feat(x): add ScrapeCreators as X/Twitter search backend

One SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY now covers Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, AND X.
Priority: Bird (free) > xAI API > ScrapeCreators (shared key).

New module scrapecreators_x.py follows the same pattern as tiktok.py.
Updated env.py source routing and last30days.py orchestrator dispatch.
Includes 20 unit tests.

Fixes #55.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Matt Van Horn
2026-03-09 22:34:39 -07:00
parent 82a006280e
commit 4b7087e136
4 changed files with 383 additions and 8 deletions
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@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ from lib import (
render,
schema,
score,
scrapecreators_x,
ui,
tiktok,
instagram,
@@ -357,6 +358,25 @@ def _search_x(
return x_items, raw_response, x_error
# Use ScrapeCreators if specified
if x_source == "scrapecreators":
try:
raw_response = scrapecreators_x.search_x(
topic, from_date, to_date,
depth=depth,
token=config.get("SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY"),
)
except Exception as e:
raw_response = {"error": str(e)}
x_error = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"
x_items = scrapecreators_x.parse_x_response(raw_response or {})
if raw_response and isinstance(raw_response, dict) and raw_response.get("error") and not x_error:
x_error = raw_response["error"]
return x_items, raw_response, x_error
# Use xAI (original behavior)
try:
raw_response = xai_x.search_x(
@@ -1481,14 +1501,14 @@ def main():
# Check available sources (accounting for Bird auto-detection)
available = env.get_available_sources(config)
# Override available if Bird is ready
if x_source == 'bird':
# Override available if Bird or ScrapeCreators provides X
if x_source in ('bird', 'scrapecreators'):
if available == 'reddit':
available = 'both' # Now have both Reddit + X (via Bird)
available = 'both' # Now have both Reddit + X
elif available == 'reddit-web':
available = 'all' # Reddit + X (via Bird) + Web
available = 'all' # Reddit + X + Web
elif available == 'web':
available = 'x-web' # X via Bird + Web
available = 'x-web' # X + Web
# Mock mode can work without keys
if args.mock:
@@ -1724,7 +1744,7 @@ def main():
if x_source_status["bird_installed"]:
source_info["x_skip_reason"] = "Bird installed but not authenticated — log into x.com in browser"
else:
source_info["x_skip_reason"] = "No Bird CLI or XAI_API_KEY (Node.js 22+ needed for Bird)"
source_info["x_skip_reason"] = "No Bird CLI, XAI_API_KEY, or SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY"
if not has_ytdlp:
source_info["youtube_skip_reason"] = "yt-dlp not installed — fix: brew install yt-dlp"
elif has_ytdlp and not report.youtube:
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@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ def get_missing_keys(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
from . import bird_x
has_bird = bird_x.is_bird_installed() and bird_x.is_bird_authenticated()
has_x = has_xai or has_bird
has_sc_x = bool(config.get('SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'))
has_x = has_xai or has_bird or has_sc_x
if has_reddit and has_x and has_web:
return 'none'
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ def validate_sources(requested: str, available: str, include_web: bool = False)
def get_x_source(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Determine the best available X/Twitter source.
Priority: Bird (free) → xAI (paid API)
Priority: Bird (free) → xAI (paid API) → ScrapeCreators (shared key)
Args:
config: Configuration dict from get_config()
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ def get_x_source(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
Returns:
'bird' if Bird is installed and authenticated,
'xai' if XAI_API_KEY is configured,
'scrapecreators' if SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY is configured,
None if no X source available.
"""
# Import here to avoid circular dependency
@@ -457,6 +459,10 @@ def get_x_source(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
if config.get('XAI_API_KEY'):
return 'xai'
# Fall back to ScrapeCreators (same key as Reddit/TikTok/Instagram)
if config.get('SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'):
return 'scrapecreators'
return None
@@ -559,11 +565,15 @@ def get_x_source_status(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
bird_status = bird_x.get_bird_status()
xai_available = bool(config.get('XAI_API_KEY'))
sc_available = bool(config.get('SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'))
# Determine active source
if bird_status["authenticated"]:
source = 'bird'
elif xai_available:
source = 'xai'
elif sc_available:
source = 'scrapecreators'
else:
source = None
@@ -573,5 +583,6 @@ def get_x_source_status(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"bird_authenticated": bird_status["authenticated"],
"bird_username": bird_status["username"],
"xai_available": xai_available,
"scrapecreators_available": sc_available,
"can_install_bird": bird_status["can_install"],
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
"""X/Twitter search via ScrapeCreators API for /last30days.
Uses ScrapeCreators REST API to search Twitter/X by keyword.
Same API key as Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram - one key covers all social sources.
Requires SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY in config.
