hrafn/mytwitter.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Custom twitter client... mostly for learning Python

import sys, twitter, ConfigParser, os, datetime, dateutil.tz, gtk, gtk.glade, gobject, re


class MyTwitter():

    """ Display Tweets, post to twitter """

    def __init__(self):
        config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
        config.read(os.path.expanduser("~/.mytwitter"))
        self.username = config.get('global', 'username')
        self.password = config.get('global', 'password')

        self.num_entries = int(config.get('global', 'entries'))
        if self.num_entries < 20:
            self.num_entries = 20

        self.refresh_time = int(config.get('global', 'refreshtime'))
        if self.refresh_time < 10:
            self.refresh_time = 10

        self.tweets = []
        self.list = None
        self.reply_id = None

        # Authenticate with twitter, set up the API object
        self.api = twitter.Api(username=self.username, password=self.password)

        # Load up all the GUI stuff
        self.init_user_interface('./default.glade')
        self.init_widgets()


    def init_user_interface(self, path_to_skin):
        self.widget_tree=gtk.glade.XML(path_to_skin, "window")
        self.widget_tree.signal_autoconnect(self)


    def init_widgets(self):
        self.list_select = self.widget_tree.get_widget('list_select')
        self.tweet_box = self.widget_tree.get_widget('tweet_box')
        self.update_entry = self.widget_tree.get_widget('update_entry')
        self.update_count = self.widget_tree.get_widget('update_count')

        # Build us some labels...
        for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
            self.tweets.append(TweetBox())
            self.tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i])
            self.tweets[i].reply_button.connect('clicked', self.on_reply)
            self.tweets[i].retweet_button.connect('clicked', self.on_retweet)
        self.tweet_box.show_all()

        # Fill the ComboBox with entries
        self.list_select.append_text('@' + self.username)
        lists = self.api.GetUserLists()
        for l in lists['lists']:
            self.list_select.append_text(l.name)

        # Timer to update periodically
        self.update_window()
        gobject.timeout_add(self.refresh_time * 1000, self.update_window)


    def update_window(self):
        if self.list is None or self.list == 'Home':
            statuses = self.api.GetFriendsTimeline(self.username, count=self.num_entries)
        elif self.list == '@' + self.username:
            statuses = self.api.GetReplies()
        else:
            statuses = self.api.GetListStatuses(self.list)

        for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
            if i < len(statuses):
                self.tweets[i].set_status(statuses[i])


    def update_window_callback(self, widget):
        self.update_window()


    def update_status(self):
        text = self.update_entry.get_text()
        self.update_entry.set_text("")
        self.api.PostUpdate(text, in_reply_to_status_id=self.reply_id)
        self.reply_id = None
        self.update_window()
        

    def update_status_callback(self, widget):
        self.update_status()


    def char_counter(self, widget):
        new_count = str(len(self.update_entry.get_text())) + "/140"
        self.update_count.set_label(new_count)


    def gtk_main_quit(self, widget):
        gtk.main_quit()


    def on_about(self, widget):
        print "DEBUG: help->about not yet implemented"


    def on_list_select_changed(self, widget):
        self.list = widget.get_active_text()
        self.update_window()


    # fixme: this doesn't work; we're passing in the Button widget and not the
    #   TweetBox widget... certain I need to do something convoluted to fix
    #   this
    def on_reply(self, widget):
        self.update_entry.set_text('@' + widget.screen_name + ' ')
        self.reply_id = widget.id


    # fixme: need to implement the retweet API in python-twitter to continue
    def on_retweet(self, widget):
        pass

### end class MyTwitter


class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):

    '''
    GUI for displaying one tweet and associated buttons
    
    Also stores the data necessary for replying or retweeting (id, screen name)
    '''

    def __init__(self):
        gtk.VBox.__init__(self)

        self.screen_name = None
        self.id = None

        self.init_widgets()


    def init_widgets(self):
        ## Build the header
        self.header = gtk.Label()
        label_eb = gtk.EventBox()
        label_eb.add(self.header)
        self.pack_start(label_eb)

        # Set the header's properties
        label_eb.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
        label_eb.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
        self.header.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
        self.header.set_selectable(True)
        self.header.set_line_wrap(True)

        ## Build the text
        self.text = gtk.Label()
        text_align = gtk.Alignment()
        text_align.add(self.text)
        self.pack_start(text_align)

        # Set the text's properties
        text_align.set_padding(2, 10, 3, 0)
        self.text.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
        self.text.set_selectable(True)
        self.text.set_line_wrap(True)

        button_box = gtk.HBox()
        self.pack_start(button_box)

        self.reply_button = gtk.Button("Reply")
        button_box.pack_start(self.reply_button, expand=False)
        self.retweet_button = gtk.Button("Retweet")
        button_box.pack_start(self.retweet_button, expand=False)
        # the parent object will bind reply and retweet
        

    def set_status(self, status):
        timezone = dateutil.tz.gettz()
        time_format = "%Y.%m.%d %H:%M:%S %Z"

        # Get the user object
        user = status.user

        # Get user's data for retweeting / replying
        self.screen_name = user.screen_name
        self.id = status.id

        # ... and a formatted timestamp
        timestamp = datetime.datetime.strptime(status.created_at, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S +0000 %Y")
        timestamp = timestamp.replace(tzinfo=dateutil.tz.gettz('UTC'))
        timestring = timestamp.astimezone(timezone).strftime(time_format)

        # Set the header
        self.header.set_markup(user.name + " (" + user.screen_name + ") " + timestring)

        # and the text
        self.text.set_markup(status.text)
        
# end class TweetBox



# main
my_twitter = MyTwitter()
gtk.main()