twitter 4.8.1 → 5.0.0

data/lib/twitter/rest/api/users.rb

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+require 'twitter/arguments'
+require 'twitter/core_ext/enumerable'
+require 'twitter/error/not_found'
+require 'twitter/profile_banner'
+require 'twitter/rest/api/utils'
+require 'twitter/settings'
+require 'twitter/user'
+
+module Twitter
+  module REST
+    module API
+      module Users
+        include Twitter::REST::API::Utils
+        MAX_USERS_PER_REQUEST = 100
+
+        # Updates the authenticating user's settings.
+        # Or, if no options supplied, returns settings (including current trend, geo and sleep time information) for the authenticating user.
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/settings
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/account/settings
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::Settings]
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Integer] :trend_location_woeid The Yahoo! Where On Earth ID to use as the user's default trend location. Global information is available by using 1 as the WOEID. The woeid must be one of the locations returned by {https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/trends/available GET trends/available}.
+        # @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :sleep_time_enabled When set to true, 't' or 1, will enable sleep time for the user. Sleep time is the time when push or SMS notifications should not be sent to the user.
+        # @option options [Integer] :start_sleep_time The hour that sleep time should begin if it is enabled. The value for this parameter should be provided in {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 ISO8601} format (i.e. 00-23). The time is considered to be in the same timezone as the user's time_zone setting.
+        # @option options [Integer] :end_sleep_time The hour that sleep time should end if it is enabled. The value for this parameter should be provided in {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 ISO8601} format (i.e. 00-23). The time is considered to be in the same timezone as the user's time_zone setting.
+        # @option options [String] :time_zone The timezone dates and times should be displayed in for the user. The timezone must be one of the {http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/TimeZone.html Rails TimeZone} names.
+        # @option options [String] :lang The language which Twitter should render in for this user. The language must be specified by the appropriate two letter ISO 639-1 representation. Currently supported languages are provided by {https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/help/languages GET help/languages}.
+        def settings(options={})
+          request_method = options.size.zero? ? :get : :post
+          response = send(request_method.to_sym, "/1.1/account/settings.json", options)
+          # https://dev.twitter.com/issues/59
+          response.update(:trend_location => Array(response[:trend_location]).first)
+          Twitter::Settings.from_response(response)
+        end
+
+        # Returns the requesting user if authentication was successful, otherwise raises {Twitter::Error::Unauthorized}
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/account/verify_credentials
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include user's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        def verify_credentials(options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :get, "/1.1/account/verify_credentials.json", options)
+        end
+        alias current_user verify_credentials
+
+        # Sets which device Twitter delivers updates to for the authenticating user
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_delivery_device
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param device [String] Must be one of: 'sms', 'none'.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def update_delivery_device(device, options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/account/update_delivery_device.json", options.merge(:device => device))
+        end
+
+        # Sets values that users are able to set under the "Account" tab of their settings page
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_profile
+        # @note Only the options specified will be updated.
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [String] :name Full name associated with the profile. Maximum of 20 characters.
+        # @option options [String] :url URL associated with the profile. Will be prepended with "http://" if not present. Maximum of 100 characters.
+        # @option options [String] :location The city or country describing where the user of the account is located. The contents are not normalized or geocoded in any way. Maximum of 30 characters.
+        # @option options [String] :description A description of the user owning the account. Maximum of 160 characters.
+        def update_profile(options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/account/update_profile.json", options)
+        end
+
+        # Updates the authenticating user's profile background image
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_profile_background_image
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param image [File] The background image for the profile, base64-encoded. Must be a valid GIF, JPG, or PNG image of less than 800 kilobytes in size. Images with width larger than 2048 pixels will be forcibly scaled down. The image must be provided as raw multipart data, not a URL.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Boolean] :tile Whether or not to tile the background image. If set to true the background image will be displayed tiled. The image will not be tiled otherwise.
+        def update_profile_background_image(image, options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/account/update_profile_background_image.json", options.merge(:image => image))
+        end
+
+        # Sets one or more hex values that control the color scheme of the authenticating user's profile
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_profile_colors
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [String] :profile_background_color Profile background color.
+        # @option options [String] :profile_text_color Profile text color.
+        # @option options [String] :profile_link_color Profile link color.
+        # @option options [String] :profile_sidebar_fill_color Profile sidebar's background color.
+        # @option options [String] :profile_sidebar_border_color Profile sidebar's border color.
+        def update_profile_colors(options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/account/update_profile_colors.json", options)
+        end
+
+        # Updates the authenticating user's profile image
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_profile_image
+        # @note Updates the authenticating user's profile image. Note that this method expects raw multipart data, not a URL to an image.
