Twitter API client for React Native

React-Native-Simple-Twitter

This client not use NativeModule, only pure javascript.

So this don't use react-native link and Expo can also easily use twitter API without auth0 and server.

And also offer login button,so that is easily login twitter.

Button is customizable, and including login webview.

Installation

npm install react-native-simple-twitter --save

Features

• Not use NativeModules, only pure javascript
• Simple API client
• Just put a button to login
• Customizable login button
• Compatible with SafeAreaView

Usage

import React from 'react'
import {
  View,
  Text,
  Alert,
  StyleSheet
} from 'react-native'
import { NavigationActions } from 'react-navigation'
import { connect } from 'react-redux'
import { Constants } from 'expo'

/* import twitter */
import twitter, { TWLoginButton } from 'react-native-simple-twitter'

@connect(
  state => ({
    user: state.user
  })
)
export default class LoginScreen extends React.Component {
  static navigationOptions = ({ navigation }) => {
    const { state, setParams } = navigation
    const { params = {} } = navigation.state

    return {
      header: null
    }
  }

  constructor(props) {
    super(props)

    this.state = {
      isVisible: false,
      authUrl: null
    }
  }

  async componentWillMount() {
    if (this.props.user.token) {
      twitter.setAccessToken(this.props.user.token, this.props.user.token_secret)

      try {
        const user = await twitter.get("account/verify_credentials.json", { include_entities: false, skip_status: true, include_email: true })
        this.props.dispatch({ type: "USER_SET", user: user })

        this.props.dispatch(NavigationActions.reset({
          index: 0,
          actions: [
            NavigationActions.navigate({ routeName: 'Home' })
          ]
        }))
      } catch (err) {
        console.log(err)
      }
    }
  }

  onGetAccessToken = ({ oauth_token, oauth_token_secret }) => {
    this.props.dispatch({ type: "TOKEN_SET", token: oauth_token, token_secret: oauth_token_secret })
  }

  onSuccess = (user) => {
    this.props.dispatch({ type: "USER_SET", user: user })

    Alert.alert(
      "Success",
      "ログインできました",
      [
        {
          text: 'Go HomeScreen',
          onPress: () => {
            this.props.dispatch(NavigationActions.reset({
              index: 0,
              actions: [
                NavigationActions.navigate({ routeName: 'Home' })
              ]
            }))
          }
        }
      ]
    )
  }

  onClose = (e) => {
    console.log("press close button")
  }

  onError = (err) => {
    console.log(err)
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <View style={styles.title}>
          <Text style={styles.titleText}>Login</Text>
        </View>
        <TWLoginButton headerColor={Constants.manifest.primaryColor}
          containerStyle={styles.loginContainer}
          style={styles.loginButton}
          textStyle={styles.loginButtonText}
          onGetAccessToken={this.onGetAccessToken}
          onSuccess={this.onSuccess}
          closeText="閉じる"
          closeTextStyle={styles.loginCloseText}
          onClose={this.onClose}
          onError={this.onError}>Twitter IDではじめる</TWLoginButton>
      </View>
    )
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: Constants.manifest.primaryColor
  },
  title: {
    flex: 1,
    padding: 64
  },
  titleText: {
    textAlign: "center",
    fontSize: 24,
    color: "#fff",
    fontWeight: "bold"
  },
  loginContainer: {
    paddingHorizontal: 32,
    marginBottom: 64,
    backgroundColor: "transparent"
  },
  loginButton: {
    backgroundColor: "#fff",
    paddingVertical: 16,
    borderRadius: 64,
    overflow: "hidden"
  },
  loginButtonText: {
    color: Constants.manifest.primaryColor,
    fontSize: 16,
    fontWeight: "bold",
    textAlign: "center"
  },
  loginCloseText: {
    color: "#fff",
    fontWeight: "bold"
  }
})

Checkout example.

TWLoginButton props

Client API

• twitter.setConsumerKey(consumer_key,consumer_key_secret) - set application key and secret.
• twitter.setAccessToken(access_token,access_token_secret) - set user access_token and access_token_secret, when you already have access_token and access_token_secret.
• twitter.getLoginUrl(callback_url) - get login url for authorize app.
• twitter.getAccessToken(oauth_verifier) - get access_token and access_token_secret, when user logged in app.
• twitter.api(method,endpoint,parameters) - call twitter api.
• twitter.get(endpoint,parameters) - call twitter get api.
• twitter.post(endpoint,parameters) - call twitter post api.

Other API

• decodeHTMLEntities

import { decodeHTMLEntities } from 'react-native-simple-twitter'

console.log(decodeHTMLEntities("& ' ' / ' / < >   ""))

Tweet is include htmlencoded characters.
So this function decode special characters.

• getRelativeTime

import { getRelativeTime } from 'react-native-simple-twitter'

console.log(getRelativeTime(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 32390)))
console.log(getRelativeTime("Thu Apr 06 15:28:43 +0000 2017"))

Tweet created_at convert to relative time.
ex) 1s 15m 23h

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