What is the best way to make changes to a Meteor package from Atmosphere that is not available on GitHub?

I'm currently working on implementing Twitter functionality in my app, specifically focusing on using "Application-Only Authentication." This method requires only the Twitter application credentials to perform GET requests, such as random tweet searches based on user-entered tags. I don't need to handle any actual user posting.

While Twitter does support this type of authentication, most of the Twitter packages available on Atmosphere and NPM do not. They typically require both application credentials and OAuth tokens, resulting in invalid requests if one is missing. The popular Meteor Twitter API package, mrt:twit, actually wraps around the NPM package ttezel/twit which correctly implements Application-Only Authentication. However, the Meteor wrapper package mrt:twit enforces the use of Full Authentication, necessitating the user's OAuth tokens which I aim to avoid. Therefore, I am looking to modify mrt:twit to align with the interface of ttezel/twit.

The challenge is that the mrt:twit package is not available on GitHub. How can I locate its repository or access it locally for modification? Atmosphere does not offer helpful links to identify where this package originates from.

Link for mrt:twit

Link for ttezel/twit

EDIT: My current environment is using Meteor 1.1.0.2. I managed to discover the local location of mrt:twit at:

.../.meteor/local/build/programs/server/packages/

Upon investigation, it appears that the issue with mrt:twit is not so much about incorrectly implementing ttezel/twit's interface, but rather utilizing an outdated version of ttezel/twit (version 1.1.9 instead of the latest 2.1.0). The old version does not support "application-only" authorization, as evident in the code. This explains the initial problem I encountered. The folder where ttezel/twit resides is:

.../.meteor/local/build/programs/server/npm/mrt_twit/node_modules/twit

Inside this folder, there is the complete .git package for ttezel/twit, but it is still version 1.1.9. While I could potentially replace this folder with version 2.1.0, tampering with contents inside a node_modules folder is generally discouraged. Shouldn't there be a configuration file for adjustments?

Despite thorough searching, I have been unable to identify where mrt:twit specifies the use of version 1.1.9. Throughout the code, it simply calls Npm.require('twit'). There seems to be no config file determining the version selection. The only relevant find is a file located at the second path mentioned above, next to the twit folder, called .node_version, containing v0.10.20 (likely referring to a Node version to utilize). Could this indirectly dictate the package versions used, hence sticking with version 1.1.9 for ttezel/twit?

Nevertheless, my original question persists - how can I pinpoint the server location of mrt:twit to facilitate forking/editing without the need for local code modifications?

node.jstwittermeteoroauthnpm

Answer №1

I reached out to the team at Atmosphere (Percolate Studio) and Tom was incredibly helpful in guiding me to the location of the mrt:twit package on GitHub. It turns out, it's hosted on the old 1.0 atmosphere:

From there, I was directed to its actual GitHub repository which can be found here:

https://github.com/subhog/meteor-twit

Upon further inspection, I discovered that the current version of the mrt:twit package is linked to a version 1.1.9 of "twit". A suggestion I had was for Atmosphere to also provide links to the GitHub location of older packages alongside new ones.

After cloning the repository, I was able to update the package to use version 2.1.0 of ttezel/twit. A pull request has been submitted for the mrt:twit package, as it remains a popular Twitter API package in the Meteor community with over 1,200 downloads. I decided to enhance the existing package rather than create my own version.

In the interim, I created a local package using the resource mentioned below and everything worked seamlessly - even application-only authentication. The guidance provided in the comments was beneficial, especially since I am still learning about Meteor and its packaging system.

If you're interested in accessing my updated version of the package, you can find it at the following link although it's not yet published as an official meteor package - you'll have to download and utilize it locally:

https://github.com/evolross/meteor-twit

Answer №2

Don't forget to review the contents of the .meteor/local/* directories.

Within my 

.meteor/local/build/programs/server/packages
folder, there are numerous package files.

While most of it is already compiled, feel free to extract any necessary code and create a custom package of your own.

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