#!/bin/bash

if [ ! -r "$HOME"/.twitter_credentials ]; then
    echo Create "$HOME"/.twitter_credentials and try again. 1>&2
    exit 1
fi

credentials="$(cat "$HOME"/.twitter_credentials)"
credentials="${credentials//@/%40}"

while true ; do
    read -e -p 'twitter> ' status

    if [ $(echo -n "$status" | wc -c) -gt 140 ]; then
	echo 'Too long, it is too long! Some editor needs to take this wretch in hand!' 1>&2
	if [ "$1" != "-l" ]; then
	    exit 1
	else
	    continue
	fi
    fi

    status="${status//&/%26}"
    status="${status//+/%2B}"

    echo http://$credentials@twitter.com/statuses/update.xml |\
		wget -q -O- --post-data="status=$status" -i- >/dev/null

    if [ "$1" != "-l" ]; then
	exit
    fi
done