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+/*\
+title: $:/plugins/tiddlywiki/twitter/startup.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: startup
+
+Twitter initialisation
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+// Export name and synchronous status
+exports.name = "twitter";
+exports.before = ["startup"];
+exports.synchronous = true;
+
+exports.startup = function() {
+	var logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("twitter-plugin");
+	if($tw.browser && !window.twttr) {
+		logger.alert("The plugin 'tiddlywiki/twitter' is disabled until this wiki is saved and reloaded again");
+	}
+};
+
+})();