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1Rainbow Stream\r
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10Terminal-based Twitter Client. Realtime tweetstream, compose, search ,\r
11favorite … and much more fun directly from terminal.\r
12\r
13This package is built on the top of `Python Twitter Tool`_ and `Twitter API`_,\r
14can run on Python 2.7.x and 3.x .\r
15\r
16Install\r
17-------\r
18\r
19The quick way\r
20^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r
21\r
22You will need Python and pip (2.7.x or 3.x).\r
23\r
24.. code:: bash\r
25\r
26 sudo pip install rainbowstream\r
27 # Python 3 users: sudo pip3 install rainbowstream\r
28\r
29The recommended way\r
30^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r
31\r
32Use `virtualenv`_\r
33\r
34.. code:: bash\r
35\r
36 virtualenv venv\r
37 # Python 3 users : use -p to specify your Python 3 localtion as below\r
38 # virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 venv\r
39 source venv/bin/activate\r
40 pip install rainbowstream\r
41\r
42\r
43Usage\r
44-----\r
45\r
46The stream\r
47^^^^^^^^^^\r
48\r
49Just type\r
50\r
51.. code:: bash\r
52\r
53 rainbowstream\r
54\r
55and see your stream.\r
56\r
57I shipped a feature which can display **tweet's images directly on terminal**.\r
58You can try it with:\r
59\r
60.. code:: bash\r
61\r
62 rainbowstream -iot # Or rainbowstream --image-on-term\r
63\r
64In the first time you will be asked for authorization of Rainbow Stream\r
65app at Twitter. Just click the “Authorize access” button and paste PIN\r
66number to the terminal, the rainbow will start.\r
67\r
68The interactive mode\r
69^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r
70\r
71While your personal stream is continued, you are also ready to tweet,\r
72search, reply, retweet… directly from console. Simply type “h” and hit\r
73the Enter key to see the help.\r
74\r
75Input is in interactive mode. It means that you can use arrow key to\r
76move up and down history, tab-autocomplete or 2 tab to view available\r
77suggestion. Input history from previous run is available as well.\r
78\r
79Here is full list of supported command:\r
80\r
81**Explore Commands**\r
82\r
83- ``trend`` will show global trending topics. ``trend US`` will show\r
84 trends in United States while ``trend JP Tokyo`` will show trends in\r
85 Tokyo/Japan.\r
86\r
87- ``home`` will show your timeline. ``home 10`` will print exactly 10\r
88 tweets.\r
89\r
90- ``mentions`` will show mentions timeline. ``mentions 7`` will show 7\r
91 mention tweets.\r
92\r
93- ``whois @dtvd88`` will show profile of @dtvd88.\r
94\r
95- ``view @mdo`` will show @mdo ’s timeline. ``view @dmo 9`` will print\r
96 exactly 9 tweets.\r
97\r
98- ``s noah`` will search the word *‘noah’*. Result will come back with\r
99 highlight. Search can be performed with or without hashtag.\r
100\r
101**Tweet Commands**\r
102\r
103- ``t the rainbow is god's promise to noah`` will tweet exactly *‘the\r
104 rainbow is god’s promise to noah’*.\r
105\r
106- ``rt 12`` will retweet the tweet with *[id=12]*. You can see id of\r
107 each tweet beside the time.\r
108\r
109- ``quote 12`` will quote the tweet with *[id=12]*. If no extra text is added,\r
110 the quote will be cancelled.\r
111\r
112- ``allrt 12 20`` will list 20 newest retweets of the tweet with *[id=12]*. If the number of retweets is not specified, 5 newest retweets will be listed instead.\r
113\r
114- ``rep 12 Really`` will reply *‘Really’* to the tweet with *[id=12]*.\r
115\r
116- ``fav 12`` will favorite the tweet with *[id=12]*.\r
117\r
118- ``ufav 12`` will unfavorite tweet with *[id=12]*.\r
119\r
120- ``del 12`` will delete tweet with *[id=12]*.\r
121\r
122- ``show image 12`` will show the image in tweet with *[id=12]* in your\r
123 OS’s image viewer.\r
124\r
125- ``open 12`` will open url in tweet with *[id=12]* in your\r
