Jeff, In my tests, the request was successfully set, and my protected test user was notified of a pending friend request.
Regards, Doug @dougw On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Jeff Bishop <jeff.bis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Doug, > > Thank you. One question though. If I try to follow someone that is > protected will the Twitter API go ahead and submit the request without a > problem or do I need to do something different? I understand I could check > the protected node for its value to determine if the user was a protected > one. > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Doug Williams <do...@igudo.com> > *To:* twitter-development-talk@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:27 AM > *Subject:* [twitter-dev] Re: Developing WETweet and questions on Following > and Un-Following people through the API > > Jeff, > The friendship methods will allow you to create and destroy friendships on > the behalf of authenticated users. Their usage is explained at [1]. These > methods allow you to "follow" and "unfollow" users. Notification methods are > not necessary unless you would like to enable/disable device notification. > If you would like a more complete explanation on the differences between > following and notification I would be happy to help explain that. > > The error case for protected users isn't explicit. You will have to parse > the returned user element results [2] and look for a true value in the > protected element. For instance, in xml format: > > <protected>true</protected> > > Lastly, I know a professor who teaches a class where students work on > projects promoting computing accessibility. If you feel this is a large > enough project that a student could get involved, I can introduce you to the > professor so you two can discuss if he has any students who may would be > able to contribute. Contact me off the board (do...@igudo.com) if this > interests you. > > [1] - http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#FriendshipMethods > [2] - > http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#Basicuserinformationelement > > Thanks, > Doug > @dougw > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Jeff Bishop <jeff.bis...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am developing a Twitter client titled WETweet. The purpose of this >> client is to provide blind users using the Window-Eyes screen reader a >> better and more rich experience using Twitter. >> >> I had a question about automating the creation of friend relationships and >> following and un-following people. Which methods of the Twitter API and in >> what order should be used? What kind of error conditions will be returned >> when attempting to follow protected users? >> >> If one uses the Friend methods to follow someone does the Notification >> methods need to be utilized? >> >> I found the documentation a bit unclear on the path to take here. >> >> Thanks for everyone's help. >> >> Jeff >> >> > > > > -- > Doug Williams > > do...@igudo.com > http://www.igudo.com > > -- Doug Williams do...@igudo.com http://www.igudo.com
