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How to change Twitter trigger with Xively to use Zapier

notes

This method was used to fix the tweetcurl series of Max patches and anything else which uses Tom Igoe’s method of sending tweets from Arduino via cosm.

http://www.tigoe.com/pcomp/code/arduinowiring/1135/ (old method)

The automatic twitter trigger used in the “internet sensors” project via cosm, stopped working when cosm migrated to xively.com. But it works correctly from a device (or Max) to xively. So you don’t need to change anything except the xively trigger associated with the feed.

The fix is to go into your xively feed (legacy feed) delete the existing trigger and set up a new trigger using zapier – using the instructions in this tutorial.

https://xively.com/dev/tutorials/zapier/

Notes:

  • You will need to sign up for a free zapier account
  • the text value of the tweet for zapier is called “body trigger datastream value value”
  • limited to 10 tweets per hour
  • when you select Twitter as an action in zapier, it will attempt to log you in to do the oauth authentication. If you are already logged into Twitter – make sure its the correct account.

If you really want to send Tweets from Max, check out the Twitter client that uses ruby: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=7013

 

 

 

 

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Internet sensors projects

overview

A series of projects that use Internet API’s for interactive media projects.

updated 2/14/2021.

Projects have been tested on Max8 and Mac OS Catalina – except where noted.  Other dependencies are are listed on individual project pages.

My goal is to show a variety of methods to get data to and from Max. API’s come and go, as do the libraries that support them.

download

internet-sensors is on Github at:  https://github.com/tkzic/internet-sensors

Each project is in a separate folder.

authorization

Some projects require passwords and API-keys from providers.

For example, for the ‘Twitter streaming API in Max’ project you’ll need to set up a Twitter application from your account to get authorization credentials.

For projects that need authorization usually you’ll just need to modify the patches/source code with your user information – as directed in the instructions.  The API keys embedded in the code will not work unless specifically mentioned, like with the Google speech API.

help

API’s used in the projects change fairly often. So there’s no guarantee they’ll work. If you find problems or have ideas – please post to them to the github repository. Or email me at [email protected].

projects

1. Twitter streaming API in Max (FM, php, curl, geocoding, [aka.speech], Soundflower (optional), Morse code, OSC, data recorder, Twitter v1.1 API, Twitter Apps, Oauth)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5786

2. Sending tweets from Max using curl ([sprintf], [aka.shell], xively.com API, zapier.com API, JSON, javascript Twitter v1.1 API, Oauth)

deprecated 2/11/2021 – old project link here: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5447

3. Send and receive tweets in Max using ruby (ruby, API, JSON, javascript Twitter v1.1 API, OSC, Oauth)

New! – use the project above to send tweets from using a Fisher Price “Little Tikes” piano: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=6993

4. Speech to text in Max (Google speech API, JSON, javascript, sox, Twitter v1.1 API, Oauth)

Note: Send Tweets using speech as well.

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=4690

5. A conversation with a robot in Max (Google speech API, sox, JSON,  pandorabots API, python, [aka.speech]

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=9834

7. Playing bird calls in Max (xeno-canto API, [jit.uldl], [jit.qt.movie])

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=4225

8. Soundcloud API in Max (node.js)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=20120

 

9. Real time train map using Max and node.js (XML, JSON, OSC, data recorder, web sockets, Irish Rail API)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5477

10. stock market music in Max (OSC, netcat,  php, mysql, html, javascript, Yahoo API, linux)

…updates in progress…

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=12029

11. Using weather forecast data to drive weather sounds in Pure Data (ruby, OSC, JSON, openweathermap API, “Designing Sound” by Andy Farnell)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5846

… updates in progress…

12. Using ping times to control oscilators in Max (Mashape ping-uin API, ruby, OSC, JSON)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5945

13. Spotify Segment analysis player – sonification of audio analysis data from Spotify (echo nest) API, node,  Max/MSP)

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=20096

14. Quadcopter AR_drone – Fly a quadcopter using Max – with streaming Web video. ( node.js, AR_drone, Google Chrome, Osc, Max/MSP)

deprecated 2/14/2021 – old project link: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=6635

