gistfile1.txt

        Twitter.configure do |config|
       #   config.gateway = "http://#{self.apigee_twitter_api_endpoint}"
          config.consumer_key = self.twitter_key 
          config.consumer_secret= self.twitter_secret
          config.oauth_token = authentication.token
          config.oauth_token_secret = authentication.secret
        end

        user.set_is_working! true, 1,"Retrieving followers and friends!",false

        #log "Key: #{self.twitter_key} against http://#{self.apigee_twitter_api_endpoint}"

        log "Retrieving friends for user #{self.user_name}"

        client = Twitter::Client.new 
       
        max_tries = 50 # e.g. limit = 5000
        cursor = -1
        total_user_count= 0
        begin
          max_tries = max_tries - 1      

          # client
          hashie = client.friends(:cursor => cursor)
          cursor = hashie.next_cursor
          log "Request results in #{hashie.users.count} users"
        
          hashie.users.each do |x|
            begin
              p = SocialPerson.create_or_update_social_person!('twitter',
                                                  x['screen_name'],
                                                  x['name'],
                                                  x['screen_name'],
                                                  x['description'],
                                                  x['profile_image_url'],
                                                  x['location'])
              c = SocialConnection.get_or_create!(user,p)
            rescue Exception => e
              log "Oops #{e.message}"
              # TODO: LOG THIS AS AN IMPORT ERROR FOR GECKOBOARD
            end  
          # create relationship here
          end    
          total_user_count =total_user_count +hashie.users.count
          user.set_is_working! true, 50,"Fetching social_persons. #{total_user_count} social_persons so far.",false
      
          log "Fetched #{hashie.users.count} social_persons."
      
        end until max_tries < 0 || cursor == nil || cursor == 0
    
    
        #user.user_status.is_new_user = true
        user.set_is_working false, 100,"Setup completed successfully!",false
        user.user_status.is_setup_complete = true
        user.save!