gilesbowkett-gilesbowkett-twitter 0.4.4

data/examples/friendships.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts twitter.create_friendship('orderedlist').name
+puts twitter.follow('orderedlist').name
+puts twitter.leave('orderedlist').name
+puts twitter.destroy_friendship('orderedlist').name
+
+puts twitter.friendship_exists?('jnunemaker', 'orderedlist').inspect
+puts twitter.friendship_exists?('jnunemaker', 'ze').inspect

data/examples/identica_timeline.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+identica = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'], :api_host => 'identi.ca/api')
+
+identica.timeline(:public).each { |s| puts s.text, s.user.name, '' }

data/examples/location.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts twitter.update_location('Hollywood, CA').location
+puts twitter.update_delivery_device('none')

data/examples/posting.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+puts twitter.post("This is a test from the example file").inspect
+
+# sending a direct message
+# puts twitter.d('jnunemaker', 'this is a test').inspect

data/examples/replies.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'activesupport'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts 'SINCE'
+twitter.replies(:since => Time.now - 5.day).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'SINCE_ID'
+twitter.replies(:since_id => 863081345).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'PAGE'
+twitter.replies(:page => 1).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts

data/examples/search.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+
+Twitter::Search.new('httparty').each { |r| puts r.inspect,'' }
+Twitter::Search.new('httparty').page(2).each { |r| puts r.inspect, '' }
+
+# search = Twitter::Search.new
+# search.from('jnunemaker').to('oaknd1').each { |r| puts r.inspect, '' }
+# pp search.result
+# search.clear
+
+# search.from('jnunemaker').to('oaknd1').since(814529437).containing('milk').each { |r| puts r.inspect, '' }
+# search.clear
+# 
+# search.geocode('40.757929', '-73.985506', '50mi').containing('holland').each { |r| puts r.inspect, '' }
+# search.clear
+
+# pp search.from('jnunemaker').fetch()

data/examples/sent_messages.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'activesupport'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts 'SINCE'
+twitter.sent_messages(:since => Time.now - 5.day).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'SINCE_ID'
+twitter.sent_messages(:since_id => 33505386).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'PAGE'
+twitter.sent_messages(:page => 1).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts

data/examples/timeline.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'activesupport'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts 'SINCE'
+twitter.timeline(:user, :since => Time.now - 1.day).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'SINCE_ID'
+twitter.timeline(:user, :since_id => 865547074).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'COUNT'
+twitter.timeline(:user, :count => 1).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts
+
+puts 'PAGE'
+twitter.timeline(:user, :page => 1).each do |s|
+  puts "- #{s.text}"
+end
+puts
+puts

data/examples/twitter.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+puts "Public Timeline", "=" * 50
+Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password']).timeline(:public).each do |s|
+  puts s.text, s.user.name
+  puts
+end
+
+puts '', "Friends Timeline", "=" * 50
+Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password']).timeline.each do |s|
+  puts s.text, s.user.name
+  puts
+end
+
+puts '', "Friends", "=" * 50
+Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password']).friends.each do |u|
+  puts u.name, u.status.text
+  puts
+end
+
+puts '', "Followers", "=" * 50
+Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password']).followers.each do |u|
+  puts u.name, u.status.text
+  puts
+end

data/examples/verify_credentials.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'twitter')
+config = YAML::load(open(ENV['HOME'] + '/.twitter'))
+
+twitter = Twitter::Base.new(config['email'], config['password'])
+
+puts twitter.verify_credentials
+
+begin
+  Twitter::Base.new('asdf', 'foobar').verify_credentials
+rescue => error
+  puts error.message
+end

