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🩹 fix(platforms): use gif.fxtwitter.com for twitter gif media URLs #46

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/wet-clouds-repair.md
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"@embedly/platforms": patch
---

use gif.fxtwitter.com for twitter gif media URLs
21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts
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Expand Up @@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ export class Twitter extends EmbedlyPlatform {
return he.decode(text);
}

resolveMediaUrl(media: any): string {
if (
media.type === "gif" &&
media.url.startsWith("https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/")
) {
return media.url
.replace(
"https://video.twimg.com/",
"https://gif.fxtwitter.com/"
)
.replace(/\.mp4$/, ".gif");
}
return media.url;
}

transformRawData(raw_data: any): BaseEmbedData {
return {
platform: this.name,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -111,7 +126,7 @@ export class Twitter extends EmbedlyPlatform {
embed.setMedia(
tweet_data.media.all.map((media: any) => ({
media: {
url: media.url
url: this.resolveMediaUrl(media)
},
description: media.altText
}))
Expand All @@ -131,7 +146,7 @@ export class Twitter extends EmbedlyPlatform {
reply_embed.setMedia(
reply_tweet.media.all.map((media: any) => ({
media: {
url: media.url
url: this.resolveMediaUrl(media)
},
description: media.altText
}))
Expand All @@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ export class Twitter extends EmbedlyPlatform {
quote_embed.setMedia(
quote_tweet.media.all.map((media: any) => ({
media: {
url: media.url
url: this.resolveMediaUrl(media)
},
description: media.altText
}))
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