A tweet filtering proxy with Node.JS: Part 1 | Guillermo Rauch's Devthought

The technique I’m going to describe consists in setting up a proxy to the Twitter API that lives in our computer, powered by Node.JS, that filters back responses based on arbitrary rules we setup. Not only does this give us the flexibility of using JavaScript, but it also means it will work with any Twitter client that leverages the API transparently. Yes, this includes the Twitter website!