data/gilesbowkett-twitter.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name = %q{gilesbowkett-twitter}
+  s.version = "0.4.4"
+
+  s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 1.2") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
+  s.authors = ["John Nunemaker", "Giles Bowkett"]
+  s.date = %q{2009-02-11}
+  s.default_executable = %q{twitter}
+  s.description = %q{a command line interface for twitter, also a library which wraps the twitter api}
+  s.email = %q{nunemaker@gmail.com}
+  s.executables = ["twitter"]
+  s.extra_rdoc_files = ["bin/twitter", "lib/twitter/base.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/config.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/helpers.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722194500_create_accounts.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722194508_create_tweets.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722214605_add_account_id_to_tweets.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722214606_create_configurations.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/account.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/configuration.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/tweet.rb", "lib/twitter/cli.rb", "lib/twitter/direct_message.rb", "lib/twitter/easy_class_maker.rb", "lib/twitter/rate_limit_status.rb", "lib/twitter/search.rb", "lib/twitter/search_result.rb", "lib/twitter/search_result_info.rb", "lib/twitter/status.rb", "lib/twitter/user.rb", "lib/twitter/version.rb", "lib/twitter.rb", "README"]
+  s.files = ["bin/twitter", "examples/blocks.rb", "examples/direct_messages.rb", "examples/favorites.rb", "examples/friends_followers.rb", "examples/friendships.rb", "examples/identica_timeline.rb", "examples/location.rb", "examples/posting.rb", "examples/replies.rb", "examples/search.rb", "examples/sent_messages.rb", "examples/timeline.rb", "examples/twitter.rb", "examples/verify_credentials.rb", "History", "lib/twitter/base.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/config.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/helpers.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722194500_create_accounts.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722194508_create_tweets.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722214605_add_account_id_to_tweets.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/migrations/20080722214606_create_configurations.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/account.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/configuration.rb", "lib/twitter/cli/models/tweet.rb", "lib/twitter/cli.rb", "lib/twitter/direct_message.rb", "lib/twitter/easy_class_maker.rb", "lib/twitter/rate_limit_status.rb", "lib/twitter/search.rb", "lib/twitter/search_result.rb", "lib/twitter/search_result_info.rb", "lib/twitter/status.rb", "lib/twitter/user.rb", "lib/twitter/version.rb", "lib/twitter.rb", "License", "Manifest", "Rakefile", "README", "spec/base_spec.rb", "spec/cli/helper_spec.rb", "spec/direct_message_spec.rb", "spec/fixtures/follower_ids.xml", "spec/fixtures/followers.xml", "spec/fixtures/friend_ids.xml", "spec/fixtures/friends.xml", "spec/fixtures/friends_for.xml", "spec/fixtures/friends_lite.xml", "spec/fixtures/friends_timeline.xml", "spec/fixtures/friendship_already_exists.xml", "spec/fixtures/friendship_created.xml", "spec/fixtures/public_timeline.xml", "spec/fixtures/rate_limit_status.xml", "spec/fixtures/search_result_info.yml", "spec/fixtures/search_results.json", "spec/fixtures/status.xml", "spec/fixtures/user.xml", "spec/fixtures/user_timeline.xml", "spec/search_spec.rb", "spec/spec.opts", "spec/spec_helper.rb", "spec/status_spec.rb", "spec/user_spec.rb", "gilesbowkett-twitter.gemspec", "website/css/common.css", "website/images/terminal_output.png", "website/index.html"]
+  s.has_rdoc = true
+  s.homepage = %q{http://twitter.rubyforge.org}
+  s.rdoc_options = ["--line-numbers", "--inline-source", "--title", "Twitter", "--main", "README"]
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  s.rubyforge_project = %q{twitter}
+  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.1}
+  s.summary = %q{a command line interface for twitter, also a library which wraps the twitter api}
+
+  if s.respond_to? :specification_version then
+    current_version = Gem::Specification::CURRENT_SPECIFICATION_VERSION
+    s.specification_version = 2
+
+    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::RubyGemsVersion) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<hpricot>, [">= 0.6"])
+      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<activesupport>, [">= 2.1"])
+      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<httparty>, [">= 0.2.4"])
+      s.add_development_dependency(%q<echoe>, [">= 0"])
+    else
+      s.add_dependency(%q<hpricot>, [">= 0.6"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<activesupport>, [">= 2.1"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<httparty>, [">= 0.2.4"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<echoe>, [">= 0"])
+    end
+  else
+    s.add_dependency(%q<hpricot>, [">= 0.6"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<activesupport>, [">= 2.1"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<httparty>, [">= 0.2.4"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<echoe>, [">= 0"])
+  end
+end