126 OS’s default browser.\r
127\r
128**Direct Messages Commands**\r
129\r
130- ``inbox`` will show inbox messages. ``inbox 7`` will show newest 7\r
131 messages.\r
132\r
133- ``sent`` will show sent messages. ``sent 7`` will show newest 7\r
134 messages.\r
135\r
136- ``mes @dtvd88 hi`` will send a ``hi`` message to @dtvd88.\r
137\r
138- ``trash 5`` will remove message with *[message\_id=5]*\r
139\r
140**Friends and followers Commands**\r
141\r
142- ``ls fl`` will list all your followers (people who are following\r
143 you).\r
144\r
145- ``ls fr`` will list all your friends (people who you are following).\r
146\r
147- ``fl @dtvd88`` will follow @dtvd88.\r
148\r
149- ``ufl @dtvd88`` will unfollow @dtvd88.\r
150\r
151- ``mute @dtvd88`` will mute @dtvd88.\r
152\r
153- ``unmute @dtvd88`` will unmute @dtvd88.\r
154\r
155- ``muting`` will list muting users.\r
156\r
157- ``block @dtvd88`` will block @dtvd88.\r
158\r
159- ``unblock @dtvd88`` will unblock @dtvd88.\r
160\r
161- ``report @dtvd88`` will report @dtvd88 as a spam account.\r
162\r
163**Twitter list**\r
164\r
165- ``list`` will show all lists you are belong to.\r
166\r
167- ``list home`` will show timeline of list. You will be asked for list's name.\r
168\r
169- ``list all_mem`` will show list's all members.\r
170\r
171- ``list all_sub`` will show list's all subscribers.\r
172\r
173- ``list add`` will add specific person to a list owned by you.\r
174\r
175- ``list rm`` will remove specific person from a list owned by you.\r
176\r
177- ``list sub`` will subscribe you to a specific list.\r
178\r
179- ``list unsub`` will unsubscribe you from a specific list.\r
180\r
181- ``list own`` will show all list owned by you.\r
182\r
183- ``list new`` will create a new list.\r
184\r
185- ``list update`` will update a list owned by you.\r
186\r
187- ``list del`` will delete a list owned by you.\r
188\r
189**Switching Stream Commands**\r
190\r
191- ``switch public #AKB48`` will switch current stream to public stream\r
192 and track keyword ``AKB48``\r
193\r
194- ``switch public #AKB48 -f`` will do exactly as above but will ask you\r
195 to provide 2 list:\r
196\r
197 ``Only nicks`` decide what nicks will be include only.\r
198\r
199 ``Ignore nicks``\ decide what nicks will be exclude.\r
200\r
201- ``switch public #AKB48 -d`` will apply filter to *ONLY\_LIST* and\r
202 *IGNORE\_LIST*. You can setup 2 list above at ``config.py``\r
203\r
204- ``switch mine`` will switch current stream to personal stream. ``-f``\r
205 and ``-d`` will work as well.\r
206\r
207**Smart shell**\r
208\r
209- Put anything to terminal, the app will try to eval and display result as a python interactive shell.\r
210\r
211 + ``142857*2`` or ``101**3`` like a calculator.\r
212 + Even ``cal`` will show the calendar for current month.\r
213 + Put ``order_rainbow('anything')`` or ``random_rainbow('wahahaha')`` will make more fun :)\r
214\r
215**Config Management**\r
216\r
217- ``theme`` will list available themes.\r
218\r
219 + ``theme monokai`` will apply *monokai* theme immedaitely.\r
220 + ``theme current_as_default`` will remember current theme as next time default.\r
221\r
222- ``config`` will list all config key.\r
223\r
224 + ``config ASCII_ART`` will output current value of *ASCII_ART* config key.\r
225 + ``config TREND_MAX default`` will output default value of *TREND_MAX* config key.\r
226 + ``config CUSTOM_CONFIG drop`` will drop *CUSTOM_CONFIG* config key.\r
227 + ``config IMAGE_ON_TERM = true`` will set value of *IMAGE_ON_TERM* config key to *True*.\r
228\r
229**Screening Commands**\r
230\r
231- ``h`` will show the help.\r
232\r
233- ``c`` will clear the screen.\r
234\r
235- ``q`` will quit.\r
236\r
237Available commands are listed in `Read The Docs`_.\r
238\r
239Theme customization\r
240^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r
241\r
242Rainbow Stream is shipped with some default themes.\r
