Rails - Mar 2007 - [PLUGIN] acts_as_twittertasticable - Twitter for your models!

The blog post:
http://evang.eli.st/blog/2007/3/16/introducing-acts_as_twittertasticable



The RDoc:

Twitter is all the rage these days, and I only have one question

Why do people get to have ALL THE FUN?!

It''s time for Higher Order Models™(r)(c). Models that tell the world
what they''re up to using Twitter, just like normal people.

ActsAsTwittertasticable fills this void and brings Twitter directly to
your AR models. It''s super duper simple.

First off install the plugin:

ruby script/plugin install
svn://evang.eli.st/public/plugins/acts_as_twittertasticable

Set up your Twitter authentication in environment.rb:

TwitterAuth.username = "my_twitter_username"
TwitterAuth.password = "my_twitter_password"

Then twitterize your model:

class Movie < ActiveRecord::Base
  go_twitterize!
end

That''s it! Unfortunately the default status message is informational,
not fun. I assume that you''re more fun than me, so feel free to define
the status however you want. Again, super duper simple:

class Movie < ActiveRecord::Base
  go_twitterize!

  def twitter_status
    "I''m watching #{title} starring #{star}!!"
  end
end

Written by Pat Maddox. Released under the MIT License.
svn://evang.eli.st/public/plugins/acts_as_twittertasticable

Mad props to my homie BJ Clark for telling me about Twitter. Yeah, I
really didn''t know what it was.

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Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin dude.


Pat Maddox wrote:
> The blog post: 
> http://evang.eli.st/blog/2007/3/16/introducing-acts_as_twittertasticable
> 
> 
> 
> The RDoc:
> 
> Twitter is all the rage these days, and I only have one question
> 
> Why do people get to have ALL THE FUN?!
> 
> It''s time for Higher Order Models�(r)(c). Models that tell the
world
> what they''re up to using Twitter, just like normal people.
> 
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On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin dude.
Wait what''s wrong with it?  Did you have trouble installing or using
it?

Pat

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Alright, you want to know what''s wrong with it?

- The name is horrible, too long and complicated, sounds like 
"twist_your_testicles"
- Your methods and callbacks are too complicated to remember

Dude, really, take this as a positive criticism, change the name to 
something like "acts_as_twitter" and easier to remember names on your 
methods and callbacks.

Mark


Pat Maddox wrote:
> On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin dude.
> 
> Wait what''s wrong with it?  Did you have trouble installing or
using it?
> 
> Pat

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On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Alright, you want to know what''s wrong with it?
>
> - The name is horrible, too long and complicated, sounds like
> "twist_your_testicles"
> - Your methods and callbacks are too complicated to remember
>
> Dude, really, take this as a positive criticism, change the name to
> something like "acts_as_twitter" and easier to remember names on
your
> methods and callbacks.
>
> Mark
What''s complicated about twitter_status?

Pat

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Nah, never mind, you don''t seem to get it, or you''re too proud
to admit
the naming choice was a bad idea... But hey, go_twitterize!


Pat Maddox wrote:
> On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> Mark
> 
> What''s complicated about twitter_status?
> 
> Pat

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On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Nah, never mind, you don''t seem to get it, or you''re too
proud to admit
> the naming choice was a bad idea... But hey, go_twitterize!
I''m sorry, it''s just that you said the callbacks were too
complicated...but there''s only one callback! and I thought
it''s pretty
descriptive.  Anyway, sorry this plugin doesn''t suit you :(

Pat

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Mark <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> - The name is horrible, too long and complicated, sounds like 
> "twist_your_testicles"
YES!!! We need a twist_your_testicles plugin too!!!! It could randomly
transpose your columns in your models... and occasionally if you twist it
tight enough, one of your columns could BURST!!!

	- Tyler

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On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin dude.
Well nobody else really responded, so...

this was just a joke plugin.  My friend asked me if I knew what
Twitter was, I said no, he showed me, I thought it was the dumbest
thing in the world.  So I spent 15 minutes writing a plugin that
posted to Twitter whenever a record was saved.

