#!/usr/bin/env perl
package Log::Dispatch::Twitter;
use strict;
use warnings;
use base 'Log::Dispatch::Output';
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my $self = bless {}, $class;
$self->_basic_init(@_);
$self->_init(@_);
return $self;
}
sub _init {
my $self = shift;
my %args = @_;
$self->{username} = $args{username};
$self->{password} = $args{password};
}
sub log_message {
my $self = shift;
my %args = @_;
my $message = $args{message};
# we could truncate here, but better to let Net::Twitter, or even Twitter
# itself, do it. we don't want to have to release a new version to support
# 145 character log messages. :)
$self->_post_message($message);
}
sub _post_message {
my $self = shift;
my $message = shift;
my $twitter = Net::Twitter->new(
username => $self->{username},
password => $self->{password},
);
$twitter->update($message);
}
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
Log::Dispatch::Twitter - Log messages via Twitter
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Log::Dispatch;
use Log::Dispatch::Twitter;
my $logger = Log::Dispatch->new;
$logger->add(Log::Dispatch::Twitter->new(
username => "foo",
password => "bar",
min_level => "debug",
name => "twitter",
));
$logger->log(
level => 'error',
message => 'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.',
);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Twitter is a presence tracking site. Why not track your program's presence?
=cut
