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 To: [email protected] 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 ([email protected]) 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] http://www.igudo.com
