gistfile1.js

// NOTE: Remember to fill in login credentials - in the future, this will be stored persistently via simple_storage probably...
Components.utils.import("resource://jetpack/ubiquity-modules/utils.js");

var TwitterJetpack = {
  last: 0,
  queue: [],
  request: { type: "GET",
             url: "http://twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline.json",
             dataType: "json",
             error: function() {jetpack.notifications.show({"title":"TwitterJetpack","body":"Error fechting updates"});},
             username: "",
             password: ""
  },
  getUpdates: function getUpdates() {
    var req = TwitterJetpack.request;
    req.success = function parseTwitterUpdates(data) {
      for (var d=data.length-1; d>-1; d--)
        if (data[d].id > TwitterJetpack.last) {
          console.log(data[d].id);
          TwitterJetpack.queue.push({"title":data[d].user.name,"body":data[d].text, "icon":data[d].user.profile_image_url.replace(/\\/g,"")});
        }
      TwitterJetpack.last = data[0].id;
    },
    jQuery.ajax(req);
    TwitterJetpack.notify();
    setTimeout(TwitterJetpack.getUpdates,2*60*1000);
  },
  notify: function() {
    if (TwitterJetpack.queue.length > 0) {
      jetpack.notifications.show(TwitterJetpack.queue.shift());
      setTimeout(TwitterJetpack.notify,10*1000);
    }
  }
};

jetpack.statusBar.append({
  html: '<img style="margin-top: 3px" src="http://assets1.twitter.com/images/favicon.ico">',
  width: 16,
  onReady: function(widget) {
    var req = TwitterJetpack.request;
    req.success = function initLast(data) {TwitterJetpack.last = data[0].id;};
    jQuery.ajax(req);
    $(widget).click(function(){Utils.openUrlInBrowser("http://twitter.com");});
    setTimeout(TwitterJetpack.getUpdates,62*1000);
  }
});