This is a simple Twitter bot that reads commits from GitHub and tweets any of those commits that meet certain criteria
Requirements
The Python Twitter bot requires Tweepy to run. You can get Tweepy from pip.
sudo apt-get install python-pip
pip install tweepy
Running Twitter Bot
./start.sh
Automatically Starting Your Bot
twitterbot.conf is a template Upstart script that can be used in Ubuntu. You need to supply a username and a path to your bot, then move it to /etc/init.
Sample Upstart Script
author "Chris Rees <serneum@gmail.com>"
description "Upstart Script to start the Python Twitter bot"
#Set username for the process.
setuid user
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [016]
#Set the base directory for your twitter bot
env DIR=/opt/twitterbot
respawn
exec python $DIR/twitterbot.py
Settings
The format of the twitterbot.ini file is as follows:
[twitter]
consumer.key =
consumer.secret =
access.key =
access.secret =
[github]
token =
[bot]
user.agent =
etag =
allowed.phrases =
avoid.phrases =
You can get all of the information you need for the Twitter section of the .ini file at https://apps.twitter.com. You can follow the first half of this guide if you need any help with creating a Twitter application and obtaining the keys.
GitHub
You can get the GitHub token by creating a new personal access token.
Bot
Your bot's user agent should be your username or the name of your application.
The ETag is just a unique hash used when making requests.
The allowed.phrases and avoid.phrases properties are comma-separated lists
Example Bot Config
[twitter]
consumer.key = abc123
consumer.secret = abc123
access.key = abc123
access.secret = abc123
[github]
token = abc123
[bot]
user.agent = bathroomcommits
etag = d18c3bded99eb5dbb5c849a489412bf5
allowed.phrases = bathroom, toilet
avoid.phrases = merge, pull request