Add support for parsing Tweet Detail in APIv2, including its unusual cursor format and conversation threads

scraper/api_types_v2.go

@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ func (api_v2_tweet APIV2Tweet) ToTweetTrove() TweetTrove {
 type ItemContent struct {
 	ItemType     string      `json:"itemType"`
 	TweetResults APIV2Result `json:"tweet_results"`
+
+	// Cursors (conversation view format)
+	CursorType string `json:"cursorType"`
+	Value      string `json:"value"`
 }
 
 // Wraps InnerAPIV2Entry to implement `json.Unmarshal`.  Does the normal unmarshal but also saves the original JSON.
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ type InnerAPIV2Entry struct {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Cursors
+		// Cursors (user feed format)
 		EntryType  string `json:"entryType"`
 		Value      string `json:"value"`
 		CursorType string `json:"cursorType"`
@@ -378,22 +382,29 @@ func (e APIV2Entry) ToTweetTrove(ignore_null_entries bool) TweetTrove {
 			panic(obj)
 		}
 	}()
-	if e.Content.EntryType == "TimelineTimelineCursor" {
+	if e.Content.EntryType == "TimelineTimelineCursor" || e.Content.ItemContent.ItemType == "TimelineTimelineCursor" {
-		// Ignore cursor entries
+		// Ignore cursor entries.
+		// - e.Content.EntryType -> User Feed itself
+		// - e.Content.ItemContent.ItemType -> conversation thread in a user feed
 		return NewTweetTrove()
 	} else if e.Content.EntryType == "TimelineTimelineModule" {
 		ret := NewTweetTrove()
 
 		switch strings.Split(e.EntryID, "-")[0] {
-		case "homeConversation":
+		case "homeConversation", "conversationthread":
-			// Process it
+			// Process it.
+			// - "homeConversation": conversation thread on a user feed
+			// - "conversationthread": conversation thread in the replies under a TweetDetail view
 			for _, item := range e.Content.Items {
+				if item.Item.ItemContent.ItemType == "TimelineTimelineCursor" {
+					// "Show More" replies button in a thread on Tweet Detail page
+					continue
+				}
 				ret.MergeWith(item.Item.ItemContent.TweetResults.ToTweetTrove(ignore_null_entries))
 			}
 
-		case "whoToFollow":
+		case "whoToFollow", "TopicsModule", "tweetdetailrelatedtweets":
-		case "TopicsModule":
+			// Ignore "Who to follow", "Topics" and "Related Tweets" modules.
-			// Ignore "Who to follow" and "Topics" modules.
 			// TODO: maybe we can capture these eventually
 			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Skipping %s entry", e.EntryID))
 
@@ -424,6 +435,9 @@ type APIV2Response struct {
 				} `json:"timeline"`
 			} `json:"result"`
 		} `json:"user"`
+		ThreadedConversationWithInjectionsV2 struct {
+			Instructions []APIV2Instruction `json:"instructions"`
+		} `json:"threaded_conversation_with_injections_v2"`
 	} `json:"data"`
 }
 
@@ -434,17 +448,28 @@ func (api_response APIV2Response) GetMainInstruction() *APIV2Instruction {
 			return &instructions[i]
 		}
 	}
+	instructions = api_response.Data.ThreadedConversationWithInjectionsV2.Instructions
+	for i := range instructions {
+		if instructions[i].Type == "TimelineAddEntries" {
+			return &instructions[i]
+		}
+	}
 	panic("No 'TimelineAddEntries' found")
 }
 
 func (api_response APIV2Response) GetCursorBottom() string {
-	entries := api_response.GetMainInstruction().Entries
+	for _, entry := range api_response.GetMainInstruction().Entries {
-	last_entry := entries[len(entries)-1]
+		// For a user feed:
-	if last_entry.Content.CursorType != "Bottom" {
+		if entry.Content.CursorType == "Bottom" {
-		panic("No bottom cursor found")
+			return entry.Content.Value
-	}
+		}
 
-	return last_entry.Content.Value
+		// For a Tweet Detail page:
+		if entry.Content.ItemContent.CursorType == "Bottom" {
+			return entry.Content.ItemContent.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 /**

scraper/api_types_v2_test.go

@@ -680,3 +680,25 @@ func TestEntryWithConversationThread(t *testing.T) {
 	_, is_ok = trove.Tweets[1624990170670850053] // Tweet 3
 	assert.True(is_ok)
 }
+
+// On a Tweet Detail page, there's a thread of replies, and then it says "Show more..." underneath
+// to extend the conversation.  This is different from the "Show more..." button to load more
+// replies to the original tweet!
+func TestConversationThreadEntryWithShowMoreButton(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	require := require.New(t)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("test_responses/api_v2/conversation_thread_entry_with_show_more_button.json")
+	require.NoError(err)
+	var entry_result APIV2Entry
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &entry_result)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	trove := entry_result.ToTweetTrove(true)
+
+	assert.Len(trove.Tweets, 1)
+	t1, is_ok := trove.Tweets[1649803385485377536]
+	assert.True(is_ok)
+	assert.Equal(TweetID(1649600354747572225), t1.InReplyToID)
+
+	assert.Len(trove.Users, 1)
+}