+        # @note This method asynchronously processes the uploaded file before updating the user's profile image URL. You can either update your local cache the next time you request the user's information, or, at least 5 seconds after uploading the image, ask for the updated URL using GET users/show.
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The authenticated user.
+        # @param image [File] The avatar image for the profile, base64-encoded. Must be a valid GIF, JPG, or PNG image of less than 700 kilobytes in size. Images with width larger than 500 pixels will be scaled down. Animated GIFs will be converted to a static GIF of the first frame, removing the animation.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def update_profile_image(image, options={})
+          object_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/account/update_profile_image.json", options.merge(:image => image))
+        end
+
+        # Returns an array of user objects that the authenticating user is blocking
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/blocks/list
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>] User objects that the authenticating user is blocking.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Integer] :page Specifies the page of results to retrieve.
+        def blocking(options={})
+          cursor_from_response(:users, Twitter::User, :get, "/1.1/blocks/list.json", options)
+        end
+
+        # Returns an array of numeric user ids the authenticating user is blocking
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/blocks/ids
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array] Numeric user ids the authenticating user is blocking.
+        # @overload block(options={})
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def blocked_ids(*args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop)
+          cursor_from_response(:ids, nil, :get, "/1.1/blocks/ids.json", arguments.options)
+        end
+
+        # Returns true if the authenticating user is blocking a target user
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/blocks/ids
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Boolean] true if the authenticating user is blocking the target user, otherwise false.
+        # @param user [Integer, String, URI, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def block?(user, options={})
+          merge_default_cursor!(options)
+          user_id = case user
+          when Integer
+            user
+          when String, URI
+            user(user).id
+          when Twitter::User
+            user.id
+          end
+          blocked_ids(options).map(&:to_i).include?(user_id)
+        end
+
+        # Blocks the users specified by the authenticating user
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/blocks/create
+        # @note Destroys a friendship to the blocked user if it exists.
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>] The blocked users.
+        # @overload block(*users)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        # @overload block(*users, options)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def block(*args)
+          threaded_user_objects_from_response(:post, "/1.1/blocks/create.json", args)
+        end
+
+        # Un-blocks the users specified by the authenticating user
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/blocks/destroy
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>] The un-blocked users.
+        # @overload unblock(*users)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        # @overload unblock(*users, options)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def unblock(*args)
+          threaded_user_objects_from_response(:post, "/1.1/blocks/destroy.json", args)
+        end
+
+        # Returns extended information for up to 100 users
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/lookup
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>] The requested users.
+        # @overload users(*users)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        # @overload users(*users, options)
+        #   @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen names, or objects.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Symbol, String] :method Requests users via a GET request instead of the standard POST request if set to ':get'.
+        #   @option options [Boolean] :include_entities The tweet entities node will be disincluded when set to false.
+        def users(*args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          method = arguments.options.delete(:method) || :post
+          arguments.flatten.each_slice(MAX_USERS_PER_REQUEST).threaded_map do |users|
+            objects_from_response(Twitter::User, method, "/1.1/users/lookup.json", merge_users(arguments.options, users))
+          end.flatten
+        end
+
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/show
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::User] The requested user.
+        # @overload user(options={})
+        #   Returns extended information for the authenticated user
+        #
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean] :include_entities The tweet entities node will be disincluded when set to false.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include user's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        # @overload user(user, options={})
+        #   Returns extended information for a given user
+        #
+        #   @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean] :include_entities The tweet entities node will be disincluded when set to false.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include user's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        def user(*args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          if arguments.last
+            merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop)
+            object_from_response(Twitter::User, :get, "/1.1/users/show.json", arguments.options)
+          else
+            verify_credentials(arguments.options)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # Returns true if the specified user exists
+        #
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Boolean] true if the user exists, otherwise false.
+        # @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        def user?(user, options={})
+          merge_user!(options, user)
+          get("/1.1/users/show.json", options)
+          true
+        rescue Twitter::Error::NotFound
+          false
+        end
+
+        # Returns users that match the given query
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/search
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>]
+        # @param query [String] The search query to run against people search.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Integer] :count The number of people to retrieve. Maxiumum of 20 allowed per page.
+        # @option options [Integer] :page Specifies the page of results to retrieve.
+        def user_search(query, options={})
+          objects_from_response(Twitter::User, :get, "/1.1/users/search.json", options.merge(:q => query))
+        end
+
+        # Returns an array of users that the specified user can contribute to
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/contributees
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>]
+        # @overload contributees(options={})
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include contributee's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        # @overload contributees(user, options={})
+        #   @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include contributee's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        def contributees(*args)
+          user_objects_from_response(:get, "/1.1/users/contributees.json", args)
+        end
+
+        # Returns an array of users who can contribute to the specified account
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/contributors
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>]
+        # @overload contributors(options={})
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include contributee's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        # @overload contributors(user, options={})
+        #   @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        #   @option options [Boolean, String, Integer] :skip_status Do not include contributee's Tweets when set to true, 't' or 1.
