before command, defaults to none ([keyword] [command] [args])
• allowAll boolean allowing or disallowing any DM-capable users to access commands, defaults to false

API

addUser(user), removeUser(user)

add or remove a user from access list

getUsernames()

returns an array of usernames

getUser(name)

returns user object or false if not found

addUserCmds(name, commands), removeUserCmds(name, commands)

allow or disallow user to call commands (commands a String or Array)

addAllCmds(commands), removeAllCmds

allow or disallow all users to call commands

bind(name, fn), unbind(name)

bind or unbind command

message(target, msg, cb)

send a DM to target user, optional callback

license

MIT