data/lib/twitter.rb

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+require 'uri'
+require 'cgi'
+require 'net/http'
+require 'yaml'
+require 'time'
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'hpricot'
+
+$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+require 'twitter/version'
+require 'twitter/easy_class_maker'
+require 'twitter/base'
+require 'twitter/user'
+require 'twitter/search'
+require 'twitter/status'
+require 'twitter/direct_message'
+require 'twitter/rate_limit_status'
+require 'twitter/search_result_info'
+require 'twitter/search_result'
+
+module Twitter
+  class Unavailable < StandardError; end
+  class CantConnect < StandardError; end
+  class BadResponse < StandardError; end
+  class UnknownTimeline < ArgumentError; end
+  class RateExceeded < StandardError; end
+  class CantFindUsers < ArgumentError; end
+  class AlreadyFollowing < StandardError; end
+  class CantFollowUser < StandardError; end
+
+  SourceName = 'twittergem'
+end

data/lib/twitter/base.rb

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+# This is the base class for the twitter library. It makes all the requests 
+# to twitter, parses the xml (using hpricot) and returns ruby objects to play with.
+#
+# For complete documentation on the options, check out the twitter api docs.
+#   http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation
+module Twitter
+  class Base
+    # Initializes the configuration for making requests to twitter
+    # Twitter example:
+    #   Twitter.new('email/username', 'password')
+    #
+    # Identi.ca example:
+    #   Twitter.new('email/username', 'password', :api_host => 'identi.ca/api')
+    def initialize(email, password, options={})
+      @api_host = options.delete(:api_host) || 'twitter.com'
+      @config, @config[:email], @config[:password] = options, email, password
+      @proxy_host = options[:proxy_host]
+      @proxy_port = options[:proxy_port]
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of statuses for a timeline; Defaults to your friends timeline.
+    def timeline(which=:friends, options={})
+      raise UnknownTimeline unless [:friends, :public, :user].include?(which)
+      auth = which.to_s.include?('public') ? false : true
+      statuses(call("#{which}_timeline", :auth => auth, :since => options[:since], :args => parse_options(options)))
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of users who are in your friends list
+    def friends(options={})
+      users(call(:friends, {:args => parse_options(options)}))
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of users who are friends for the id or username passed in
+    def friends_for(id, options={})
+      friends(options.merge({:id => id}))
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of user ids who are friends for the account or the option id/username passed in
+    def friend_ids(id_or_screenname = nil)
+      path = id_or_screenname ? "friends/ids/#{id_or_screenname}.xml" : "friends/ids.xml"
+      doc = request(path, :auth => true)
+      (doc/:id).inject([]) {|ids, id| ids << id.innerHTML; ids}
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of users who are following you
+    def followers(options={})
+      users(call(:followers, {:args => parse_options(options)}))
+    end
+    
+    def followers_for(id, options={})
+      followers(options.merge({:id => id}))
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of user ids who are followers for the account or the option id/username passed in
+    def follower_ids(id_or_screenname = nil)
+      path = id_or_screenname ? "followers/ids/#{id_or_screenname}.xml" : "followers/ids.xml"
+      doc = request(path, :auth => true)
+      (doc/:id).inject([]) {|ids, id| ids << id.innerHTML; ids}
+    end
+    
+    # Returns a single status for a given id
+    def status(id)
+      statuses(call("show/#{id}")).first
+    end
+    
+    # returns all the profile information and the last status for a user
+    def user(id_or_screenname)
+      users(request("users/show/#{id_or_screenname}.xml", :auth => true)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of statuses that are replies
+    def replies(options={})
+      statuses(call(:replies, :since => options[:since], :args => parse_options(options)))
+    end
+    
+    # Destroys a status by id
+    def destroy(id)
+      call("destroy/#{id}")
+    end
