Added follow/unfollow shortcuts to User model. Fixed issue with User.following...

Added follow/unfollow shortcuts to User model. Fixed issue with User.following being set to None when user not followed.

CHANGES

@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@ All changes made to the library that might affect applications
 during upgrade will be listed here.
 
 1.0 -> 1.0.1
-------------
-Status.user --> Status.author
+============
++ Status.user --> Status.author
++ User:
+    + follow()
+    + unfollow()
++ Fixes
+    + User.following is now set to False instead of None
+      when user is not followed.

ROADMAP

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ The plan of attack for the next version of Tweepy.
 + rate limit governor
 + prepare for social graph changes mentioned on mailinglist
 + finish search api
++ autodetect authenticated user's ID
 

tweepy/models.py

@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class User(Model):
   def followers(self, **kargs):
     return self._api.followers(id=self.id, **kargs)
 
+  def follow(self):
+    self._api.create_friendship(user_id=self.id)
+    self.following = True
+  def unfollow(self):
+    self._api.destroy_friendship(user_id=self.id)
+    self.following = False
+
 class DirectMessage(Model):
 
   def destroy(self):

tweepy/parsers.py

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ def _parse_user(obj, api):
       setattr(user, k, _parse_datetime(v))
     elif k == 'status':
       setattr(user, k, _parse_status(v, api))
+    elif k == 'following':
+      # twitter sets this to null if it is false
+      if v is True:
+        setattr(user, k, True)
+      else:
+        setattr(user, k, False)
     else:
       setattr(user, k, v)
   return user