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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import configparser, os.path, tweepy, dbtools, getpass
+
+os.makedirs("media", exist_ok=True)
+
+if os.path.isfile("config.cfg"):
+ print("config.cfg already exists. Please remove it before running this script.")
+ exit(1)
+
+config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
+
+config.add_section('Database')
+
+print('''Twitools will use a database for certain tasks. You can use a file or a MySQL database for this purpose. 
+
+If you wish to use a MySQL database, you will need the credentials for it. If you don't know what any of that means, stick with the default value and just press Enter.
+''')
+
+dbtype = input("Database type: %i (file), %i (MySQL) [%i]: " % (dbtools.SQLITE, dbtools.MYSQL, dbtools.SQLITE))
+print()
+
+try:
+ dbtype = int(dbtype)
+except:
+ pass
+
+if dbtype == dbtools.MYSQL:
+ dbhost = input("MySQL host [localhost]: ") or "localhost"
+ dbuser = input("MySQL username [twitools]: ") or "twitools"
+ dbpass = getpass.getpass("MySQL password (not echoed!): ")
+ dbname = input("MySQL database name [twitools]: ") or "twitools"
+ print()
+
+ config.set('Database', 'type', dbtype)
+ config.set('Database', 'host', dbhost)
+ config.set('Database', 'user', dbuser)
+ config.set('Database', 'pass', dbpass)
+ config.set('Database', 'name', dbname)
+
+else:
+ dbtype = dbtools.SQLITE
+ dbpath = input("Name of the database file [Database.db]: ") or "Database.db"
+ print()
+
+ config.set('Database', 'type', dbtype)
+ config.set('Database', 'path', dbpath)
+
+if dbtype == dbtools.MYSQL:
+ db = dbtools.dbObject(dbtype=dbtype, host=dbhost, user=dbuser, pwd=dbpass, db=dbname)
+else:
+ db = dbtools.dbObject(dbtype=dbtype, path=dbpath)
+if not db.isInitialized():
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE tweets(`tweet_id` INTEGER NOT NULL, `in_reply_to_status_id` TEXT, `in_reply_to_user_id` TEXT, `timestamp` TEXT, `source` TEXT, `text` TEXT, `retweeted_status_id` TEXT, `retweeted_status_user_id` TEXT, `retweeted_status_timestamp` TEXT, `expanded_urls` TEXT, PRIMARY KEY(tweet_id));")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE messages(`id` INTEGER NOT NULL, `text` TEXT, `sender_id` INTEGER, `recipient_id` INTEGER, `created_at` TEXT, PRIMARY KEY(id));")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE followers(`id` TEXT NOT NULL, `since` INTEGER NOT NULL, `until` INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY(id, until));")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE following(`id` TEXT NOT NULL, `since` INTEGER NOT NULL, `until` INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY(id, until));")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE names(`id` TEXT NOT NULL, `name` TEXT NOT NULL, `since` INTEGER NOT NULL, `until` INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY(id, until));")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE retweets(id INT PRIMARY KEY, author VARCHAR(30), created_at VARCHAR(30), text TEXT);")
+ db.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE lyrics(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, text VARCHAR(140) NOT NULL, ref INT NOT NULL default '0', tweet_id INT, active BOOLEAN default '0');")
+
+ db.commit()
+
+db.closeConnection()
+
+config.add_section("Twitter")
+
+print('''We are going to need a consumer key and consumer secret for accessing Twitter.
+If you don't have this yet, go to apps.twitter.com and create a new application. This
+application will need read/write access as well as access to direct messages.''')
+
+cke = input("Consumer key: ")
+cse = input("Consumer secret: ")
+
+config.set("Twitter", "cke", cke)
+config.set("Twitter", "cse", cse)
+
+try:
+ auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(cke, cse)
+except tweepy.TweepError:
+ print("Failed to authenticate with Twitter. Please check your consumer key and secret.")
+
+try:
+ authurl = auth.get_authorization_url()
+except tweepy.TweepError:
+ print("Error getting request token. Please try again later...")
+ exit(1)
+
+print('''In the next step, we'll get you connected to Twitter. Please follow this link,
+sign on to Twitter and copy the PIN you will get there. Insert it below, then
+press Enter to continue.
+''')
+
+print(authurl)
+print()
+
+pin = input("PIN: ")
+print()
+
+try:
+ auth.get_access_token(pin)
+except tweepy.TweepError:
+ print("Error getting access token. Please try again later...")
+ exit(1)
+
+config.set("Twitter", "ato", auth.access_token)
+config.set("Twitter", "ase", auth.access_token_secret)
+
+print("Seems like everything worked out fine. Let's write that config file...")
+
+with open('config.cfg', 'wt') as cfg:
+ config.write(cfg)
+
+print("We're all done. You can now use Twitools. Have fun!")