v0.6.0: Threaded Update

This update is all about threads⚡! Three main large changes:

• Adds twitter threads tracking via --depth 2
  *Tweets within a thread now have their tweets who they are replying to saved as parent_id.
  • Screenshots are taken for each thread.
• Adds multi-threading support via --multi-threading N
• Massive internal architectural changes.

Changes

• Added --depth and -d for archiving threads.
• Added --multi-threading and -t to specify number of threads to use.
• Added parent_id to tweets.json which tracks direct tweet responses.
• Added threading.py which manages thread workers and queues.
• Added pages.py which abstracts away a page on Twitter. Useful for multi-threading.
  • Added TwitterPage used for representing a page in Twitter.
  • Added TwitterBio which is used for fetching and obtaining bio pages.
  • Added TwitterThread which represents a tweet thread page.
• Added TweetExtractor which attempts to fetch all available Tweets on a page.
• Added Scroller which abstracts away scrolling metrics.
• Added thread expansion functions: hit_more_replies() and get_recommend_tweets_height().
• Changed random messages from ChromeDriver, makes logs cleaner.
• Fixed potential for some posts to be skipped on ad removal.
• Fixed logger not outputting any info.
• Fixed logger not printing debug.

v0.5.0: Supporting Our Community

Many thanks to those who have contributed! This release attempts to modularize and add a few changes/guidelines to help aid in the community effort in this project. It also renames our project to make finding from existing tools easier.

Changes

• Added modularization of code in src/.
• Added binaries in bin/.
• Changed project name from BirdWatch -> Twitter Bird Watcher (TBWatcher)
• Added better logging support via logging module.
• Added standardization for CHANGELOG.
• Added better CLI help groups.
• Fixed README Typos and Divide by Zero Error (@Jmallone).

v0.4.0: More Algorithms

• Add example README
• Update README
• Add scroll algorithm selection

v0.3.0: Remove Ads and Average Scrolling

• Add average scrolling to compensate for scroll heights
• Add Ad removal logic
• Fix bug where post length was not respected

0.2.0: Enable Login and New Scroll Method

• Add --login for giving users login
• New aglorithm for scrolling down content to prevent duplications

v0.1.1: Better Folder Renames

• Add some code-cleanup
• Better pop-up removal support
• Add --url support for single profile scraping
• Add folder renaming to username functionality
• Add tweet without login limit check
• Add faster scrolling for centering content

v0.1.0: Initial Release

• Adds support for bio-only
• Snapshots of Twitter posts
• Adds max Twitter info