15. Adding markers to Google Maps in Max – ( node.js, ruby, Google Chrome, Osc, Max/MSP, websockets, Google Maps API, Jquery, javascript)

deprecated 2/14/2021 – old project link: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=11412

16. Max data recorder –  Record and play back streams of data simultaneously at various rates

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=8053

17. MBTA bus data in Max –  Sonification of Mass Ave buses, from Harvard to Dudley

… updates in progress…

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=17524

Screen Shot 2014-11-11 at 3.26.16 PM

 

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sending Tweets from Max using ruby, xively.com, and zapier.com

This is a ruby version of the Max tweetCurl5 patch (which tweets via xively.com) described here:

https://reactivemusic.net/?p=5447

In this version, the Max patch communicates via OSC to a background server running in ruby. An advantage of this method is that both the patch and the server are  compact and easy to understand. The Max patch does things in a Max way. And likewise with the ruby script.

Here’s a screen shot of the Max patch:

 files

Max

  • ruby-max-tweet.maxpat

ruby

  • ruby-max-tweet.rb

The ruby script requires installation of the following gems

  • patron
  • osc-ruby

For example:

# gem install patron

authorization

  • The xively.com feed id and api-key are embedded in ruby script
  • To get this project to work you’ll need a Twitter account. And you’ll need to set up a device (feed) at xively.com and a ‘zap’ at zapier.com as directed in this post. It explains how to send tweets using triggers. https://reactivemusic.net/?p=6903

instructions

  • Open the Max patch: ruby-max-tweet
  • In a terminal window run the ruby script:
  • # ./ruby-max-tweet.rb
  • In the Max patch, type in a tweet. Press the green button to send.
  • When you have Tweeted enough, end the ruby server program by typing <ctrl-c>

download

The files for this project can be downloaded from the intenet-sensors archive at github

https://github.com/tkzic/internet-sensors

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Twitter streaming API in Max

World map and radio simulation

note August 3, 2022 –

This program is broken on Mac OS Monterey. The PHP code is throwing errors in the OSC library.  I’m not certain there is a reasonable workaround at this point and will be looking at replacing the php code with node.js or another more reliable platform. Also, as noted below – php is no longer installed in Mac os – so it requires homebrew or macports

features

  • Twitter streaming v1.1 API and Twitter Apps (using http requests and Oauth in php)
  • lat/lon conversion and map plotting in Max
  • sending data to Max using OSC in php
  • ‘speaking’ tweets using several voices (text to speech)
  • Using geo-coordinates to control an FM synthesizer
  • Converting Tweet text to Morse code
  • Using a data recorder to replay/save data streams (Max lists)

Compare to satellite photo of earth – note the pattern of lights.

download

https://github.com/tkzic/internet-sensors

folder: twitter-stream

files

Max
  • world3.maxpat (main patch)
  • data_recorder_list-tz.maxpat (abstraction for recording data)
  • data-recorder-wrapper.maxpat (abstraction for recording data)
  • worldMap.jpg
  • twitter-morning.txt (sample data – not required)
php
  • ctwitter_max3.php (main program)
  • ctwitter_stream_max3.php (twitter engine)
  • udp.php (Osc client)

3 August, 2022

(note: starting with mac os monterey, php is no longer included in mac os. You can install it with homebrew. See this post: https://www.ergonis.com/products/tips/install-php-on-macos.php

externals

[note]  The project displays Tweets without these externals, but you won’t hear any speech

authorization

In addition to having a Twitter account, you will need to set up a Twitter application from the developer site here:

https://dev.twitter.com/apps

Good instructions on how to do this can be found in this stackoverflow.com post under this heading: So you want to use the Twitter v1.1 API?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12916539/simplest-php-example-for-retrieving-user-timeline-with-twitter-api-version-1-1

When you get to step 5 – in the instructions – instead of writing your own code, just use a text editor to copy your access tokens into this php program which is provided:

  • ctwitter_max3.php

Replace the strings in this line of code by copying and pasting the appropriate ones from your Twitter application:

$t->login('consumer_key', 'consumer secret', 'access token', 'access secret');

 

So it will end up looking something like this:

