This code only illustrates responding to one command, “light”, but could easily be extended as is done with @MattsOffice.

<?php
include_once('class.twitter.php');// http://code.google.com/p/php-twitter/

$ioBridgeJSONFeedURL = 'http://www.iobridge.com/api/feed/key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
$buzzerOnURL = 'http://yourserver.com/iobridge-proxy.php?widget=buzzeron';
$buzzerOffURL = 'http://yourserver.com/iobridge-proxy.php?widget=buzzeroff';

$t = new twitter;
$t->username = 'twitter_username';
$t->password = 'twitter_password';

// Read the ID of the last reply
$myFile = "lastreply.txt";
$fileHandle = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$lastReplyID = fgets($fileHandle);
fclose($fileHandle);

// Get the latest unanwsered replies
$data = $t->getReplies('','',$lastReplyID);

$counter = 1;
if(!empty($data)){
    foreach($data as $tweet) {
        if (!empty($tweet->user->id)){

            // Check for valid command
            if(stripos($tweet->text, "light"){
                // retrieve data from ioBridge.com
                $curl_handle=curl_init();
                curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_URL,$ioBridgeJSONFeedURL);
                curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,2);
                curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
                $ioBridgeResultsObject = curl_exec($curl_handle);
                $ioBridgeResultsObject = json_decode($ioBridgeResultsObject);
                curl_close($curl_handle);

                $lightResults = $ioBridgeResultsObject->{'module'}->{'channels'}[2]->{'AnalogInput'};
                $updateText = ' @' . $tweet->user->screen_name . ' Ambient Light = ' . $lightResults;
            }
            // If no valid command was found reply with what commands are valid
            else{
                $messageText = ' Valid commands are: light, bright, dark, temp, hot, cold, lcd, and/or view';
                $updateText = ' @' . $tweet->user->screen_name . $messageText;
            }

            // Send update
            $updateData = $t->update($updateText, $tweet->id);

            // Update text file with ID of last reply (first reply of loop)
            if($counter === 1){
                $myFile = "lastreply.txt";
                $fileHandle = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("can't open file");
                fwrite($fileHandle, $tweet->id);
                fclose($fileHandle);
            }
            $counter++;

            // Sound Buzzer (serves as an audible alert when someone pings @MattsOffice)
            $curl_handle=curl_init();
            curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_URL,$buzzerOnURL);
            curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,5);
            curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
            $results = curl_exec($curl_handle);
            curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_URL,$buzzerOffURL);
            $results = curl_exec($curl_handle);
            curl_close($curl_handle);
        }// if (!empty($tweet->user->id)){
    }// foreach($data as $tweet) {
}// if(!empty($data)){
else {
    echo 'All replies have been responded to.';
}

print '<pre>Twitter says(list of @mentions):'; print_r($data); print '</pre>';
print '<pre>Twitter says(response to status update):'; print_r($updateData); print '</pre>';
?>

In order to keep track of what @MattsOffice mentions have already been answered, the ID of the last successful reply is saved to a plain text file. A database could also be used but the text file method is much simpler even if it doesn’t allow logging.

In order for this code to work your server needs the ioBridge PHP Widge Control API and this Twitter library.

ioBridge.com does offer “Actions” but none of the current actions allow the trigger to be time based. Once they introduce time as a trigger this code will no longer be needed.

<?php
include_once('class.twitter.php');//http://code.google.com/p/php-twitter/

$ioBridgeJSONFeedURL = 'http://www.iobridge.com/api/feed/key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';

$t = new twitter;
$t->username = 'twitter_username';
$t->password = 'twitter_pwd';

$curl_handle=curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_URL,$ioBridgeJSONFeedURL);
curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,2);
curl_setopt($curl_handle,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
$ioBridgeResultsObject = curl_exec($curl_handle);
$ioBridgeResultsObject = json_decode($ioBridgeResultsObject);
curl_close($curl_handle);

if (empty($ioBridgeResultsObject)){
    print "Sorry, something went wrong.";
}
else{
    $data = $t->update('Temperature = '. $ioBridgeResultsObject->{'module'}->{'channels'}[0]->{'AnalogInput'} . '°F / Ambient Light = ' . $ioBridgeResultsObject->{'module'}->{'channels'}[2]->{'AnalogInput'});
    print '<pre>Twitter says: '; print_r($data); print '</pre>';
}
?>

In a few days I will post the code that parses my Twitter account for @MattsOffice mentions and responds to them accordingly.

Update: 07/17/09
Second post is up with more code

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The website has gone through several revisions since I graduated. The site I designed is no longer there but the members section I created is still being used. Just in case the actual site is down check out this mirror or this PDF version.

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I used the template feature in Dreamweaver to design this site (http://www.apexenvironmental.com/). Most hard core web designer discredit WYSIWYG editors like Dreamweaver but in my experience they increase productivity by leaps and bounces. This site also has an administration backend developed with PHP. The backend allows the site owner to make changes to the content without knowing any coding. I really like they way this site came out.

Since I designed the site someone else took control of the site and it now doesn’t function as it was intended. To see the site the way I originally designed it please view this PDF version.