# NAME

API::Twitter - Perl 5 API wrapper for Twitter.com

# VERSION

version 0.01

# SYNOPSIS

    use API::Twitter;

    my $twitter = API::Twitter->new(
        consumer_key        => 'CONSUMER_KEY',
        consumer_secret     => 'CONSUMER_SECRET',
        access_token        => 'ACCESS_TOKEN',
        access_token_secret => 'ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET',
        identifier          => 'IDENTIFIER',
    );

    $twitter->debug(1);
    $twitter->fatal(1);

    my $user = $twitter->users('lookup');
    my $results = $user->fetch;

    # after some introspection

    $user->update( ... );

# DESCRIPTION

This distribution provides an object-oriented thin-client library for
interacting with the Twitter ([http://twitter.com](http://twitter.com)) API. For usage and
documentation information visit [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public).

# THIN CLIENT

A thin-client library is advantageous as it has complete API coverage and
can easily adapt to changes in the API with minimal effort. As a thin-client
library, this module does not map specific HTTP requests to specific routines,
nor does it provide parameter validation, pagination, or other conventions
found in typical API client implementations, instead, it simply provides a
simple and consistent mechanism for dynamically generating HTTP requests.
Additionally, this module has support for debugging and retrying API calls as
well as throwing exceptions when 4xx and 5xx server response codes are
returned.

## Building

    my $user = $twitter->users('lookup');

    $user->action; # GET   /users/lookup
    $user->action('head'); # HEAD  /users/lookup
    $user->action('patch'); # PATCH /users/lookup

Building up an HTTP request object is extremely easy, simply call method names
which correspond to the API's path segments in the resource you wish to execute
a request against. This module uses autoloading and returns a new instance with
each method call. The following is the equivalent:

## Chaining

    my $users = $twitter->resource('users');

    # or

    my $users = $twitter->users;
    my $user  = $users->resource('lookup');

    # then

    $user->action('put', %args); # PUT /users/lookup

Because each call returns a new API instance configured with a resource locator
based on the supplied parameters, reuse and request isolation are made simple,
i.e., you will only need to configure the client once in your application.

## Fetching

    my $users = $twitter->users;

    # query-string parameters

    $users->fetch( query => { ... } );

    # equivalent to

    my $users = $twitter->resource('users');

    $users->action( get => ( query => { ... } ) );

This example illustrates how you might fetch an API resource.

## Creating

    my $users = $twitter->users;

    # content-body parameters

    $users->create( data => { ... } );

    # query-string parameters

    $users->create( query => { ... } );

    # equivalent to

    $twitter->resource('users')->action(
        post => ( query => { ... }, data => { ... } )
    );

This example illustrates how you might create a new API resource.

## Updating

    my $users = $twitter->users;
    my $user  = $users->resource('lookup');

    # content-body parameters

    $user->update( data => { ... } );

    # query-string parameters

    $user->update( query => { ... } );

    # or

    my $user = $twitter->users('lookup');

    $user->update( ... );

    # equivalent to

    $twitter->resource('users')->action(
        put => ( query => { ... }, data => { ... } )
    );

This example illustrates how you might update a new API resource.

## Deleting

    my $users = $twitter->users;
    my $user  = $users->resource('lookup');

    # content-body parameters

    $user->delete( data => { ... } );

    # query-string parameters

    $user->delete( query => { ... } );

    # or

    my $user = $twitter->users('lookup');

    $user->delete( ... );

    # equivalent to

    $twitter->resource('users')->action(
        delete => ( query => { ... }, data => { ... } )
    );

This example illustrates how you might delete an API resource.

## Transacting

    my $users = $twitter->resource('users', 'lookup');

    my ($results, $transaction) = $users->action( ... );

    my $request  = $transaction->req;
    my $response = $transaction->res;

    my $headers;

    $headers = $request->headers;
    $headers = $response->headers;

    # etc

This example illustrates how you can access the transaction object used
represent and process the HTTP transaction.

# PARAMETERS

## access\_token

    $twitter->access_token;
    $twitter->access_token('ACCESS_TOKEN');

The access\_token parameter should be set to an API access\_token associated with
your account.

## access\_token\_secret

    $twitter->access_token_secret;
    $twitter->access_token_secret('ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET');

The access\_token\_secret parameter should be set to an API access\_token\_secret
associated with your account.