+    
+    def rate_limit_status
+      RateLimitStatus.new_from_xml request("account/rate_limit_status.xml", :auth => true)
+    end
+    
+    # waiting for twitter to correctly implement this in the api as it is documented
+    def featured
+      users(call(:featured))
+    end
+    
+    # Returns an array of all the direct messages for the authenticated user
+    def direct_messages(options={})
+      doc = request(build_path('direct_messages.xml', parse_options(options)), {:auth => true, :since => options[:since]})
+      (doc/:direct_message).inject([]) { |dms, dm| dms << DirectMessage.new_from_xml(dm); dms }
+    end
+    alias :received_messages :direct_messages
+    
+    # Returns direct messages sent by auth user
+    def sent_messages(options={})
+      doc = request(build_path('direct_messages/sent.xml', parse_options(options)), {:auth => true, :since => options[:since]})
+      (doc/:direct_message).inject([]) { |dms, dm| dms << DirectMessage.new_from_xml(dm); dms }
+    end
+    
+    # destroys a give direct message by id if the auth user is a recipient
+    def destroy_direct_message(id)
+      DirectMessage.new_from_xml(request("direct_messages/destroy/#{id}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post))
+    end
+    
+    # Sends a direct message <code>text</code> to <code>user</code>
+    def d(user, text)
+      DirectMessage.new_from_xml(request('direct_messages/new.xml', :auth => true, :method => :post, :form_data => {'text' => text, 'user' => user}))
+    end
+    
+    # Befriends id_or_screenname for the auth user
+    def create_friendship(id_or_screenname)
+      users(request("friendships/create/#{id_or_screenname}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Defriends id_or_screenname for the auth user
+    def destroy_friendship(id_or_screenname)
+      users(request("friendships/destroy/#{id_or_screenname}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Returns true if friendship exists, false if it doesn't.
+    def friendship_exists?(user_a, user_b)
+      doc = request(build_path("friendships/exists.xml", {:user_a => user_a, :user_b => user_b}), :auth => true)
+      doc.at('friends').innerHTML == 'true' ? true : false
+    end
+    
+    # Updates your location and returns Twitter::User object
+    def update_location(location)
+      users(request(build_path('account/update_location.xml', {'location' => location}), :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Updates your deliver device and returns Twitter::User object
+    def update_delivery_device(device)
+      users(request(build_path('account/update_delivery_device.xml', {'device' => device}), :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Turns notifications by id_or_screenname on for auth user.
+    def follow(id_or_screenname)
+      users(request("notifications/follow/#{id_or_screenname}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+
+    # Turns notifications by id_or_screenname off for auth user.    
+    def leave(id_or_screenname)
+      users(request("notifications/leave/#{id_or_screenname}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Returns the most recent favorite statuses for the autenticating user
+    def favorites(options={})
+      statuses(request(build_path('favorites.xml', parse_options(options)), :auth => true))
+    end
+    
+    # Favorites the status specified by id for the auth user
+    def create_favorite(id)
+      statuses(request("favorites/create/#{id}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+
+    # Un-favorites the status specified by id for the auth user
+    def destroy_favorite(id)
+      statuses(request("favorites/destroy/#{id}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Blocks the user specified by id for the auth user
+    def block(id)
+      users(request("blocks/create/#{id}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Unblocks the user specified by id for the auth user
+    def unblock(id)
+      users(request("blocks/destroy/#{id}.xml", :auth => true, :method => :post)).first
+    end
+    
+    # Posts a new update to twitter for auth user.
+    def post(status, options={})
+      form_data = {'status' => status}
+      form_data.merge!({'source' => options[:source]}) if options[:source]
+      form_data.merge!({'in_reply_to_status_id' => options[:in_reply_to_status_id]}) if options[:in_reply_to_status_id]
