JTwitterHelp

class JTwitterHelp extends JTwitterObject

Twitter API Help class for the Joomla Platform.

Methods

__construct( Registry $options = null, JHttp $client = null, JTwitterOAuth $oauth = null)

Constructor.

from JTwitterObject
void
checkRateLimit( string $resource = null, string $action = null)

Method to check the rate limit for the requesting IP address

from JTwitterObject
string
fetchUrl( string $path, array $parameters = null)

Method to build and return a full request URL for the request. This method will add appropriate pagination details if necessary and also prepend the API url to have a complete URL for the request.

from JTwitterObject
array
getRateLimit( string $resource)

Method to retrieve the rate limit for the requesting IP address

from JTwitterObject
array
sendRequest( string $path, string $method = 'GET', mixed $data = array(), array $headers = array())

Method to send the request.

from JTwitterObject
mixed
getOption( string $key)

Get an option from the JTwitterObject instance.

from JTwitterObject
JTwitterObject
setOption( string $key, mixed $value)

Set an option for the JTwitterObject instance.

from JTwitterObject
array
getLanguages()

Method to get the supported languages from the API.

array
getConfiguration()

Method to get the current configuration used by Twitter including twitter.com slugs which are not usernames, maximum photo resolutions, and t.co URL lengths.

Details

__construct( Registry $options = null, JHttp $client = null, JTwitterOAuth $oauth = null)

Constructor.

Parameters

Registry $options &$options Twitter options object.
JHttp $client The HTTP client object.
JTwitterOAuth $oauth The OAuth client.

void checkRateLimit( string $resource = null, string $action = null)

Method to check the rate limit for the requesting IP address

Parameters

string $resource A resource or a comma-separated list of resource families you want to know the current rate limit disposition for.
string $action An action for the specified resource, if only one resource is specified.

Return Value

void

Exceptions

RuntimeException

string fetchUrl( string $path, array $parameters = null)

Method to build and return a full request URL for the request. This method will add appropriate pagination details if necessary and also prepend the API url to have a complete URL for the request.

Parameters

string $path URL to inflect
array $parameters The parameters passed in the URL.

Return Value

string The request URL.

array getRateLimit( string $resource)

Method to retrieve the rate limit for the requesting IP address

Parameters

string $resource A resource or a comma-separated list of resource families you want to know the current rate limit disposition for.

Return Value

array The JSON response decoded

array sendRequest( string $path, string $method = 'GET', mixed $data = array(), array $headers = array())

Method to send the request.

Parameters

string $path The path of the request to make
string $method The request method.
mixed $data Either an associative array or a string to be sent with the post request.
array $headers An array of name-value pairs to include in the header of the request

Return Value

array The decoded JSON response

Exceptions

RuntimeException

mixed getOption( string $key)

Get an option from the JTwitterObject instance.

Parameters

string $key The name of the option to get.

Return Value

mixed The option value.

JTwitterObject setOption( string $key, mixed $value)

Set an option for the JTwitterObject instance.

Parameters

string $key The name of the option to set.
mixed $value The option value to set.

Return Value

JTwitterObject This object for method chaining.

array getLanguages()

Method to get the supported languages from the API.

Return Value

array The decoded JSON response

array getConfiguration()

Method to get the current configuration used by Twitter including twitter.com slugs which are not usernames, maximum photo resolutions, and t.co URL lengths.

Return Value

array The decoded JSON response