AzaniaPortal/TwitterBot

Twitter Bot for harvesting tweets about South African missing persons. Can be used for any country # Missing Persons Twitter Bot # Twitter Bot for harvesting tweets about South African missing persons. Can be used for any country ## SETTING THINGS UP ## ##### Make sure you have the following. ##### 1. Java 8+ installed on you Machine. 2. Maven Installed (to build dependencies) 3. Twitter Developer account ### LET'S START - Clone/Download this project and Locate to the projects root folder - Run this command, to download dependencies: ``` mvn install dependency:copy-dependencies ``` - Fetch your Twitter Developer app Keys and Tokens: - make sure your Twiter app has Read and Write permissions. - Insert your Keys and Tokens in the `InitConfig()` and `replyToPerson()` methods, in the `App.java` file. - Change the hashtag of tweets you would like to harvest in `App.java:96` - All should be ready now, run your app to listen to incoming Tweets :smile: ## Contribution Guidelines ## - To be updated > I will be updating this ReadMe to give more clarification on how to set this project up. Should you enconter problems, you can get in touch with me on Twitter: @JosiahThobejane or email JosiahThobejane@gmail.com