social_cleaner 0.0.1

data/README

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+README (draft)
+======
+
+install the gem:
+
+gem install social_cleaner
+
+Then make a ruby script:
+
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+#
+# Get requires out of the way
+require 'rubygems'
+gem 'social_cleaner'
+require 'social_cleaner'
+
+cleaner = SocialCleaner::Twitr.new(consumer_token, consumer_secret, access_token, access_secret, delete_after_days)
+cleaner.delete_messages
+
+
+Save the file, make it executeable and run like ./script.rb or put it in a cronjob

data/lib/social_cleaner/twitr.rb

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+module SocialCleaner
+
+    class Twitr
+ 
+        attr_accessor :consumer_token, :consumer_secret, :access_token, :access_secret, :delete_after_days
+
+        def initialize(consumer_token, consumer_secret, access_token, access_secret, delete_after_days)
+            self.consumer_token = consumer_token
+            self.consumer_secret = consumer_secret
+            self.access_token = access_token
+            self.access_secret = access_secret
+            self.delete_after_days = delete_after_days
+        end
+
+        def delete_messages
+            # Let's get a Twitter Client created
+            oauth = Twitter::OAuth.new(consumer_token, consumer_secret)
+            oauth.authorize_from_access(access_token, access_secret)
+
+            client = Twitter::Base.new(oauth)
+ 
+            # Expire deadline
+            expire_before = Time.now - (delete_after_days * 60 * 60 * 24)
+            expire_ids = []
+ 
+            puts "Expiring all Twitter updates prior to #{expire_before.to_s}."
+ 
+            # Iterate through timeline
+            # The old tweet id's don't contain a timestamp. maybe implement this for later?
+            timeline = client.user_timeline
+            timeline.each do |status|
+                if Time.parse(status["created_at"]) < expire_before
+                    puts "Queueing delete status ID #{status["id"]} created at #{status["created_at"]}  (#{status["text"]})."
+                    expire_ids.push(status["id"])
+                end
+            end
+ 
+            # Now we'll sort the array, this will have the affect of putting the oldest items first in
+            # the list to be deleted.
+            expire_ids.sort!
+ 
+            puts "Deleting #{expire_ids.length} tweets."
+     
+            # Now let's delete the stuff
+            # Note: the delete method is not rate limited.
+            expire_ids.each do |delete_status|
+              puts "Deleting #{delete_status}..."
+              client.status_destroy(delete_status)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+

data/lib/social_cleaner.rb

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+# Get requires out of the way
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'twitter'
+require 'time'
+
+require 'social_cleaner/twitr.rb'
+
+module SocialCleaner
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: social_cleaner
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 29
+  prerelease: false
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- "Micha\xC3\xABl Rigart"
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-10-24 00:00:00 +02:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: twitter
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        hash: 3
+        segments: 
+        - 0
+        version: "0"
+  type: :runtime
+  version_requirements: *id001
+description: Cleans up your social messages
+email: michael@netronix.be
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- README
+files: 
+- README
+- lib/social_cleaner.rb
+- lib/social_cleaner/twitr.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://www.netronix.be
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: 
+- --charset=UTF-8
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: nowarning
+rubygems_version: 1.3.7
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Social Cleaner
+test_files: []
+