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2016-12-07 12:27:41 +01:00
// server.js
// import express ()
var express = require('express'); // npm install --save express
var app = express();
// import node.js http
var server = require('http').Server(app);
// import socket.io
var io = require('socket.io')(server); // npm install --save socket.io
// import filesystem (aka fs)
var fs = require('fs');
//import twitter
var twitter = require('twitter'); // npm install --save twitter
/* ----------------------
Twitter Configuration
-------------------------*/
// load configuration file with all secrets, etc.
var config_file = "./twitter_credentials.json";
var config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(config_file, "utf8"));
// create the twitter client
var client = new twitter(config);
/*------------------------
TWITTER FUNCTIONS
--------------------------*/
function search_twitter(keyword_value, nbr_hits) {
//var twitter_search_params = {q: keyword_value, geocode: "37.781157,-122.398720,100mi"}; // <-- this is centered around a given region
var twitter_search_params = {q: keyword_value, count: nbr_hits};
client.get('search/tweets', twitter_search_params, function(error, tweets, response) {
var results = [];
//console.log(tweets);
if(!error) {
for(tweet of tweets.statuses) {
if(tweet.user.location != null && tweet.user.location.trim().length > 0) {
//console.log('-->' + tweet.user.location + '<--');
results.push({tweet_text: tweet.text, location: tweet.user.location});
}
}
} else {
console.log('* ERROR *: ' + error);
}
// send results to client
io.emit('search_twitter_results', results);
});
}
/* ----------------------------------
Server and Socket Configuration
--------------------------------------*/
// tell express to server our index.html file
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});
// configure socket.io
// (1) when there is a connection
io.on('connection', function(socket) {
console.log('got a connection');
// (2) configure the connected socket to receive custom messages ('message from human')
socket.on('search_twitter', function(msg) {
console.log('searching twitter with: ' + msg.toString());
search_twitter(msg.keyword_value, msg.nbr_hits);
});
socket.on('disconnet', function() {
console.log('got a disconnection');
});
});
/* -------------------
Start the server
----------------------*/
// listen to connection on port 8088 --> http://localhost:8088
server.listen(8088, function () {
console.log('listening on port: ' + 8088);
});