X Binding

The X (formerly known as Twitter) binding allows your home to post 280 characters at a time. It also supports direct messages and posting with media.

Supported Things

account - X Account.

Thing Configuration

The X Account Thing requires you to create a X App in the X Developer Page.

Property	Default	Required	Description
consumerKey		Yes	Consumer API Key
consumerSecret		Yes	Consumer API Secret
accessToken		Yes	Access Token
accessTokenSecret		Yes	Access Token Secret
refresh	30	No	Post refresh interval in minutes

Channels

channel	type	description
lastpost	String	This channel provides the Latest post message

Full Example

x.things:

Thing x:account:sampleaccount [ consumerKey="11111", consumerSecret="22222", accessToken="33333", accessTokenSecret="444444" ]

x.items:

String sample_post   "Latest post: [%s]" { channel="x:account:sampleaccount:lastpost" }

Rule Action

This binding includes rule actions for sending posts and direct messages.

• boolean success = sendPost(String text)
• boolean success = sendPostWithAttachment(String text, String URL)
• boolean success = sendDirectMessage(String recipientID, String text)

Examples:

val postActions = getActions("x","x:account:sampleaccount")
val success  = postActions.sendPost("This is A Post")
val success2 = postActions.sendPostWithAttachment("This is A Post with a Pic", file:///tmp/201601011031.jpg)
val success3 = postActions.sendPostWithAttachment("Windows Picture", "D:\\Test.png" )
val success4 = postActions.sendPostWithAttachment("HTTP Picture", "http://www.mywebsite.com/Test.png" )
val success5 = postActions.sendDirectMessage("1234567", "Wake Up" )

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