action_twitter-poll

This is a github action to poll for twitter of a user, and write them as a hugo content files. This is used in my own website as an intent to follow the indieweb movement.

Usage example

To use this, you only need to set it in your workflow with

- uses: pudymody/action_twitter-poll
    with:
        base: "./"
        image_path: "./"
        token: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_TOKEN }}
        user: "pudymody"
        count: 50

In my opinion the best workflow its to combine it with a checkout and a commit.

jobs:
    build:
        name: Poll
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - uses: actions/checkout@master
            - uses: ./.github/actions/twitter_poller
            with:
                base: "./"
                image_path: "./"
                token: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_TOKEN }}
                user: "pudymody"
        - name: Commit changes
            uses: elstudio/actions-js-build/commit@v2
            env:
                GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Development setup

If you want to test or contribute:

1. You need NodeJS installed.
2. npm install from the repository.
3. Set the following environment variables:
   • INPUT_BASE: Where to store the content files. This route is relative to the content folder from where the script is being called.
   • INPUT_IMAGE_PATH: Where to store image files. This route is relative to the static folder from where the script is being called.
   • INPUT_TOKEN: Your twitter bearer token.
   • INPUT_USER: The user you want to poll.
   • INPUT_COUNT: How many tweets you want to retrieve.
4. To run the script, npm start