smallhands

A simple load generator for MongoDB using mentions of @realDonaldTrump via the Twitter Streaming API.

Required

1. A Twitter account
2. A set of read-only "Twitter Apps" keys (See: Twitter Apps Keys steps below)
3. A Percona Server for MongoDB / MongoDB instance, replset or cluster
4. Python 2.7 (Python 2.6 and 3.x not tested) with 'pip', 'json' and 'dateutil' modules, ie: "yum install python-pip python-json python-dateutil" on Redhat/CentOS
5. Pip dependencies specified in 'requirements.txt' (installed by "make" command)

Twitter Apps Keys

Smallhands requires Twitter API auth keys. You will need to register a new read-only "app" at https://apps.twitter.com to get a set of Consumer and Access auth key pairs.

Disclaimer

The test tweet data is likely to contain offensive material, false information, etc.

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/timvaillancourt/smallhands
cd smallhands
make
cp example.yml config.yml
# (edit config.yml for your situation)
make run

The Future...

1. Better, trump-themed errors/handling

Code

I beat Python with a hammer until it works. Your improvements are appreciated!

Contact

Tim Vaillancourt - Github, Email