API docs: https://scrapecreators.com/docs
"""
import re
import sys
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
try:
import requests as _requests
except ImportError:
_requests = None
SCRAPECREATORS_BASE = "https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/twitter"
DEPTH_CONFIG = {
"quick": {"results_per_page": 10},
"default": {"results_per_page": 20},
"deep": {"results_per_page": 40},
}
STOPWORDS = frozenset({
'the', 'a', 'an', 'to', 'for', 'how', 'is', 'in', 'of', 'on',
'and', 'with', 'from', 'by', 'at', 'this', 'that', 'it', 'my',
'your', 'i', 'me', 'we', 'you', 'what', 'are', 'do', 'can',
'its', 'be', 'or', 'not', 'no', 'so', 'if', 'but', 'about',
'all', 'just', 'get', 'has', 'have', 'was', 'will',
})
SYNONYMS = {
'js': {'javascript'}, 'javascript': {'js'},
'ts': {'typescript'}, 'typescript': {'ts'},
'ai': {'artificial', 'intelligence'},
'ml': {'machine', 'learning'},
'react': {'reactjs'}, 'reactjs': {'react'},
}
def _tokenize(text: str) -> Set[str]:
"""Lowercase, strip punctuation, remove stopwords, drop single-char tokens."""
words = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', ' ', text.lower()).split()
tokens = {w for w in words if w not in STOPWORDS and len(w) > 1}
expanded = set(tokens)
for t in tokens:
if t in SYNONYMS:
expanded.update(SYNONYMS[t])
return expanded
def _compute_relevance(query: str, text: str) -> float:
"""Compute relevance as ratio of query tokens found in text. Floors at 0.1."""
q_tokens = _tokenize(query)
t_tokens = _tokenize(text)
if not q_tokens:
return 0.5
overlap = len(q_tokens & t_tokens)
ratio = overlap / len(q_tokens)
return max(0.1, min(1.0, ratio))
def _extract_core_subject(topic: str) -> str:
"""Extract core subject from verbose query for Twitter search."""
text = topic.lower().strip()
prefixes = [
'what are the best', 'what is the best', 'what are the latest',
'what are people saying about', 'what do people think about',
'how do i use', 'how to use', 'how to',
'what are', 'what is', 'tips for', 'best practices for',
]
for p in prefixes:
if text.startswith(p + ' '):
text = text[len(p):].strip()
noise = {
'best', 'top', 'good', 'great', 'awesome',
'latest', 'new', 'news', 'update', 'updates',
'trending', 'hottest', 'popular', 'viral',
'practices', 'features', 'recommendations', 'advice',
}
words = text.split()
filtered = [w for w in words if w not in noise]
result = ' '.join(filtered) if filtered else text
return result.rstrip('?!.')
def _log(msg: str):
if sys.stderr.isatty():
sys.stderr.write(f"[X/SC] {msg}\n")
sys.stderr.flush()
def _sc_headers(token: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
return {
"x-api-key": token,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
def _parse_date(item: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Parse date from ScrapeCreators Twitter item to YYYY-MM-DD."""
# Try created_at string (e.g. "Wed Oct 10 20:19:24 +0000 2018")
created_at = item.get("created_at")
if created_at and isinstance(created_at, str):
try:
dt = datetime.strptime(created_at, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y")
return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
except (ValueError, TypeError):
pass
# Try unix timestamp
ts = item.get("timestamp") or item.get("created_at_timestamp")
if ts:
try:
dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(ts), tz=timezone.utc)
return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
except (ValueError, TypeError, OSError):
pass
# Try ISO format
for key in ("created_at", "date"):
val = item.get(key)
if val and isinstance(val, str):
try:
dt = datetime.fromisoformat(val.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
except (ValueError, TypeError):
pass
return None
def search_x(
topic: str,
from_date: str,
to_date: str,
depth: str = "default",
token: str = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Search X/Twitter via ScrapeCreators API.
Returns:
Dict with 'items' list (in normalize_x_items format) and optional 'error'.
"""
if not token:
return {"items": [], "error": "No SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY configured"}
if not _requests:
return {"items": [], "error": "requests library not installed"}
config = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic)
_log(f"Searching X for '{core_topic}' (depth={depth}, count={config['results_per_page']})")
try:
resp = _requests.get(
f"{SCRAPECREATORS_BASE}/search/tweets",
params={"query": core_topic, "sort_by": "relevance"},
headers=_sc_headers(token),
timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
except Exception as e:
_log(f"ScrapeCreators error: {e}")
return {"items": [], "error": f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"}
raw_items = data.get("tweets") or data.get("data") or data.get("results") or []
raw_items = raw_items[:config["results_per_page"]]
items = []
for i, raw in enumerate(raw_items):
tweet_id = str(raw.get("id") or raw.get("tweet_id") or raw.get("id_str") or f"sc-x-{i}")
text = raw.get("full_text") or raw.get("text") or ""
user = raw.get("user") or raw.get("author") or {}
author_handle = user.get("screen_name") or user.get("username") or ""
# Engagement metrics
likes = raw.get("favorite_count") or raw.get("likes") or 0
retweets = raw.get("retweet_count") or raw.get("retweets") or 0
replies = raw.get("reply_count") or raw.get("replies") or 0
quotes = raw.get("quote_count") or raw.get("quotes") or 0
date_str = _parse_date(raw)
relevance = _compute_relevance(core_topic, text)
url = ""
if author_handle and tweet_id and not tweet_id.startswith("sc-x-"):
url = f"https://x.com/{author_handle}/status/{tweet_id}"
items.append({
"id": tweet_id,
"text": text,
"url": url,
"author_handle": author_handle,
"date": date_str,
"engagement": {
"likes": likes,
"reposts": retweets,
"replies": replies,
"quotes": quotes,
},
"relevance": relevance,
"why_relevant": f"X: @{author_handle}: {text[:60]}" if text else f"X: {core_topic}",
})
# Date filter
in_range = [i for i in items if i["date"] and from_date <= i["date"] <= to_date]
out_of_range = len(items) - len(in_range)
if in_range:
items = in_range
if out_of_range:
_log(f"Filtered {out_of_range} tweets outside date range")
else:
_log(f"No tweets within date range, keeping all {len(items)}")
# Sort by engagement (likes + retweets)
items.sort(key=lambda x: (x["engagement"]["likes"] + x["engagement"]["reposts"]), reverse=True)
_log(f"Found {len(items)} tweets")
return {"items": items}
def parse_x_response(response: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Parse search response to normalized format."""
