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# Twittxr <img align="left" width="132" height="132" src="./icon.png">

A simple wrapper library around the Twitter/X Syndication API. 
Inspired by: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919#issuecomment-1616703690

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## Overview
As you may know, Twitter/X ended free access to its API, making [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com) and other services obsolete for many users.
Instead, this wrapper aims to use the public facing [Syndication API](https://syndication.twitter.com/srv/timeline-profile/screen-name/elonmusk)
which is used by embedded widgets, though there are some notable limitations by using it as an "alternative".

**Twittxr** is best suited for setting up a user feed or getting a single tweet, it will not replace a fully fledged scraper/client.

#### ✅ Features
- Can include retweets and/or replies by the user.
- Option to pass cookie object or string to get **Sensitive/NSFW** Tweets.
- Ability to pass a [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev) page, bypassing potential API auth issues.
- Falls back to native `fetch` in the browser, allowing use outside of **Node**.
- Intuitive syntax and included type definitions.

#### ❌ Limitations
- When getting a Timeline, only up to `100` Tweets can be returned. (May be `20` in some cases)

## Installation
```console
bun add twittxr
```

Optionally, you can install `puppeteer` >=16 to use as a fallback on failed requests. 
This can potentially avoid issues with Cloudflare. Ex: "403 Forbidden".

```console
bun add twittxr puppeteer
```

## Authentication
Twitter is now known to require a cookie to return timeline data! 
I strongly advise you pass the `cookie` parameter in all of your requests.

***How do I get my session cookie?***
1. Login to Twitter -> Right click -> **Inspect Element**
2. Select the **Application** tab -> Refresh the page -> Find the **Cookies** section.
3. Note down the cookies labelled `guest_id`, `auth_token`, `ct0` and `kdt`.

Now you have two options to store and use these cookies.

<details>
 <summary>Option A - Building the string manually</summary>

Once you have your cookies, build a string in your `.env` file that follows the following format:

```bash
  TWITTER_COOKIE="guest_id=someValue; auth_token=someValue; ct0=someValue; kdt=someValue; dnt=1;"
  ```

This way we only store one single line in the file and the `dnt` (Do-Not-Track) cookie can be customised if desired.\
 Once complete, simply reference the cookie like so when passing it to methods requiring auth.
 ```ts
 const cookie = process.env.TWITTER_COOKIE
 ```
</details>

<details>
 <summary>Option B - Using <code>buildCookieString</code></summary>

This way is slightly more verbose and always includes a `dnt=1` cookie for you but requires you to use multiple lines in your `.env` file.

```bash
  GUEST_ID="someValue"
  AUTH_TOKEN="someValue"
  CT0="someValue"
  KDT="someValue"
  ```

We can then make use of the provided `buildCookieString` helper method before passing to methods requiring auth.
  ```ts
  import { buildCookieString } from "twittxr"

const cookie = buildCookieString({
 guest_id: process.env.GUEST_ID,
 auth_token: process.env.AUTH_TOKEN,
 ct0: process.env.CT0,
 kdt: process.env.KDT
 })
 ```
</details>

## Usage
```ts
import { Timeline, Tweet } from 'twittxr' // ESM
const { Timeline, Tweet } = require('twittxr') // CommonJS
```

### Get a single Tweet
No auth required.
```ts
// Does not return the same type as Timeline.get()
const tweet = await Tweet.get(1674865731136020505) // Or string
```

### Get a user Timeline
See the **Authentication** section to obtain a cookie string.

```ts
// The retweets and replies default to false.
const timelineWithRts = await Timeline.get('elonmusk', { cookie }, { 
  retweets: true,
  replies: false, // This is the user's replies, not replies to their Tweets.
})
```

### Using Puppeteer
> **Note**
> By default, Puppeteer will be used as a fallback for failed requests - if installed. 
> However, it is possible to solely use Puppeteer by calling `await usePuppeteer()`.

```ts
import { Timeline } from 'twittxr'
```

<details>
 <summary>No config</summary>

```ts
// Launches a basic headless browser & automatically closes the page.
await Timeline.usePuppeteer()
const tweets = await Timeline.get('elonmusk', { cookie })
```
</details>

<details>
 <summary>With custom browser</summary>

```ts
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer-extra')

// Use plugins if desired
puppeteer.use(ExamplePlugin())

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({ headless: true })

// Creates a new page and closes it automatically after every .get() call
await Timeline.usePuppeteer({ browser, autoClose: true })
const tweets = await Timeline.get('elonmusk', { cookie })
```
</details>

```js
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer')
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({ headless: true })
const page = await browser.newPage()

// Pass the page, but do not automatically close it.
await Timeline.usePuppeteer({ page, autoClose: false })
const tweets = await Timeline.get('elonmusk', { cookie })

await page.goto('https://google.com') // Continue to manipulate the page.
await page.close() // Close the page manually.
```
</details>

To stop using Puppeteer at any point, you can simply call:
```js
Timeline.disablePuppeteer()
```

## Disclaimer
You **must** use this library at your own discretion!\
I will not be held accountable for any outcomes that may result from its usage, including and not limited to:
- Banning/Suspension of your Twitter/X account.
- Lawsuits, fines and other Twitter/X related legal disputes.
- Hacking of network and/or account when providing a proxy or exposing cookies.

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