+        def contributors(*args)
+          user_objects_from_response(:get, "/1.1/users/contributors.json", args)
+        end
+
+        # Removes the authenticating user's profile banner image
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/remove_profile_banner
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [nil]
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        def remove_profile_banner(options={})
+          post("/1.1/account/remove_profile_banner.json", options)[:body]
+        end
+        deprecate_alias :profile_banner_remove, :remove_profile_banner
+
+        # Updates the authenticating user's profile banner image
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/account/update_profile_banner
+        # @note Uploads a profile banner on behalf of the authenticating user. For best results, upload an <5MB image that is exactly 1252px by 626px. Images will be resized for a number of display options. Users with an uploaded profile banner will have a profile_banner_url node in their Users objects. More information about sizing variations can be found in User Profile Images and Banners.
+        # @note Profile banner images are processed asynchronously. The profile_banner_url and its variant sizes will not necessary be available directly after upload.
+        # @rate_limited No
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::BadRequest] Error raised when either an image was not provided or the image data could not be processed.
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::UnprocessableEntity] Error raised when the image could not be resized or is too large.
+        # @return [nil]
+        # @param banner [File] The Base64-encoded or raw image data being uploaded as the user's new profile banner.
+        # @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
+        # @option options [Integer] :width The width of the preferred section of the image being uploaded in pixels. Use with height, offset_left, and offset_top to select the desired region of the image to use.
+        # @option options [Integer] :height The height of the preferred section of the image being uploaded in pixels. Use with width, offset_left, and offset_top to select the desired region of the image to use.
+        # @option options [Integer] :offset_left The number of pixels by which to offset the uploaded image from the left. Use with height, width, and offset_top to select the desired region of the image to use.
+        # @option options [Integer] :offset_top The number of pixels by which to offset the uploaded image from the top. Use with height, width, and offset_left to select the desired region of the image to use.
+        def update_profile_banner(banner, options={})
+          post("/1.1/account/update_profile_banner.json", options.merge(:banner => banner))[:body]
+        end
+
+        # Returns the available size variations of the specified user's profile banner.
+        #
+        # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/profile_banner
+        # @note If the user has not uploaded a profile banner, a HTTP 404 will be served instead.
+        # @rate_limited Yes
+        # @authentication Requires user context
+        # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+        # @return [Twitter::ProfileBanner]
+        # @overload profile_banner(options={})
+        # @overload profile_banner(user, options={})
+        #   @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        def profile_banner(*args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop || screen_name) unless arguments.options[:user_id] || arguments.options[:screen_name]
+          object_from_response(Twitter::ProfileBanner, :get, "/1.1/users/profile_banner.json", arguments.options)
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/twitter/rest/api/utils.rb

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+require 'twitter/arguments'
+require 'twitter/cursor'
+require 'twitter/user'
+require 'uri'
+
+module Twitter
+  module REST
+    module API
+      module Utils
+        DEFAULT_CURSOR = -1
+        URI_SUBSTRING = "://"
+
+        class << self
+
+          def included(base)
+            base.extend(ClassMethods)
+          end
+
+        end
+
+        module ClassMethods
+
+          private
+
+          def deprecate_alias(new_name, old_name)
+            define_method(new_name) do |*args, &block|
+              warn "#{Kernel.caller.first}: [DEPRECATION] ##{new_name} it deprecated. Use ##{old_name} instead."
+              send(old_name, *args, &block)
+            end
+          end
+
+        end
+
+      private
+
+        # Take a URI string or Twitter::Identity object and return its ID
+        #
+        # @param object [Integer, String, URI, Twitter::Identity] An ID, URI, or object.
