Config_Client_Twitter

Twitter Client Configuration

In addition to the common configuration items available to all clients, the additional configuration items available to a Twiiter client are as follows

twitter:
  polling: true
  polling_interval: 49
  streaming: false
  use_status: true
  use_direct_message: true
  auto_follow: true
  storage: file
  storage_location: $BOT_ROOT/storage/twitter.data
  welcome_message: Thanks for following me, send me a message and I'll try and help

Name	Description	Example	Default
polling	Use tweepy polling mechanism	[True|False]	True
polling_interval	Number of seconds to wait between polling Twitter for new messages	60	49
streaming	Use tweepy streaming - Note at this stage this is not supported	[True|False]	False
use_status	When polling, query for all new status updates	[True|False]	True
use_direct_message	When polling, query for all new direct messages	[True|False]	True
auto_follow	Follow back any user that follows this account	[True|False]	True
storage	Store current status and direct message id so as not to ask for old ones	file	file
storage_location	Where to store status and direct message file	/tmp/twitter.txt
welcome_message	If auto follow is on, what message should be sent back after following the user back	Thanks for following me.	Thanks for following me, send me a message and I'll try and help