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1## Rainbow Stream
2
3[![Download](http://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/rainbowstream.svg?style=flat)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rainbowstream)
4[![Version](http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/rainbowstream.svg?style=flat)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rainbowstream)
5
6Terminal-based Twitter Client.
7Realtime tweetstream, compose, search , favorite ... and much more fun directly from terminal.
8
9This package is built on top of [Python Twitter Tool](http://mike.verdone.ca/twitter/) and [Twitter API](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1).
10
11## Showcase
12Screencast:
13https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tykCvPMJq8s
14<br>
15
16Screenshot:
17![rainbowstream](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/RainbowStreamAll.png)
18
19## Install
20You will need Python 2.7+ and pip.
21
22```bash
23sudo pip install rainbowstream
24```
25
26or try with a virtualenv
27```bash
28sudo pip install virtualenv # skip if you already have virtualenv
29virtualenv venv
30source venv/bin/activate # use the brand new virtualenv.
31pip install rainbowstream
32```
33
34
35## Usage
36#### The stream
37Just type
38```bash
39rainbowstream
40```
41and see your stream.
42
43I shipped a feature which can display **tweet's images directly on terminal**.
44You can try it with:
45```bash
46rainbowstream -iot # Or rainbowstream --image-on-term
47```
48
49In the first time you will be asked for authorization of Rainbow Stream app at Twitter.
50Just click the "Authorize access" button and paste PIN number to the terminal, the rainbow will start.
51
52## Interactive mode
53
54While your personal stream is continued, you are also ready to tweet, search, reply, retweet... directly from console.
55Simply type "h" and hit the Enter key to see the help.
56
57Input is in interactive mode. It means that you can use arrow key to move up and down history, tab-autocomplete or 2 tab to view available suggestion. Input history from previous run is available as well.
58
59Available commands are listed in [Read The Docs](http://rainbowstream.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) .
60
61## Theme customization
62Rainbow Stream is shipped with some default themes.
63You can either change theme by `theme` command or create your favorite one.
64
65Theme's screenshot:
66* Monokai
67![Monokai](./screenshot/themes/Monokai.png)
68* Solarized
69![Solarized](./screenshot/themes/Solarized.png)
70* Tomorrow Night
71![Solarized](./screenshot/themes/TomorrowNight.png)
72* Larapaste
73![Solarized](./screenshot/themes/larapaste.png)
74
75For detaile information, see [theme usage and customization](https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/blob/master/theme.md)
76
77## Bug and feature requests
78Found a bug or a feature request ?
79Please [create an issue](https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/issues/new)
80or contact me at [@dtvd88](https://twitter.com/dtvd88)
81
82## Contributing
83I appreciate any help and support. Feel free to
84[fork](https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/fork)
85and
86[create a pull request](https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/compare/).
87You will be listed as contributor.
88
89## License
90Rainbow Stream are released under an MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for details