module Chatterbot # # routines for sending tweets module Tweet # simple wrapper for sending a message def tweet(txt, params = {}, original = nil) return if require_login == false txt = replace_variables(txt, original) if debug_mode? debug "I'm in debug mode, otherwise I would tweet: #{txt}" else debug txt if params.has_key?(:media) file = params.delete(:media) if ! file.is_a?(File) file = File.new(file) end client.update_with_media txt, file, params else client.update txt, params end end rescue Twitter::Error::Forbidden => e #:nocov: debug e false #:nocov: end # reply to a tweet def reply(txt, source, params = {}) debug txt params = {:in_reply_to_status_id => source.id}.merge(params) tweet txt, params, source end end end