“Altofts” 2.5.0-alpha.1

Welcome to the first alpha version of codebird-js 2.5.0 “Altofts”.

Be one of the first to try out Codebird 2.5.0!
This is a prerelease version; things may not work as expected.

If you encounter any problems, please report them here:
https://github.com/jublonet/codebird-js/issues/new?milestone=6&title=%5B2.5.0-alpha.1%5D+

What’s new in Codebird “Altofts”?

• This version removes the dependency of the external sha1.js file. No more need to care about including two files for your code to work!
• Furthermore, you may now load Codebird via a simple require() call (in Node.js or with RequireJS), since the library is now AMD-compatible. For legacy and non-AMD environments, the normal loading via script tag is still supported.
• Various other improvements, like returning the current rate limit for each call, make your work with Codebird easier.
• Also, the Twitter API is contacted directly, if no same-origin policy restrictions apply.
• Finally, Codebird now supports calling undocumented Twitter API methods, if you have permission to access them.

Features missing in this prerelease

• To make learning Codebird easier, we’re working on samples that you can just adopt.
• The final version will support the Streaming API, in addition to the REST API.

Behind the name

Jublo calls its milestone codenames after places in lovely Yorkshire, England.
Altofts is a 6,000 people village in West Yorkshire. In former times, most inhabitants used to work in the coal industry.