still figuring out the architecture of this app

src/api.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from math import inf
 import tweepy
 
 import secrets
@@ -10,20 +11,17 @@ class API:
         API.instance = self
         self.client = tweepy.Client(
             bearer_token=secrets.bearer_token(),
-            # consumer_key=secrets.api_key(),
+            consumer_key=secrets.api_key(), consumer_secret=secrets.api_secret(),
-            # consumer_secret=secrets.api_secret(),
+            access_token=secrets.access_token(), access_token_secret=secrets.access_secret()
-            # access_token=secrets.access_token(),
-            # access_token_secret=secrets.access_secret()
         )
     
-    def get_tweets(self, id: int, count=5):
+    def get_user_tweets(self, id: int, count=inf):
         posts = list()
 
-        step = util.clamp(count, 5, 100)
+        retrieve_size = util.clamp(count, 5, 100)
         retrieved_tweets = 0
         pagination_token = None
 
-        # while retrieved_tweets < count:
+        # while retrieved_tweets < count: # or we haven't reached the end of user's tweets
-
+        resp = self.client.get_users_tweets(id, max_results=retrieve_size, media_fields=['url'], expansions=['entities.mentions.username', 'referenced_tweets.id.author_id'])
-        resp = self.client.get_users_tweets(id, max_results=count)
+        return resp
-        print(resp)

src/catchup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## The bot's catch-up mode
 # Scan all accounts for cross-company interactions.
-# Terminates when finished scanning.
+# Terminates when finished scanning and posting.
 
 import os
 import TwitterAPI as api

src/main.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import catchup
 import listen
 
 from api import API
+import util
 
 def init_argparse():
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Twitter bot that follows interactions between Nijisanji EN/ID and hololive EN/ID members.', formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@ def main():
 
     if args.mode is None: return
 
-    api = API()
+    util.twAPI = API()
-    api.get_tweets(1390620618001838086)
+    resp = util.twAPI.get_user_tweets(1390620618001838086, count=5)
+    print(resp.data)
 
     # determine running mode
     match args.mode.lower():
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ def main():
             print('RUNNING IN CATCH-UP MODE\n')
             catchup.run()
         case _:
-            print('\ninvalid mode. run with no arguments for help page, including mode list.')
+            print('\ninvalid mode. run with no arguments or "-h" for help page, including mode list.')
             return
     
 

src/structs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+class VTweet:
+    def __init__(self, tweet, users: list):
+        self.tweet = tweet
+        self.users = users

src/util.py

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 import os
 
-global twAPI
+# Twitter API instance to share throughout program
 twAPI = None
 
 # returns system path to this project, which is
-# up one level from this file's directory.
+# up one level from this file's directory (src).
 def get_project_dir():
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir)