gfargo / GifElections

An exercise with meteor.js to display Gifs contained within tweets surrounding the 2016 presidential elections

The Presidential Gif Elections

An exercise with Meteor.js to display Gifs contained within tweets directed to the 2016 presidential candidates.

Twitter General Reqs

URL

Current Routes

• / >> Home
• /about >> About Page
• /feed/:handle >> Displays Tweets from :handle
• /tag/:hashtag >> Displays Tweets from :hashtag

Twitter API Streaming

• Streaming Overview
• Using Streams
• Public Streams

Requirements for Site Streaming

• Read all of the (streaming API documentation)[https://dev.twitter.com/streaming/overview] and understand best practices around establishing and maintaining streaming connections.

• Implement a single-user proof of concept using user streams, taking into consideration queueing, processing, REST fallback support, and scaling requirements for expanding to many users.

• Apply for beta access to the Site Streams API by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/sitestreams. If approved, you will receive an email with further instructions.

TODO:

• Import feeds from twitter config file
• Create view to display current feeds
• Write Twitter API Getters
  • Not sure if this should be timed requests or something else?
  • Get User Info
  • Get Tweets for Handle
  • Get Tweets for Hashtag
• Display tweets from current candidates
• Create a tweet parser function ?
• Create a tweet storing function -

Design Goals:

• Unbiased display of information by using culturally established norms
  • democrats on the left
  • republicans on the right
• 'red' / 'blue' color schemes
• 'donkey' / 'elephant'