module Chatterbot::DirectMessages

handle Twitter DMs

Public Instance Methods

direct_message(txt, user=nil) click to toggle source

send a direct message

# File lib/chatterbot/direct_messages.rb, line 8
def direct_message(txt, user=nil)
  return unless require_login

  if user.nil?
    user = current_user
  end
  client.create_direct_message(user, txt)
end
direct_messages(opts = {}) { |s| ... } click to toggle source

check direct messages for the bot

# File lib/chatterbot/direct_messages.rb, line 20
def direct_messages(opts = {}, &block)
  return unless require_login
  debug "check for DMs since #{since_id_dm}"
        
  #
  # search twitter
  #

  @current_tweet = nil
  client.direct_messages_received(since_id:since_id_dm, count:200).each { |s|
    update_since_id_dm(s)
    debug s.text
    if has_safelist? && !on_safelist?(s.sender)
      debug "skipping because user not on safelist"
    elsif block_given? && !on_blocklist?(s.sender) && !skip_me?(s)
      @current_tweet = s
      yield s
    end
  }
  @current_tweet = nil
rescue Twitter::Error::Forbidden => e
  puts "sorry, looks like we're not allowed to check DMs for this account"
end