Parse a retweet like a full tweet

timeline.go

@@ -173,18 +173,7 @@ func (timeline *timeline) parseTweet(id string) *Tweet {
 		}
 		if tweet.RetweetedStatusIDStr != "" {
 			tw.IsRetweet = true
-			if retweet, ok := timeline.GlobalObjects.Tweets[tweet.RetweetedStatusIDStr]; ok {
-				tw.Retweet = Retweet{
-					ID:       tweet.RetweetedStatusIDStr,
-					UserID:   retweet.UserIDStr,
-					Username: timeline.GlobalObjects.Users[retweet.UserIDStr].ScreenName,
-				}
-				tm, err := time.Parse(time.RubyDate, retweet.CreatedAt)
-				if err == nil {
-					tw.Retweet.TimeParsed = tm
-					tw.Retweet.Timestamp = tm.Unix()
-				}
-			}
+			tw.Retweet = timeline.parseTweet(tweet.RetweetedStatusIDStr)
 		}
 
 		for _, pinned := range timeline.GlobalObjects.Users[tweet.UserIDStr].PinnedTweetIdsStr {

tweets_test.go

@@ -96,12 +96,18 @@ func TestGetTweet(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRetweet(t *testing.T) {
-	sample := Retweet{
-		ID:         "1359151057872580612",
-		TimeParsed: time.Date(2021, 02, 9, 14, 43, 58, 0, time.FixedZone("UTC", 0)),
-		Timestamp:  1612881838,
-		UserID:     "773578328498372608",
-		Username:   "TwitterTogether",
+	sample := &Tweet{
+		HTML:         "We’ve seen an increase in attacks against Asian communities and individuals around the world. It’s important to know that this isn’t new; throughout history, Asians have experienced violence and exclusion. However, their diverse lived experiences have largely been overlooked.",
+		ID:           "1359151057872580612",
+		Likes:        6683,
+		PermanentURL: "https://twitter.com/TwitterTogether/status/1359151057872580612",
+		Replies:      455,
+		Retweets:     1495,
+		Text:         "We’ve seen an increase in attacks against Asian communities and individuals around the world. It’s important to know that this isn’t new; throughout history, Asians have experienced violence and exclusion. However, their diverse lived experiences have largely been overlooked.",
+		TimeParsed:   time.Date(2021, 02, 9, 14, 43, 58, 0, time.FixedZone("UTC", 0)),
+		Timestamp:    1612881838,
+		UserID:       "773578328498372608",
+		Username:     "TwitterTogether",
 	}
 	tweet, err := defaultScraper.GetTweet("1362849141248974853")
 	if err != nil {

types.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type (
 		Photos       []string
 		Replies      int
 		Retweets     int
-		Retweet      Retweet
+		Retweet      *Tweet
 		Text         string
 		TimeParsed   time.Time
 		Timestamp    int64