james2doyle/parsetweet

This function can parse tweets and wrap @mentions, #hashtags, and URLs in link tags.

1.0.0 2016-05-13 19:22 UTC

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Last update: 2024-10-21 20:05:48 UTC


README

This package adds a single function called parse_tweet to your project. It does one thing. Parses tweets.

This function can parse @mentions, #hashtags, and URLs. All links are given target="_blank" and a title when appropriate.

Installation

Put a file named composer.json at the root of your project, containing your project dependencies:

{
    "require": {
        "james2doyle/parsetweet": ">=1.0"
    }
}

Or use composer require james2doyle/parsetweet

Examples

Here are some example outputs:

"This is a simple link https://google.com" == "This is a simple link <a href="https://google.com" target="_blank">https://google.com</a>"

"This is a simple mention for @james2doyle" == "This is a simple mention for <a title="@james2doyle" href="http://twitter.com/james2doyle" target="_blank">@james2doyle</a>"

"This is a simple #hashtag" == "This is a simple <a title="#hashtag" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hashtag&src=hash" target="_blank">#hashtag</a>"

"This #weather is crazy! @weatherchannel" == "This <a title="#weather" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weather&src=hash" target="_blank">#weather</a> is crazy! <a title="@weatherchannel" href="http://twitter.com/weatherchannel" target="_blank">@weatherchannel</a>"

"@james2doyle you need to visit https://warpaintmedia.ca because it is #cool!" == "<a title="@james2doyle" href="http://twitter.com/james2doyle" target="_blank">@james2doyle</a> you need to visit <a href="https://warpaintmedia.ca" target="_blank">https://warpaintmedia.ca</a> because it is <a title="#cool" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cool&src=hash" target="_blank">#cool</a>!"

Running tests

Go to the project root and run phpunit.

License

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2014 James Doyle james2doyle@gmail.com

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.