The world's simplest twitter client

gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
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# The world's simplest twitter client
# 1- Get an API key form https://dev.twitter.com with read/write access, enter details below @'ENTER_HERE'
# 2- gem install twitter
# 3- ./post
# 4- Start posting
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require "rubygems"
require "twitter"

TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY = 'ENTER_HERE'
TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET = 'ENTER_HERE'
TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'ENTER_HERE'
TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET = 'ENTER_HERE'

Twitter.configure do |config|
  config.consumer_key = TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY
  config.consumer_secret = TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET
  config.oauth_token = TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN
  config.oauth_token_secret = TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET
end

client = Twitter::Client.new

# Set Tab and Window title for terminal
TAB_NAME = "TWITTER STREAM"
puts "\e]1;#{TAB_NAME}\a"
puts "\e]2;#{TAB_NAME}\a"
system "clear" unless system "cls"

while true
  post = gets
  break if post == "exit\n"
  next if post == "\n"
  client.update(post)
  puts "..."
end