Adds option to pass follower / follower and user lists (#685)

twint/config.py

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Config:
     Profile_full = False
     Store_object = False
     Store_object_tweets_list = None
+    Store_object_users_list = None
+    Store_object_follow_list = None
     Pandas_type = None
     Pandas = False
     Index_tweets = "twinttweets"

twint/output.py

@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ async def Users(u, config, conn):
 
     if config.Store_object:
         logme.debug(__name__+':User:Store_object')
+
+        if config.Followers or config.Following:
+            if hasattr(config.Store_object_follow_list, 'append'):
+                config.Store_object_follow_list.append(user)
+            else:
+                users_list.append(user) # twint.user.user
+
+        # also populate using the previous method to avoid breaking changes
+        if hasattr(config.Store_object_users_list, 'append'):
+            config.Store_object_users_list.append(user)
+        else:
             users_list.append(user) # twint.user.user
 
     if config.Pandas:
@@ -198,7 +209,10 @@ async def Username(username, config, conn):
         elasticsearch.Follow(username, config)
 
     if config.Store_object:
-        follows_list.append(username)
+        if hasattr(config.Store_object_follow_list, 'append'):
+            config.Store_object_follow_list.append(username)
+        else:
+            follows_list.append(username) # twint.user.user
 
     if config.Pandas:
         logme.debug(__name__+':Username:object+pandas')