gistfile1.scala

abstract class Status {

   import java.util.Date

   val id: Long
   val text: String
   val createdAt: Date
   val user: User
   val inReplyToStatusID: Option[Int]
   val inReplyToUserID: Option[Int]
   val inReplyToScreenName: Option[String]

   override def equals(that: Any): Boolean = that match {
      case s: Status => {
         id == s.id && text == s.text && createdAt == s.createdAt &&
         user == s.user && inReplyToStatusID == s.inReplyToStatusID &&
         inReplyToUserID == s.inReplyToUserID && 
         inReplyToScreenName == s.inReplyToScreenName
      }
      case _ => false
   }
   
   override def toString =
      "{ id => " + id + ", text => " + text + ", createdAt => " + createdAt +
         ", user => " + user + ", inReplyToStatusID => " + inReplyToStatusID +
         ", inReplyToUserID => " + inReplyToUserID + ", inReplyToScreenName => " +
         inReplyToScreenName + " }"
}


object Status {

   import scala.xml._
   import com.cardinal.util.DateParser

   def apply(xml: NodeSeq): Status = fromXML(xml)
   
   def fromXML(xml: NodeSeq): Status = {
      new Status {
         val id = (xml \ "id").text.toLong
         val text = (xml \ "text").text
         val createdAt = DateParser parse (xml \ "created_at").text
         val user = User(xml \ "user")
         val inReplyToStatusID = {
            val text: String = (xml \ "in_reply_to_status_id").text
            if (text equals "") None else Some(text.toInt)
         }
         val inReplyToUserID = {
            val text: String = (xml \ "in_reply_to_user_id").text
            if (text equals "") None else Some(text.toInt)
         }
         val inReplyToScreenName = {
            val text: String = (xml \ "in_reply_to_screen_name").text
            if (text equals "") None else Some(text)
         }
      }
   }

}