Finding at-connectiosn

gistfile1.rb

  def find_at_connections()
    values = []
    usernames = persons.collect{|p| p.username}
    i = 0
    persons.each do |person|
      t1 = Time.now      
      i += 1      
      person.feed_entries.each do |tweet|        
        #puts "#Analyzing tweet #{tweet.id}"
        usernames.each do |tmp_user|
          if tweet.text.include?("@" + tmp_user + " ") && !tweet.text.include?("RT")
              #if the tweet has not been retweeted hence is not a retweet
              if tweet.retweet_ids == [] && person.username != tmp_user
                values << [person.username,tmp_user,1]  
              end             
          end
        end
      end
      t2 = Time.now    
      puts("Analyzing ( " + i.to_s + "/" + persons.count.to_s + ") " + person.username + " for talk connections. Time per person: #{t2- t1}")          
    end
    #Merge counted pairs
    hash = values.group_by { |first, second, third| [first,second] }
    return hash.map{|k,v| [k,v.count].flatten}  
  end