## consumer\_key

    $twitter->consumer_key;
    $twitter->consumer_key('CONSUMER_KEY');

The consumer\_key parameter should be set to an API consumer\_key associated with
your account.

## consumer\_secret

    $twitter->consumer_secret;
    $twitter->consumer_secret('CONSUMER_SECRET');

The consumer\_secret parameter should be set to an API consumer\_secret
associated with your account.

## identifier

    $twitter->identifier;
    $twitter->identifier('IDENTIFIER');

The identifier parameter should be set to a string that identifies your app.

# ATTRIBUTES

## debug

    $twitter->debug;
    $twitter->debug(1);

The debug attribute if true prints HTTP requests and responses to standard out.

## fatal

    $twitter->fatal;
    $twitter->fatal(1);

The fatal attribute if true promotes 4xx and 5xx server response codes to
exceptions, a [API::Twitter::Exception](https://metacpan.org/pod/API::Twitter::Exception) object.

## retries

    $twitter->retries;
    $twitter->retries(10);

The retries attribute determines how many times an HTTP request should be
retried if a 4xx or 5xx response is received. This attribute defaults to 1.

## timeout

    $twitter->timeout;
    $twitter->timeout(5);

The timeout attribute determines how long an HTTP connection should be kept
alive. This attribute defaults to 10.

## url

    $twitter->url;
    $twitter->url(Mojo::URL->new('https://api.twitter.com'));

The url attribute set the base/pre-configured URL object that will be used in
all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a [Mojo::URL](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojo::URL) object.

## user\_agent

    $twitter->user_agent;
    $twitter->user_agent(Mojo::UserAgent->new);

The user\_agent attribute set the pre-configured UserAgent object that will be
used in all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a [Mojo::UserAgent](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojo::UserAgent) object.

# METHODS

## action

    my $result = $twitter->action($verb, %args);

    # e.g.

    $twitter->action('head', %args);    # HEAD request
    $twitter->action('options', %args); # OPTIONS request
    $twitter->action('patch', %args);   # PATCH request

The action method issues a request to the API resource represented by the
object. The first parameter will be used as the HTTP request method. The
arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the
request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## create

    my $results = $twitter->create(%args);

    # or

    $twitter->POST(%args);

The create method issues a `POST` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## delete

    my $results = $twitter->delete(%args);

    # or

    $twitter->DELETE(%args);

The delete method issues a `DELETE` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## fetch

    my $results = $twitter->fetch(%args);

    # or

    $twitter->GET(%args);

The fetch method issues a `GET` request to the API resource represented by the
object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## update

    my $results = $twitter->update(%args);

    # or

    $twitter->PUT(%args);

The update method issues a `PUT` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

# RESOURCES

## account

    $twitter->account;

The account method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#account](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#account).

## application

    $twitter->application;

The application method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#application](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#application).

## blocks

    $twitter->blocks;

The blocks method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#blocks](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#blocks).

## direct\_messages

    $twitter->direct_messages;

The direct\_messages method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#direct\_messages](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#direct_messages).

## favorites

    $twitter->favorites;

The favorites method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#favorites](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#favorites).

## followers

    $twitter->followers;

The followers method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#followers](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#followers).

## friends

    $twitter->friends;

The friends method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#friends](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#friends).

## friendships

    $twitter->friendships;

The friendships method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#friendships](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#friendships).

## geo

    $twitter->geo;

The geo method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#geo](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#geo).

## help

    $twitter->help;

The help method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#help](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#help).

## lists

    $twitter->lists;

The lists method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#lists](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#lists).

## media

    $twitter->media;

The media method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#media](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#media).

## mutes

    $twitter->mutes;

The mutes method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#mutes](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#mutes).

## saved\_searches

    $twitter->saved_searches;

The saved\_searches method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#saved\_searches](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#saved_searches).

## search

    $twitter->search;

The search method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#search](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#search).

## statuses

    $twitter->statuses;

The statuses method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#statuses](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#statuses).

## trends

    $twitter->trends;

The trends method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#trends](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#trends).

## users

    $twitter->users;

The users method returns a new instance representative of the API
resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be
used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more
information. [https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#users](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public#users).

# AUTHOR

Al Newkirk <anewkirk@ana.io>

# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Al Newkirk.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.