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get access token via Twitter oauth
#!/usr/bin/env node
var argv = require('optimist')
.usage('Usage: --key=[consumer key] -secret=[consumer secret]')
.demand(['key', 'secret'])
.argv
;
var OAuth = require('oauth').OAuth;
var Step = require('step');
var colors = require('colors');
var REQUEST_TOKEN_URL = 'https://api.twitter.com/oauth/request_token';
var ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = 'https://api.twitter.com/oauth/access_token';
var OAUTH_VERSION = '1.0';
var HASH_VERSION = 'HMAC-SHA1';
function getAccessToken(oa, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, pin) {
oa.getOAuthAccessToken(oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, pin,
function(error, oauth_access_token, oauth_access_token_secret, results2) {
if (error) {
if (parseInt(error.statusCode) == 401) {
throw new Error('The pin number you have entered is incorrect'.bold.red);
}
}
console.log('Your OAuth Access Token: '.green + (oauth_access_token).bold.cyan);
console.log('Your OAuth Token Secret: '.green + (oauth_access_token_secret).bold.cyan);
console.log('Now, save these two values, along with your origional consumer secret and key and use these in your twitter app'.bold.yellow);
process.exit(1);
});
}
function getRequestToken(oa) {
oa.getOAuthRequestToken(function(error, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, results){
if(error) {
throw new Error(([error.statusCode, error.data].join(': ')).bold.red);
} else {
console.log('In your browser, log in to your twitter account. Then visit:'.bold.green)
console.log(('https://twitter.com/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=' + oauth_token).underline.green)
console.log('After logged in, you will be promoted with a pin number'.bold.green)
console.log('Enter the pin number here:'.bold.yellow);
var stdin = process.openStdin();
stdin.on('data', function(chunk) {
pin = chunk.toString().trim();
getAccessToken(oa, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, pin);
});
}
});
}
var key = argv.key.trim();
var secret = argv.secret.trim();
var oa = new OAuth(REQUEST_TOKEN_URL, ACCESS_TOKEN_URL, key, secret, OAUTH_VERSION , 'oob', HASH_VERSION);
getRequestToken(oa);
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