user and public actions may not require auth

diff --git a/bti.c b/bti.c
index 0229a9a75fdf7a09fa0bc86a5fb177aa72909ae2..a7fa43c5ef3057d5c285bc099fcd62c8d9804e2f 100644 (file)
--- a/bti.c
+++ b/bti.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct session {
        int dry_run;
        int page;
        int no_oauth;
+       int guest;
        enum host host;
        enum action action;
        void *readline_handle;
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ static int send_request(struct session *session)
        if (!session->hosturl)
                session->hosturl = strdup(twitter_host);
 
-       if (session->no_oauth) {
+       if (session->no_oauth || session->guest) {
                curl_buf = bti_curl_buffer_alloc(session->action);
                if (!curl_buf)
                        return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1544,11 +1545,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 
        if (session->host == HOST_TWITTER) {
                if (!session->consumer_key || !session->consumer_secret) {
-                       fprintf(stderr,
-                               "Twitter no longer supports HTTP basic authentication.\n"
-                               "Both consumer key, and consumer secret are required"
-                               " for bti in order to behave as an OAuth consumer.\n");
-                       goto exit;
+                       if (session->action == ACTION_USER ||
+                                       session->action == ACTION_PUBLIC) {
+                               /* Some actions may still work without authentication */
+                               session->guest = 1;
+                       } else {
+                               fprintf(stderr,
+                                               "Twitter no longer supports HTTP basic authentication.\n"
+                                               "Both consumer key, and consumer secret are required"
+                                               " for bti in order to behave as an OAuth consumer.\n");
+                               goto exit;
+                       }
                }
                if (session->action == ACTION_GROUP) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "Groups only work in Identi.ca.\n");
@@ -1570,7 +1577,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
                                      session->hostname);
                        session->password = strdup(password);
                }
-       } else {
+       } else if (!session->guest) {
                if (!session->access_token_key ||
                    !session->access_token_secret) {
                        request_access_token(session);