+      Status.new_from_xml(request('statuses/update.xml', :auth => true, :method => :post, :form_data => form_data))
+    end
+    alias :update :post
+    
+    # Verifies the credentials for the auth user.
+    #   raises Twitter::CantConnect on failure.
+    def verify_credentials
+      request('account/verify_credentials.xml', :auth => true)
+    end
+    
+    private      
+      # Converts an hpricot doc to an array of statuses
+      def statuses(doc)
+        (doc/:status).inject([]) { |statuses, status| statuses << Status.new_from_xml(status); statuses }
+      end
+      
+      # Converts an hpricot doc to an array of users
+      def users(doc)
+        (doc/:user).inject([]) { |users, user| users << User.new_from_xml(user); users }
+      end
+      
+      # Calls whatever api method requested that deals with statuses
+      # 
+      # ie: call(:public_timeline, :auth => false)
+      def call(method, options={})
+        options = { :auth => true, :args => {} }.merge(options)
+        # Following line needed as lite=false doesn't work in the API: http://tinyurl.com/yo3h5d
+        options[:args].delete(:lite) unless options[:args][:lite]
+        args = options.delete(:args)
+        request(build_path("statuses/#{method.to_s}.xml", args), options)
+      end
+      
+      def response(path, options={})
+        uri = URI.parse("http://#{@api_host}")
+        
+        begin
+          response = Net::HTTP::Proxy(@proxy_host, @proxy_port).start(uri.host, uri.port) do |http|
+            klass = Net::HTTP.const_get options[:method].to_s.downcase.capitalize
+            req = klass.new("#{uri.path}/#{path}", options[:headers])
+            req.basic_auth(@config[:email], @config[:password]) if options[:auth]
+            if options[:method].to_s == 'post' && options[:form_data]
+              req.set_form_data(options[:form_data])
+            end
+            http.request(req)
+          end
+        rescue => error
+          raise CantConnect, error.message
+        end
+      end
+      
+      # Makes a request to twitter.
+      def request(path, options={})
+        options = {
+          :headers => { "User-Agent" => @config[:email] },
+          :method => :get,
+        }.merge(options)
+        
+        unless options[:since].nil?
+          since = options[:since].kind_of?(Date) ? options[:since].strftime('%a, %d-%b-%y %T GMT') : options[:since].to_s  
+          options[:headers]["If-Modified-Since"] = since
+        end
+        
+        handle_response!(response(path, options))
+      end
+      
+      def handle_response!(response)
+        if %w[200 304].include?(response.code)
+          response = parse(response.body)
+          raise RateExceeded if (response/:hash/:error).text =~ /Rate limit exceeded/
+          response
+        elsif response.code == '503'
+          raise Unavailable, response.message
+        elsif response.code == '401'
+          raise CantConnect, 'Authentication failed. Check your username and password'
+        elsif response.code == '403'
+          error_message = (parse(response.body)/:hash/:error).text
+          raise CantFindUsers, error_message  if error_message =~ /Could not find both specified users/
+          raise AlreadyFollowing, error_message if error_message =~ /already on your list/
+          raise CantFollowUser, "Response code #{response.code}: #{response.message} #{error_message}"
+        else
+          raise CantConnect, "Twitter is returning a #{response.code}: #{response.message}"
+        end
+      end
+    
+      # Given a path and a hash, build a full path with the hash turned into a query string
+      def build_path(path, options)
+        unless options.nil?
+          query = options.inject('') { |str, h| str += "#{CGI.escape(h[0].to_s)}=#{CGI.escape(h[1].to_s)}&"; str }
+          path += "?#{query}"
+        end
+        
+        path
+      end
+
+      # Tries to get all the options in the correct format before making the request
+      def parse_options(options)
+        options[:since] = options[:since].kind_of?(Date) ? options[:since].strftime('%a, %d-%b-%y %T GMT') : options[:since].to_s if options[:since]
+        options
+      end
+      
+      # Converts a string response into an Hpricot xml element.
+      def parse(response)
+        Hpricot.XML(response || '')
+      end
+  end
+end