mi-v1/cmd/mi/twitter.go

package main

import (
	"flag"

	"github.com/dghubble/go-twitter/twitter"
	"github.com/dghubble/oauth1"
)

var (
	// Twitter
	twitterAPIKey         = flag.String("twitter-api-key", "", "Twitter API key")
	twitterAPISecret      = flag.String("twitter-api-secret", "", "Twitter API secret")
	twitterConsumerToken  = flag.String("twitter-consumer-token", "", "Twitter consumer Token")
	twitterConsumerSecret = flag.String("twitter-consumer-secret", "", "Twitter consumer Secret")
)

func makeTwitter() (*twitter.Client, error) {
	config := oauth1.NewConfig(*twitterConsumerToken, *twitterConsumerSecret)
	token := oauth1.NewToken(*twitterAPIKey, *twitterAPISecret)
	// http.Client will automatically authorize Requests
	httpClient := config.Client(oauth1.NoContext, token)

	// twitter client
	client := twitter.NewClient(httpClient)

	_, _, err := client.Accounts.VerifyCredentials(nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return client, nil
}