whatNowR

R scripts used during the Open Tourism Days DK hackathon challenge

whatNowFacebook(token, search, category, centerLat, centerLong)

search for places near centerLat, centerLong

Other Parameters

• token: access token created from initWhatNowFacebook function
• search: pattern to search for in the results' category field
• category: must be one of the following: EDUCATION, FOOD_BEVERAGE, HOTEL_LODGING, MEDICAL_HEALTH, ARTS_ENTERTAINMENT, SHOPPING_RETAIL, FITNESS_RECREATION, TRAVEL_TRANSPORTATION, or all

Returns

JSON array of places

whatNowForecast(centerLat, centerLong, datestr)

returns weather forecast on an area centered at centerLat, centerLong

Other Parameters

• datestr: return forecast on a specific date

Returns

JSON array of weather forecasts

whatNowTweet(search)

search for tweets containing patterns specified by search. Twitter OAuth access tokens must be set up using the initWhatNowTwitter function

Returns

JSON array of tweets

initWhatNowFacebook(app)

create Facebook app access token using parameters defined in app list

app list members

• id: Facebook App ID
• secret: Facebook App secret key

Returns

Facebook access token for use in whatNowFacebook

initWhatNowTwitter(app)

Setup whatNowTweet Twitter OAuth access using parameters defined in app list

app list members

• key: Twitter App consumer key
• secret: Twitter App consumer secret
• token: Twitter App access token
• token_secret: Twitter App access token secret keyy

Returns

None