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+require 'date'
+
+module TwitterHelpers
+
+  class Tweet
+
+    attr_reader :tweet_id, :text, :user_name
+
+    def initialize(atts={})
+      @tweet_id = atts.fetch("id")
+      @created_at = DateTime.parse(atts.fetch("created_at"))
+      @text = atts.fetch("text")
+      @user_name = atts.fetch("user").fetch("name")
+      @user_screen_name = atts.fetch("user").fetch("screen_name")
+    end
+
+    def created_at
+      @created_at.strftime(CalendarHelpers::FORMATS[:date_string_short])
+    end
+
+    def user_screen_name
+      "@#{@user_screen_name}"
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end