snippet.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'twitter'
require 'erb'

def get_file_as_string(filename)
  data = ''
  f = File.open(filename, "r") 
  f.each_line { |line| data += line }
  data
end

group_order = [:main, :sections, :writing_staff, :tech_staff, :contributors, :emeritus]

accounts = {
  :main => [:arstechnica],
  :sections => [:arsinfiniteloop, :onemicrosoftway, :nobelintent],
  :writing_staff => [:kenfisher, :hannibalrex, :ericbangeman, :natexanderson, :ejacqui, :benkuchera, :segphault, :j_timmer, :aranciata],
  :tech_staff => [:clint, :leed0, :aurich],
  :emeritus => [:mrkurt,],
  :contributors => [:foresmac, :caseyjohnston, :drpizza, :a_webster, :matthewlasar, :yun_xie, :glennf, :binarybits, :dmgitig, :siracusa, :drjonboyg, :continuum],
}

additional_info = {
  :aranciata => 'Copy Editor',
  :siracusa => 'Apple Technology Specialist',
  :binarybits => 'Tech Policy Contributor',
  :continuum => 'System Guide Ninja',
  :yun_xie => 'Science Contributor',
  :dmgitig => 'Science Contributor',
  :leed0 => 'Programmer'
}

Twitter.configure do |config|
  config.consumer_key = ENV['TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY']
  config.consumer_secret = ENV['TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET']
  config.oauth_token = ENV['TWITTER_OAUTH_TOKEN']
  config.oauth_token_secret = ENV['TWITTER_OAUTH_SECRET']
end

# Get a flat list of names to query for
screen_names = accounts.keys.map{ |g| accounts[g].map{ |a| a.to_s }}.flatten
twitter_data = Twitter::Client.new.users(*screen_names)
organized_data = Hash[twitter_data.map{ |t| [t.screen_name.downcase.to_sym, t] }]
template = get_file_as_string('twatz.erb')
html = ERB.new(template, 0, "%<>")
output = html.result
puts output