$t->login('ZdzfNaeflihFydfOHeOA', 'eXzUOfhif4riifgRbCTnnSN0T7neYtg8dIWDC7j3bs', '205589709-5kRI1fllJvU94jjffeerSn9LrTajtxSrvO8', 'u5MuSxPseBemUIBWlMxEFaw899feedXA0eHlReCnQ');


Yeah – its cryptic…


instructions


1. open the Max Patch: world3.maxpat




2. in a terminal window run the php program: ctwitter_max3.php. [note] it runs forever. Press <ctrl-c> when you want to stop streaming Tweets.










php ./ctwitter_max3.php






3. Switch back to world3.maxpat to see dots populating the map


4. In Max, press the speaker icon (lower left) to turn on audio.


5. Activate  voice synth/morse code using the blue toggle (lower left)


6. Clear the map by pressing the blue message box: “clear, drawpict a 0 0”


7. Stop the Tweet stream by pressing <ctrl-c> in the terminal window




special voice fx


If you have Soundflower installed, the Mac OS speech synth output can be routed back to Max for audio processing. This is somewhat complicated, but shows how to process audio in Max from other sources.


    

  • In MacOS System Preferences, set audio output device to Soundflower 2ch
    • 

  • Turn up hardware volume control on your computer
    • 

  • In Max, Options | Audio Status, set input device to Soundflower 2ch
    • 

  • In world3.maxpat double click on [p audio engine] (lower left). Then in the audio-engine sub-patch activate the toggle, (lower right) for voice-fx
    • 



data recording


The built-in data recorder/playback is on the left side of world3.maxpat:




    

  • toggle ‘record’ (red toggle)  to start or stop data recording
    • 

  • Note that data will only be recorded when the php program is streaming Tweets in the terminal window (see above)
    • 

  • Press /play message or other transport controls to replay data
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revision history


1/19/2021


Updates for Max8 and Catalina:


Replaced [aka.speech] external with Jeremy Bernstein’s [shell] external and the Mac OS command line ‘say’ command.


Reinstalled Java Development Kit for [mxj] object


I revised the php code for the Twitter streaming project, to use the coordinates of a corner of the city polygon bounding box. That seems to be more reliable than the geo coordinates which are absent from most Tweets.


    

  • updated 3/26/2014 – fixed runtime error in php server
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  • updated 2/2/2014 – simplified user interface and updated audio engine
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  • updated 9/2/2013 for Twitter v1.1 API with Oauth – note that older versions of this project are broken due to discontinued Twitter v1.0 API as of June 2013
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Twitter search in Max
	


	
	

		
Here’s a basic pattern:


    

  1. Send search string to Twitter
    2. 

  2. Get JSON result
    3. 

  3. Parse result and do something with it.
    4. 



From Max, there are many ways to do this:


searchtweet – mxj, twitter4j


by Gokce Kinayoglu


http://cycling74.com/toolbox/searchtweet-design-patches-that-respond-to-twitter-posts/




This patch demonstrates the Twitter search API. Its self contained within Max – using the [mxj search tweet] external. This object allows you to input


    

  •  keyword
    • 

  • maximum number of results
    • 



The response is:


    

  • username
    • 

  • Tweet text
    • 

  • date/time
    • 



This patch is a great way to get Tweets into Max. You can use a [metro] object to poll the API. There are no additional programs running outside of Max. 


The limitation is lack of flexibility. You don’t have access to any of the other parameters in the request response. For example, geographic data. Also, it can be difficult to install and maintain java [mxj] programs in Max.


Here’s a screenshot of a patch which takes the output of the above patch and sends it to the aka.speech object – which runs the Mac Os built in text-to-speech program







	


	





		

		
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Processing, Twitter, OSC, and Max
	


	
	

		
A variation on the Twitter mood-lamp program.




note 6/2014 – this may not work due to changes in oauth




local files:


    

  • Processing: /documents/processing/osc_max_testing
    • 

  • Max: tkzic/max teaching examples/processing-osc
    • 



It grabs a ‘feed’ or any URL which returns a bunch of text. Then it does some analysis on the text, and using the results to send RGB data back to Max using OSC.