+        # @return [Integer]
+        def extract_id(object)
+          case object
+          when ::Integer
+            object
+          when ::String
+            object.split("/").last.to_i
+          when URI
+            object.path.split("/").last.to_i
+          when Twitter::Identity
+            object.id
+          end
+        end
+
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param args [Array]
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>]
+        def threaded_user_objects_from_response(request_method, path, args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          arguments.flatten.threaded_map do |user|
+            object_from_response(Twitter::User, request_method, path, merge_user(arguments.options, user))
+          end
+        end
+
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param args [Array]
+        # @return [Array<Twitter::User>]
+        def user_objects_from_response(request_method, path, args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop || screen_name) unless arguments.options[:user_id] || arguments.options[:screen_name]
+          objects_from_response(Twitter::User, request_method, path, arguments.options)
+        end
+
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param args [Array]
+        # @return [Array]
+        def objects_from_response_with_user(klass, request_method, path, args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop)
+          objects_from_response(klass, request_method, path, arguments.options)
+        end
+
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param options [Hash]
+        # @return [Array]
+        def objects_from_response(klass, request_method, path, options={})
+          response = send(request_method.to_sym, path, options)[:body]
+          objects_from_array(klass, response)
+        end
+
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param array [Array]
+        # @return [Array]
+        def objects_from_array(klass, array)
+          array.map do |element|
+            klass.new(element)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param args [Array]
+        # @return [Array]
+        def threaded_objects_from_response(klass, request_method, path, args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          arguments.flatten.threaded_map do |object|
+            id = extract_id(object)
+            object_from_response(klass, request_method, path, arguments.options.merge(:id => id))
+          end
+        end
+
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param options [Hash]
+        # @return [Object]
+        def object_from_response(klass, request_method, path, options={})
+          response = send(request_method.to_sym, path, options)
+          klass.from_response(response)
+        end
+
+        # @param collection_name [Symbol]
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param args [Array]
+        # @return [Twitter::Cursor]
+        def cursor_from_response_with_user(collection_name, klass, request_method, path, args)
+          arguments = Twitter::Arguments.new(args)
+          merge_user!(arguments.options, arguments.pop || screen_name) unless arguments.options[:user_id] || arguments.options[:screen_name]
+          cursor_from_response(collection_name, klass, request_method, path, arguments.options)
+        end
+
+        # @param collection_name [Symbol]
+        # @param klass [Class]
+        # @param request_method [Symbol]
+        # @param path [String]
+        # @param options [Hash]
+        # @return [Twitter::Cursor]
+        def cursor_from_response(collection_name, klass, request_method, path, options)
+          merge_default_cursor!(options)
+          response = send(request_method.to_sym, path, options)
+          Twitter::Cursor.from_response(response, collection_name.to_sym, klass, self, request_method, path, options)
+        end
+
+        def handle_forbidden_error(klass, error)
+          error = error.message == klass::MESSAGE ? klass.new : error
+          raise error
+        end
+
+        def merge_default_cursor!(options)
+          options[:cursor] = DEFAULT_CURSOR unless options[:cursor]
+        end
+
+        def screen_name
+          @screen_name ||= verify_credentials.screen_name
+        end
+
+        # Take a user and merge it into the hash with the correct key
+        #
+        # @param hash [Hash]
+        # @param user [Integer, String, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        # @return [Hash]
+        def merge_user(hash, user, prefix=nil)
+          merge_user!(hash.dup, user, prefix)
+        end
+
+        # Take a user and merge it into the hash with the correct key
+        #
+        # @param hash [Hash]
+        # @param user [Integer, String, URI, Twitter::User] A Twitter user ID, screen name, URI, or object.
+        # @return [Hash]
+        def merge_user!(hash, user, prefix=nil)
+          case user
+          when Integer
+            set_compound_key("user_id", user, hash, prefix)
+          when String
+            if user[URI_SUBSTRING]
+              set_compound_key("screen_name", user.split("/").last, hash, prefix)
+            else
+              set_compound_key("screen_name", user, hash, prefix)
+            end
+          when URI
+            set_compound_key("screen_name", user.path.split("/").last, hash, prefix)
+          when Twitter::User
+            set_compound_key("user_id", user.id, hash, prefix)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def set_compound_key(key, value, hash, prefix=nil)
+          compound_key = [prefix, key].compact.join("_").to_sym
+          hash[compound_key] = value
+          hash
+        end
+
+        # Take a multiple users and merge them into the hash with the correct keys
+        #
+        # @param hash [Hash]
+        # @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen_names, or objects.
+        # @return [Hash]
+        def merge_users(hash, users)
+          merge_users!(hash.dup, users)
+        end
+
+        # Take a multiple users and merge them into the hash with the correct keys
+        #
+        # @param hash [Hash]
+        # @param users [Enumerable<Integer, String, URI, Twitter::User>] A collection of Twitter user IDs, screen_names, URIs, or objects.
+        # @return [Hash]
+        def merge_users!(hash, users)
+          user_ids, screen_names = collect_user_ids_and_screen_names(users)
+          hash[:user_id] = user_ids.join(',') unless user_ids.empty?
+          hash[:screen_name] = screen_names.join(',') unless screen_names.empty?
+          hash
+        end
+
+        def collect_user_ids_and_screen_names(users)
+          user_ids, screen_names = [], []
+          users.flatten.each do |user|
+            case user
+            when Integer
+              user_ids << user
+            when String
+              if user[URI_SUBSTRING]
+                screen_names << user.split("/").last
+              else
+                screen_names << user
+              end
+            when URI
+              screen_names << user.path.split("/").last
+            when Twitter::User
+              user_ids << user.id
+            end
+          end
+          [user_ids, screen_names]
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end