243You can either change theme by ``theme`` command or create your favorite one.\r
244\r
245Theme’s screenshot:\r
246\r
247- Monokai\r
248\r
249.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/Monokai.png\r
250 :alt: monokai\r
251\r
252- Solarized\r
253\r
254.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/Solarized.png\r
255 :alt: solarized\r
256\r
257- Tomorrow Night\r
258\r
259.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/TomorrowNight.png\r
260 :alt: tomorrownight\r
261\r
262- Larapaste\r
263\r
264.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/master/screenshot/themes/larapaste.png\r
265 :alt: larapaste\r
266\r
267For detaile information, see `theme usage and customization`_.\r
268\r
269Config explanation\r
270^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r
271\r
272Rainbow Stream has a config file located at ``~/.rainbow_config.json``.\r
273You can view or set a new value of every config key by ``config`` command (See **Interactive mode** section above).\r
274\r
275- ``THEME``: current theme.\r
276\r
277- ``ASCII_ART``: diplay your twitter name by ascii art at stream begin or not.\r
278\r
279- ``SEARCH_MAX_RECORD``: max tweets can display on 'search' command.\r
280\r
281- ``HOME_TWEET_NUM``: default tweets to display on 'home' command.\r
282\r
283- ``RETWEETS_SHOW_NUM``: default tweets to display on 'allrt' command.\r
284\r
285- ``MESSAGES_DISPLAY``: default messages to display on 'inbox' or 'sent' command.\r
286\r
287- ``TREND_MAX``: default trends to display on 'trend' command.\r
288\r
289- ``LIST_MAX``: default tweets to display on 'list home' command.\r
290\r
291- ``ONLY_LIST``: filter list on 'switch' command.\r
292\r
293- ``IGNORE_LIST``: ignore list on 'switch' command.\r
294\r
295- ``HISTORY_FILENAME``: name of file which stores input history.\r
296\r
297- ``IMAGE_SHIFT``: left and right margin of image in '-iot'/'--image-on-term' mode.\r
298\r
299- ``IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT``: max height of image in '-iot'/'--image-on-term' mode.\r
300\r
301- ``USER_DOMAIN``: user URL of Twitter Streaming API.\r
302\r
303- ``PUBLIC_DOMAIN``: public URL of Twitter Streaming API.\r
304\r
305- ``SITE_DOMAIN``: site URL of Twitter Streaming API.\r
306\r
307Development\r
308-----------\r
309\r
310If you want to build a runnable version yourself, follow these simple\r
311steps\r
312\r
313- `Create your own Twitter Application`_\r
314- Get your Twitter application’s API key and secret\r
315- Fork github's repo and clone in your system.\r
316- Create a file ``consumer.py`` in ```rainbowstream```_ folder with\r
317 following content\r
318\r
319 .. code:: python\r
320\r
321 # Consumer information\r
322 CONSUMER_KEY = 'APIKey' # Your Twitter application's API key\r
323 CONSUMER_SECRET = 'APISecret' # Your Twitter application's API secret\r
324\r
325- Use pip to install in local\r
326\r
327 .. code:: bash\r
328\r
329 # cd to directory which contains setup.py (cloned directory)\r
330 virtualenv venv # Python3 users: use -p to specify python3\r
331 source venv/bin/activate\r
332 pip install -e .\r
333 which rainbowstream # /this-directory/venv/bin/rainbowstream\r
334 pip list | grep rainbowstream # rainbowstream (0.x.x, /this-directory)\r
335 # Remove ~/.rainbow_oauth if exists\r
336 rainbowstream # local version of rainbowstream\r
337\r
338.. _Create your own Twitter Application: https://apps.twitter.com/app/new\r
339.. _``rainbowstream``: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/tree/master/rainbowstream\r
340.. _Python Twitter Tool: http://mike.verdone.ca/twitter/\r
341.. _Twitter API: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1\r
342.. _theme usage and customization: https://github.com/DTVD/rainbowstream/blob/master/theme.md\r
343.. _virtualenv: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/\r