	


	







		

		
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Parsing Tweets into spoken language
	


	
	

		
notes


I’ve revised the php program that streams Tweets and sends them to Max, to remove hyperlinks, RT indicators, user mentions, and ascii art. Now it works better with text-to-speech.


things that could be done in a future project:


    

  • figure out which #hashtags are integral to content, and which are just tagged onto the end of a tweet
    • 

  • remove extraneous hyperlinks which don’t get parsed by the API
    • 

  • translate symbols like > into “great than” or “better than”
    • 

  • translate (or at least flag) foreign languages – this could be aided by geocoding data
    • 

  • translate slang acronyms like OMG, LOL
    • 

  • natural language parsing (see Stanford open source program) for content and grammatical analysis
    • 

  • replace hyperlinks/picture-links with a ‘title’ from the actual target
    • 

  • natural language equivalents of things like: RT @zooloo:
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things to try






    

  • Running the output of text-to-speech through musical analysis tools, to detect pitch and rhythm
    • 

  • Chaining: Use the content of one tweet to direct a search for the next one. For example say you search for cats and get: “my cat is turning purple” – then you would search for ‘purple’ and get: “I’ve never eaten a purple cow” – then you would search for “cow” and so forth
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Twitter streaming API
	


	
	

		
from https://dev.twitter.com/docs/streaming-apis


This diagram shows the process of handling a stream, using a data store as an intermediary.




The JSON response breaks out various components of the tweet like hashtags and URL’s but it doesn’t provide a clean version of the text – which for example could be converted to speech.


Here’s a sample response which shows all the fields:


{
	"created_at": "Sat Feb 23 01:30:55 +0000 2013",
	"id": 305127564538691584,
	"id_str": "305127564538691584",
	"text": "Window Seat #photo #cats http:\/\/t.co\/sf0fHWEX2S",
	"source": "\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.echofon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEchofon\u003c\/a\u003e",
	"truncated": false,
	"in_reply_to_status_id": null,
	"in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
	"in_reply_to_user_id": null,
	"in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
	"in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
	"user": {
		"id": 19079184,
		"id_str": "19079184",
		"name": "theRobot Vegetable",
		"screen_name": "roveg",
		"location": "",
		"url": "http:\/\/south-fork.org\/",
		"description": "choose art, not life",
		"protected": false,
		"followers_count": 975,
		"friends_count": 454,
		"listed_count": 109,
		"created_at": "Fri Jan 16 18:38:11 +0000 2009",
		"favourites_count": 1018,
		"utc_offset": -39600,
		"time_zone": "International Date Line West",
		"geo_enabled": false,
		"verified": false,
		"statuses_count": 10888,
		"lang": "en",
		"contributors_enabled": false,
		"is_translator": false,
		"profile_background_color": "1A1B1F",
		"profile_background_image_url": "http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/6824826\/BlogisattvasEtc.gif",
		"profile_background_image_url_https": "https:\/\/si0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/6824826\/BlogisattvasEtc.gif",
		"profile_background_tile": true,
		"profile_image_url": "http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/266371487\/1roveggreen_normal.gif",
		"profile_image_url_https": "https:\/\/si0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/266371487\/1roveggreen_normal.gif",
		"profile_link_color": "2FC2EF",
		"profile_sidebar_border_color": "181A1E",
		"profile_sidebar_fill_color": "252429",
		"profile_text_color": "666666",
		"profile_use_background_image": false,
		"default_profile": false,
		"default_profile_image": false,
		"following": null,
		"follow_request_sent": null,
		"notifications": null
	},
	"geo": null,
	"coordinates": null,
	"place": null,
	"contributors": null,
	"retweet_count": 0,
	"entities": {
		"hashtags": [{
			"text": "photo",
			"indices": [12, 18]
		}, {
			"text": "cats",
			"indices": [19, 24]
		}],
		"urls": [{
			"url": "http:\/\/t.co\/sf0fHWEX2S",
			"expanded_url": "http:\/\/middle-fork.org\/?p=186",
			"display_url": "middle-fork.org\/?p=186",
			"indices": [25, 47]
		}],
		"user_mentions": []
	},
	"favorited": false,
	"retweeted": false,
	"possibly_sensitive": false,
	"filter_level": "medium"
}