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    # https://dev.twitter.com/docs/auth/application-only-auth

    require 'open-uri'
    require "base64"
    require 'net/http'
    require 'json'

    CONSUMER_KEY = 'MY_CONSUMER_KEY'
    CONSUMER_SECRET = 'MY_CONSUMER_SECRET'

    key_encoded = URI::encode(CONSUMER_KEY)
    secret_encoded = URI::encode(CONSUMER_SECRET)

    key_secret_combined = [key_encoded, secret_encoded].join(':')
    key_secret_encoded = Base64.encode64(key_secret_combined).gsub("\n", '')

    uri = URI('https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token')

    req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
    req['Content-Type' ] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8'
    req['Authorization'] = "Basic #{key_secret_encoded}"
    req.form_data = {
    :grant_type => 'client_credentials'
    }

    response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port,
    :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
    http.request(req)
    end

    bearer_token = nil
    if parsed_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
    if parsed_response['token_type'] == 'bearer'
    bearer_token = parsed_response['access_token']
    end
    end

    puts bearer_token

    # example of how to use the token
    uri = URI('https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json?count=4&screen_name=scoutmob')
    req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
    req['Authorization'] = "Bearer #{bearer_token}"

    http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
    http.use_ssl = true
    response = http.start { |http| http.request(req) }