NAME Net::Twitter - Perl interface to twitter.com VERSION This document describes Net::Twitter version 1.0 SYNOPSIS #!/usr/bin/perl use Net::Twitter; my $bot = Net::Twitter->new(username=>"myuser", password=>"mypass" ); $bot->update("My current Status"); DESCRIPTION http://www.twitter.com provides a web 2.0 type of ubiquitous presence. This module allows you to set your status, as well as the statuses of your friends. INTERFACE Net::Twitter exports the following methods. ` new ' You must pass a hash containing username and password to "new". ` update ' Set your current status. This returns a hashref containing your most recent status. ` friends ' This returns a hashref containing the most recent status of those you have marked as friends in twitter. ` friends_timeline ' This returns a hashref containing the timeline of those you have marked as friends in twitter. ` friends_timeline ' This returns a hashref containing the public timeline of all twitter users. ` followers ' This returns a hashref containing the timeline of those who follow your status in twitter.. CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT Net::Twitter uses LWP internally. Any environment variables that LWP supports should be supported by Net::Twitter. I hope. DEPENDENCIES LWP::UserAgent JSON::Syck INCOMPATIBILITIES None reported. BUGS AND LIMITATIONS No bugs have been reported. Please report any bugs or feature requests to `bug-net-twitter@rt.cpan.org', or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org. AUTHOR Chris Thompson `' The framework of this module is shamelessly stolen from Net::AIML. Big ups to Chris "peregrin" Prather for that. LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2007, Chris Thompson `'. All rights reserved. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENCE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.