is_setup (and the new user) are now property, which makes more sense,

actually.

(Also, it seems I'm in a @property mood lately.)

mitterlib/network/__init__.py

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Networks(object):
 
         setup = False
         for target in targets:
-            if self.networks[target].is_setup():
+            if self.networks[target].is_setup:
                 setup = True
                 yield target
 

mitterlib/network/networkbase.py

@@ -106,22 +106,19 @@ class MessageTooLongWarning(NetworkWarning):
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class NetworkUser(object):
-    """Provides an uniform way to access information about users. The
-    following fields should appear:
-
-    **name**
-       The name to be displayed as author of the message. *Required*
-
-    **username**
-       The message author username in the network. *Required*
-
-    **avatar**
-       URL to the author avatar. *Optional*
-    """
+    """Provides an uniform way to access information about users."""
     def __init__(self):
         self.name = ''
+        """The name to be displayed as author of the message. *Required*"""
+
         self.username = ''
-        self.avatar = ''
+        """The message author username in the network. *Required*"""
+
+        self.avatar = None
+        """URL to the author avatar. *Optional*"""
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "%s (%s)" % (self.name, self.username)
 
 
 class NetworkData(object):
@@ -228,12 +225,15 @@ class NetworkBase(object):
           if possible.
     """
 
-    def is_setup(self):
-        """Should return a boolean indicating if the network have all
-        necessary options set up so it can retrieve information.
-        :class:`Networks` won't send requests to networks that return False to
-        this function."""
-        return False
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.is_setup = False
+        """Boolean indication if the network have all necessary options set up
+        so it can retrieve the messages. :class:`Networks` will not send
+        requests to networks that return False to this function."""
+
+        self.user = NetworkUser()
+        """A :class:`NetworkUser` with the information about the currently
+        logged user."""
 
     def messages(self):
         """Return a list of :class:`NetworkData` objects for the main

mitterlib/network/twitter.py

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class Connection(NetworkBase):
     NAMESPACE = 'Twitter'
     SHORTCUT = 'tw'     # TODO: find a way to move this to the config file
 
+    @property
     def is_setup(self):
         """Return True or False if the network is setup/enabled."""
         if (self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['username'] and
@@ -184,8 +185,20 @@ class Connection(NetworkBase):
         else:
             return False
 
+    @property
+    def user(self):
+        """Information about this user."""
+        if self._user:
+            return self._user
+
+        user = self._request('/account/verify_credentials.json')
+        self._user = TwitterNetworkUser(user)
+        _log.debug("User: %s" % (self._user))
+        return self._user
+
     def __init__(self, options):
         self._options = options
+        self._user = None
 
     @property
     def server(self):