I hoped that the idea was retarded and the names absurd enough that
people would realize it.

Pat

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Pat Maddox schrieb:
> On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>   
>> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin dude.
>>     
>
> Well nobody else really responded, so...
>
> this was just a joke plugin.  My friend asked me if I knew what
> Twitter was, I said no, he showed me, I thought it was the dumbest
> thing in the world.  So I spent 15 minutes writing a plugin that
> posted to Twitter whenever a record was saved.
>
> I hoped that the idea was retarded and the names absurd enough that
> people would realize it.
>
> Pat
>   
Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible and unbelivable story

matthi


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On 3/20/07, matthibcn <matthibcn-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Pat Maddox schrieb:
> > On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible plugin
dude.
> >>
> >
> > Well nobody else really responded, so...
> >
> > this was just a joke plugin.  My friend asked me if I knew what
> > Twitter was, I said no, he showed me, I thought it was the dumbest
> > thing in the world.  So I spent 15 minutes writing a plugin that
> > posted to Twitter whenever a record was saved.
> >
> > I hoped that the idea was retarded and the names absurd enough that
> > people would realize it.
> >
> > Pat
> >
>
> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible and unbelivable
story
>
> matthi
>
>
> >
>
Yes it''s for real.  I was sitting in a coffee shop hyped off of three
cappuccinos on a Friday afternoon and decided to do something funny.

It''s okay if you guys don''t have a sense of humor.

Pat

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Pat Maddox wrote:
> Yes it''s for real.  I was sitting in a coffee shop hyped off of
three
> cappuccinos on a Friday afternoon and decided to do something funny.
> 
> It''s okay if you guys don''t have a sense of humor.
<shrug> I laughed!

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I looked at the code and thought "What the hell is this good for?".
Figured it couldn''t be something serious, especially after looking at
''twitter''.

Didn''t really see the humor in it tho, other than Mark''s side
of the
conversation, which seemed a bit over the top (I have a sneaking
suspicion that all that was made up as well).

Sorry.

On 3/20/07, Pat Maddox <pergesu-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> On 3/20/07, matthibcn
<matthibcn-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > Pat Maddox schrieb:
> > > On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible
plugin dude.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Well nobody else really responded, so...
> > >
> > > this was just a joke plugin.  My friend asked me if I knew what
> > > Twitter was, I said no, he showed me, I thought it was the
dumbest
> > > thing in the world.  So I spent 15 minutes writing a plugin that
> > > posted to Twitter whenever a record was saved.
> > >
> > > I hoped that the idea was retarded and the names absurd enough
that
> > > people would realize it.
> > >
> > > Pat
> > >
> >
> > Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible and
unbelivable story
> >
> > matthi
> >
> >
> > >
> >
>
> Yes it''s for real.  I was sitting in a coffee shop hyped off of
three
> cappuccinos on a Friday afternoon and decided to do something funny.
>
> It''s okay if you guys don''t have a sense of humor.
>
> Pat
>
> >
>
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Once I read what it was for, I thought it was hiarious.

On 3/20/07, Pat Maddox <pergesu-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
>
> On 3/20/07, matthibcn
<matthibcn-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > Pat Maddox schrieb:
> > > On 3/16/07, Mark
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible
plugin
> dude.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Well nobody else really responded, so...
> > >
> > > this was just a joke plugin.  My friend asked me if I knew what
> > > Twitter was, I said no, he showed me, I thought it was the
dumbest
> > > thing in the world.  So I spent 15 minutes writing a plugin that
> > > posted to Twitter whenever a record was saved.
> > >
> > > I hoped that the idea was retarded and the names absurd enough
that
> > > people would realize it.
> > >
> > > Pat
> > >
> >
> > Is this for real? With all due respect, this is a horrible and
> unbelivable story
> >
> > matthi
> >
> >
> > >
> >
>
> Yes it''s for real.  I was sitting in a coffee shop hyped off of
three
> cappuccinos on a Friday afternoon and decided to do something funny.
>
> It''s okay if you guys don''t have a sense of humor.
>
> Pat
>
> >
>
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