Twitter API for Laravel 4
You need to create an application and create your access token in the developer console.
Add thujohn/twitter
to composer.json
.
"thujohn/twitter": "dev-master"
Run composer update
to pull down the latest version of Twitter.
Now open up app/config/app.php
and add the service provider to your providers
array.
'providers' => array(
'Thujohn\Twitter\TwitterServiceProvider',
)
Now add the alias.
'aliases' => array(
'Twitter' => 'Thujohn\Twitter\TwitterFacade',
)
Run php artisan config:publish thujohn/twitter
and modify the config file with your own informations.
format : object|json|array (default:object)
Linkify : Transforms URLs, @usernames, hashtags into links
Twitter::linkify($tweet);
Ago : Converts date into difference (2 hours ago)
Twitter::ago($timestamp);
LinkUser : Generates a link to a specific user, by their user object (such as $tweet->user), or id/string.
Twitter::linkUser($user);
LinkTweet : Generates a link to a specific tweet.
Twitter::linkTweet($tweet);
Returns a collection of the most recent Tweets posted by the user indicated by the screen_name or user_id parameters.
Route::get('/', function()
{
return Twitter::getUserTimeline(array('screen_name' => 'thujohn', 'count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});
Returns a collection of the most recent Tweets and retweets posted by the authenticating user and the users they follow.
Route::get('/', function()
{
return Twitter::getHomeTimeline(array('count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});
Returns the X most recent mentions (tweets containing a users's @screen_name) for the authenticating user.
Route::get('/', function()
{
return Twitter::getMentionsTimeline(array('count' => 20, 'format' => 'json'));
});
Updates the authenticating user's current status, also known as tweeting.
Route::get('/', function()
{
return Twitter::postTweet(array('status' => 'Laravel is beautiful', 'format' => 'json'));
});