https://blog.pgxn.org/tags/twitter/Twitter2023-02-18T22:53:46ZThe PGXN MaintainersHugohttps://blog.pgxn.org/post/709635160523620352Hello Mastodon 🐘2026-10-07T16:13:48Z2023-02-18T22:53:46ZDavid E. WheelerHey all you Postgres people out there! Just wanted to make a quick post regarding the PGXN twitter bot. In light of the recent announcements by Twitter to charge for API use, I updated PGXN Manager to also post to Mastodon! If you’re have joined the exodus to the Fediverse, give it a follow:

@pgxn@mastodon.social

In fact, I made some time to rewrite the notification bits of the manager service. Previously there was just some code jammed into the upload controller that would make an API call to Twitter. I ripped that out, and added a trigger to the distributions table that posts a a LISTEN/NOTIFY message.

]]>Hey all you Postgres people out there! Just wanted to make a quick post regarding the PGXN twitter bot. In light of the recent announcements by Twitter to charge for API use, I updated PGXN Manager to also post to Mastodon! If you’re have joined the exodus to the Fediverse, give it a follow:

@pgxn@mastodon.social

In fact, I made some time to rewrite the notification bits of the manager service. Previously there was just some code jammed into the upload controller that would make an API call to Twitter. I ripped that out, and added a trigger to the distributions table that posts a a LISTEN/NOTIFY message.

Then I wrote a little service that checks for new notifications every 5 seconds and dispatches to one mor more configured consumers. Today there are just two: Twitter and Mastodon; in the future the might be more, especially since I also added triggers to the users and mirrors tables, so we could have the bot announce new mirrors and users. Should be pretty easy to do, might put in the time in the next few weeks.

Oh, and for fun, I also added some emoji to the Mastodon posts, as well as the abstract from new releases. Makes the messages more informative than on Twitter. Of course, we could probably do the same, there, especially since the post length was extended to 280 characters sometime after the original bot. I have in mind to make a little library that allows the customization of messages via configuration.

]]>https://blog.pgxn.org/post/900982991Blog and Twitter2026-10-07T16:13:48Z2010-08-04T03:01:00ZDavid E. WheelerI’m pleased to announce two things:

  • This blog. Here I’ll make regular posts as I develop PGXN, and to keep it up to date with regular operational updates and release announcements (for extensions on PGXN, not just PGXN itself) once the site goes live. Subscribe to the feed to stay up-to-date in your favorite reader.

  • The PGXN Twitter stream. Follow along as our fundraising draws to an exciting conclusion and development begins. Once the site is launched, new extension releases will be tweeted, as well.

]]>I’m pleased to announce two things:

  • This blog. Here I’ll make regular posts as I develop PGXN, and to keep it up to date with regular operational updates and release announcements (for extensions on PGXN, not just PGXN itself) once the site goes live. Subscribe to the feed to stay up-to-date in your favorite reader.

  • The PGXN Twitter stream. Follow along as our fundraising draws to an exciting conclusion and development begins. Once the site is launched, new extension releases will be tweeted, as well.

Thank you for your support! More news to come, so stay tuned!

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