def _send_tweet(request, tweet_message=[], sr=None):
"""Utility function to tweet and save the tweet to the db."""
api = bitlyapi.BitLy(settings.BITLY_USER, settings.BITLY_KEY)
url = request.build_absolute_uri().replace("/edit", "")
res = api.shorten(longUrl=url)
tweet_message.append("%s" % res['url'])
send_msg = ' '.join(tweet_message)
# TODO Check here to see if len(send_msg) > 140, then trim it somehow
try:
api = get_tweepy_api()
api.update_status(send_msg)
last_msg = api.user_timeline(count=1)[0]
SeriesTweet.objects.create(
series = sr,
tweet = send_msg,
bitly_url = res['url'],
twitter_status_id = last_msg.id
)
except tweepy.TweepError as terror:
if settings.DEBUG:
print "tweep error: %s" % terror
except IOError, ex:
if settings.DEBUG:
print "IOError when calling _send_tweet: %s" % ex
def get_latest_tweets():
user = '******'
messages_to_display = 5
api = get_tweepy_api()
statuses = api.user_timeline(count=messages_to_display)
messages = []
for status in statuses:
# Replaces the @username mentions with a URL
replaced_mentions = re.sub(r'\b(@\w+)\b', r'<a href="http://twitter.com/\1">\1</a>',status.text);
# Replaces the #tag's with a URL
replaced_hashtags = re.sub(r'\b(#\w+)\b', r'<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23\1">\1</a>',replaced_mentions);
# Replaces the published times with a URL
replaced_times = (replaced_hashtags + " "+
"<span class='tiny-font'><a href='http://twitter.com/#!/"+
user+"/status/"+str(status.id)+"'>"+str(status.created_at)+
"</a></span>")
messages.append(replaced_times)
return messages
