Fuse-Delay Tweeting

config.json

{
  "consumer_key": "YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY",
  "consumer_secret": "YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET",
  "access_token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "access_token_secret": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
  "tweets":[
    "Hello",
    "World"
  ]
}

fdTweet.rb

#
# Fuse-Delay Tweeting
# A command line Ruby script that
# waits for (user supplied) seconds
# before posting a (user supplied) tweet.
#
# Usage:
# Edit the config.json in the same path
# with your tweet messages and token.
#
# Sample Command (Delay 5 seconds):
# $ ruby fdTweet.rb -t=5
#

require 'rubygems'
require 'twitter'
require 'json'

# Read config.json
file = File.read 'config.json'
data = JSON.parse(file)

# Parse Command Line Arguments
args = Hash[ARGV.join(' ').scan(/--?([^=\s]+)(?:=(\S+))?/)]

if data
  # Read Tweets
  Array tweets = data['tweets']
  # Read Config
  client = Twitter::REST::Client.new do |config|
    config.consumer_key = "data['consumer_key']"
    config.consumer_secret = "data['consumer_secret']"
    config.access_token = "data['access_token']"
    config.access_token_secret = "data['access_token_secret']"
  end
  # Send Tweet
  tweets.each do |tweet|
    # Delay each tweet for a given number of seconds
    if args['t'] then sleep(Integer(args['t'])) end
    client.update(tweet)
  end
end