return response.get("items", [])
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@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
"""Tests for scrapecreators_x module."""
import sys
import unittest
from pathlib import Path
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "scripts"))
from lib import scrapecreators_x
class TestTokenize(unittest.TestCase):
def test_lowercases(self):
tokens = scrapecreators_x._tokenize("Claude AI")
self.assertIn("claude", tokens)
def test_strips_stopwords(self):
tokens = scrapecreators_x._tokenize("the best AI tool")
self.assertNotIn("the", tokens)
self.assertIn("best", tokens) # 'best' is not a stopword in tokenizer
def test_removes_single_char(self):
tokens = scrapecreators_x._tokenize("a b cd ef")
self.assertNotIn("a", tokens)
self.assertNotIn("b", tokens)
self.assertIn("cd", tokens)
def test_expands_synonyms(self):
tokens = scrapecreators_x._tokenize("ai research")
self.assertIn("artificial", tokens)
self.assertIn("intelligence", tokens)
class TestComputeRelevance(unittest.TestCase):
def test_exact_match_high(self):
score = scrapecreators_x._compute_relevance("claude code", "claude code is amazing")
self.assertGreaterEqual(score, 0.8)
def test_no_match_low(self):
score = scrapecreators_x._compute_relevance("claude code", "pizza recipes today")
self.assertLessEqual(score, 0.2)
def test_empty_query_returns_neutral(self):
score = scrapecreators_x._compute_relevance("", "some text")
self.assertEqual(score, 0.5)
def test_floor_at_01(self):
score = scrapecreators_x._compute_relevance("abcdef ghijkl", "xyz")
self.assertGreaterEqual(score, 0.1)
class TestExtractCoreSubject(unittest.TestCase):
def test_strips_prefix(self):
result = scrapecreators_x._extract_core_subject("what are people saying about claude")
self.assertEqual(result, "claude")
def test_strips_noise(self):
result = scrapecreators_x._extract_core_subject("latest trending news claude code")
self.assertNotIn("latest", result)
self.assertNotIn("trending", result)
self.assertIn("claude", result)
def test_preserves_core(self):
result = scrapecreators_x._extract_core_subject("react native")
self.assertEqual(result, "react native")
class TestParseDate(unittest.TestCase):
def test_twitter_format(self):
item = {"created_at": "Wed Oct 10 20:19:24 +0000 2018"}
self.assertEqual(scrapecreators_x._parse_date(item), "2018-10-10")
def test_unix_timestamp(self):
item = {"timestamp": 1705363200}
self.assertEqual(scrapecreators_x._parse_date(item), "2024-01-16")
def test_iso_format(self):
item = {"created_at": "2024-06-15T12:00:00Z"}
self.assertEqual(scrapecreators_x._parse_date(item), "2024-06-15")
def test_none_returns_none(self):
self.assertIsNone(scrapecreators_x._parse_date({}))
class TestSearchX(unittest.TestCase):
def test_no_token_returns_error(self):
result = scrapecreators_x.search_x("test", "2024-01-01", "2024-12-31")
self.assertEqual(result["items"], [])
self.assertIn("No SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY", result["error"])
def test_parse_x_response(self):
response = {"items": [{"id": "1", "text": "hello"}]}
items = scrapecreators_x.parse_x_response(response)
self.assertEqual(len(items), 1)
self.assertEqual(items[0]["text"], "hello")
def test_parse_empty_response(self):
items = scrapecreators_x.parse_x_response({})
self.assertEqual(items, [])
class TestDepthConfig(unittest.TestCase):
def test_all_depths_exist(self):
for depth in ("quick", "default", "deep"):
self.assertIn(depth, scrapecreators_x.DEPTH_CONFIG)
def test_deep_has_more_results(self):
quick = scrapecreators_x.DEPTH_CONFIG["quick"]["results_per_page"]
deep = scrapecreators_x.DEPTH_CONFIG["deep"]["results_per_page"]
self.assertGreater(deep, quick)
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()