scraper/test_responses/api_v2/conversation_thread_entry_with_show_more_button.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"entryId":"conversationthread-1649803385485377536","sortIndex":"7573771682107203542","content":{"entryType":"TimelineTimelineModule","__typename":"TimelineTimelineModule","items":[{"entryId":"conversationthread-1649803385485377536-tweet-1649803385485377536","item":{"itemContent":{"itemType":"TimelineTweet","__typename":"TimelineTweet","tweet_results":{"result":{"__typename":"Tweet","rest_id":"1649803385485377536","has_birdwatch_notes":false,"core":{"user_results":{"result":{"__typename":"User","id":"VXNlcjoxNDAzMTAzMg==","rest_id":"14031032","affiliates_highlighted_label":{},"is_blue_verified":true,"profile_image_shape":"Circle","legacy":{"created_at":"Tue Feb 26 22:01:28 +0000 2008","default_profile":false,"default_profile_image":false,"description":"VP marketing @AdQuick, out of home advertising made simple & measurable. Prev work: Google, Invitae, Marketo, etc","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"adamsinger.substack.com/welcome","expanded_url":"https://adamsinger.substack.com/welcome","url":"https://t.co/6kI9bzQ2eV","indices":[0,23]}]}},"fast_followers_count":0,"favourites_count":355788,"followers_count":81891,"friends_count":4200,"has_custom_timelines":true,"is_translator":false,"listed_count":3083,"location":"Austin, TX","media_count":31104,"name":"Adam Singer","normal_followers_count":81891,"pinned_tweet_ids_str":[],"possibly_sensitive":false,"profile_banner_url":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/14031032/1663584125","profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1526507327574220804/vDv7S4U7_normal.jpg","profile_interstitial_type":"","screen_name":"AdamSinger","statuses_count":313313,"translator_type":"none","url":"https://t.co/6kI9bzQ2eV","verified":false,"withheld_in_countries":[]}}}},"edit_control":{"edit_tweet_ids":["1649803385485377536"],"editable_until_msecs":"1682180553000","is_edit_eligible":false,"edits_remaining":"5"},"is_translatable":false,"views":{"count":"1755","state":"EnabledWithCount"},"source":"<a href=\"https://mobile.twitter.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter Web App</a>","legacy":{"bookmark_count":0,"bookmarked":false,"created_at":"Sat Apr 22 15:52:33 +0000 2023","conversation_id_str":"1649600354747572225","display_text_range":[13,143],"entities":{"user_mentions":[{"id_str":"886358633646350340","name":"LindyMan","screen_name":"PaulSkallas","indices":[0,12]}],"urls":[],"hashtags":[],"symbols":[]},"favorite_count":16,"favorited":false,"full_text":"@PaulSkallas Clickabait = fast/cheap attention = forgotten just as quickly. What do you think happens to all the pop music of the same variety?","in_reply_to_screen_name":"PaulSkallas","in_reply_to_status_id_str":"1649600354747572225","in_reply_to_user_id_str":"886358633646350340","is_quote_status":false,"lang":"en","quote_count":0,"reply_count":1,"retweet_count":0,"retweeted":false,"user_id_str":"14031032","id_str":"1649803385485377536"},"quick_promote_eligibility":{"eligibility":"IneligibleUserUnauthorized"}}},"tweetDisplayType":"Tweet"},"clientEventInfo":{"details":{"conversationDetails":{"conversationSection":"HighQuality"},"timelinesDetails":{"controllerData":"DAACDAAEDAABCgABFSACDDADgAUKAAIAAAAAGADACAAAAAA="}}}}},{"entryId":"conversationthread-1649803385485377536-cursor-showmore-6525681801715054743","item":{"itemContent":{"itemType":"TimelineTimelineCursor","__typename":"TimelineTimelineCursor","value":"PAAAAPAtPBwcFoCAvtGE3KPlLRUCAAAYJmNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbnRocmVhZC0xNjQ5ODAzMzg1NDg1Mzc3NTM2IgAA","cursorType":"ShowMore","displayTreatment":{"actionText":"Show replies"}},"clientEventInfo":{"details":{"conversationDetails":{"conversationSection":"HighQuality"}}}}}],"displayType":"VerticalConversation","clientEventInfo":{"details":{"conversationDetails":{"conversationSection":"HighQuality"}}}}}