(function($) {
/*
jquery.twitter.js v1.5
Last updated: 08 July 2009
Created by Damien du Toit
http://coda.co.za/blog/2008/10/26/jquery-plugin-for-twitter
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 Unported License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
*/
$.fn.getTwitter = function(options) {
$.fn.getTwitter.defaults = {
userName: null,
numTweets: 5,
loaderText: "Loading tweets...",
slideIn: true,
slideDuration: 750,
showHeading: true,
headingText: "Latest Tweets",
showProfileLink: true,
showTimestamp: true
};
var o = $.extend({}, $.fn.getTwitter.defaults, options);
return this.each(function() {
var c = $(this);
// hide container element, remove alternative content, and add class
c.hide().empty().addClass("twitted");
// add heading to container element
if (o.showHeading) {
c.append("<h2>"+o.headingText+"</h2>");
}
// add twitter list to container element
var twitterListHTML = "<ul id=\"twitter_update_list\"><li></li></ul>";
c.append(twitterListHTML);
var tl = $("#twitter_update_list");
// hide twitter list
tl.hide();
// add preLoader to container element
var preLoaderHTML = $("<p class=\"preLoader\">"+o.loaderText+"</p>");
c.append(preLoaderHTML);
// add Twitter profile link to container element
if (o.showProfileLink) {
var profileLinkHTML = "<p class=\"profileLink\"><a href=\"http://twitter.com/"+o.userName+"\">http://twitter.com/"+o.userName+"</a></p>";
c.append(profileLinkHTML);
}
// show container element
c.show();
$.getScript("http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js");
$.getScript("http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/"+o.userName+".json?callback=twitterCallback2&count="+o.numTweets, function() {
// remove preLoader from container element
$(preLoaderHTML).remove();
// remove timestamp and move to title of list item
if (!o.showTimestamp) {
tl.find("li").each(function() {
var timestampHTML = $(this).children("a");
var timestamp = timestampHTML.html();
timestampHTML.remove();
$(this).attr("title", timestamp);
});
}
// show twitter list
if (o.slideIn) {
// a fix for the jQuery slide effect
// Hat-tip: http://blog.pengoworks.com/index.cfm/2009/4/21/Fixing-jQuerys-slideDown-effect-ie-Jumpy-Animation
var tlHeight = tl.data("originalHeight");
// get the original height
if (!tlHeight) {
tlHeight = tl.show().height();
tl.data("originalHeight", tlHeight);
tl.hide().css({height: 0});
}
tl.show().animate({height: tlHeight}, o.slideDuration);
}
else {
tl.show();
}
// add unique class to first list item
tl.find("li:first").addClass("firstTweet");
// add unique class to last list item
tl.find("li:last").addClass("lastTweet");
});
});
};
})(jQuery);