diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/.gitignore b/connectors/twitter_source/.gitignore
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/.gitignore
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+*.class
+*.log
+
+# sbt specific
+.cache
+.history
+.lib/
+dist/*
+target/
+lib_managed/
+src_managed/
+project/boot/
+project/plugins/project/
+
+# Scala-IDE specific
+.scala_dependencies
+.worksheet
+.idea
diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/README.md b/connectors/twitter_source/README.md
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/README.md
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+#Word Count in Scala
+===================
+Get Vagrant up and running from parent dir:
+	
+	$ ./bootstrap_vagrant.sh
+  	$ vagrant ssh
+  	...
+  	vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~/$ cd /vagrant/scala/
+
+
+Run pre-package script to build JAR:
+
+  	$ ./pre_package_concord.bash
+
+Open deployment directory and start Concord operators
+
+	$ cd target/concord/
+	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/build.sbt b/connectors/twitter_source/build.sbt
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/build.sbt
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+name := "twitter_source"
+
+version := "0.0.1"
+
+scalaVersion := "2.11.0"
+
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "io.concord" % "concord" % "0.1.2",
+  "io.concord" % "rawapi" % "0.2.5",
+  "org.twitter4j" % "twitter4j-core" % "3.0.3",
+  "org.twitter4j" % "twitter4j-stream" % "3.0.3",
+  "ch.qos.logback" %  "logback-classic" % "1.1.7",
+  "com.typesafe.scala-logging" %% "scala-logging" % "3.4.0"
+)
+
+
+
+assemblyMergeStrategy in assembly := {
+  case x if x.endsWith("project.clj") => MergeStrategy.discard
+  case x if x.toLowerCase.startsWith("meta-inf") => MergeStrategy.discard
+  case _ => MergeStrategy.first
+}
+
+
+resolvers += Resolver.sonatypeRepo("public")
+
+resolvers += "clojars" at "https://clojars.org/repo"
+
+resolvers += "conjars" at "http://conjars.org/repo"
diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/project/assembly.sbt b/connectors/twitter_source/project/assembly.sbt
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/project/assembly.sbt
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+addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.3")
diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/project/build.properties b/connectors/twitter_source/project/build.properties
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/project/build.properties
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+sbt.version=0.13.5
diff --git a/connectors/twitter_source/src/main/scala/io/concord/twitter/ConcordTweeterStream.scala b/connectors/twitter_source/src/main/scala/io/concord/twitter/ConcordTweeterStream.scala
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+++ b/connectors/twitter_source/src/main/scala/io/concord/twitter/ConcordTweeterStream.scala
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+package io.concord.twitter
+import java.util.{ HashSet => MutableHashSet}
+import io.concord._
+import io.concord.swift._
+
+// todo(agallego) - fix and scope this a little bit more
+import twitter4j._
+
+class ConcordTwitterStream extends Computation with LazyLogging {
+  override def init(ctx: ComputationContext): Unit = {
+    logger.info(s"${this.getClass.getSimpleName} initialized")
+    ctx.setTimer("loop", System.currentTimeMillis())
+  }
+  override def destroy(): Unit = {
+    logger.info(s"${this.getClass.getSimpleName} destructing")
+  }
+  override def processRecord(ctx: ComputationContext, record: Record) = ???
+
+  override def processTimer(ctx: ComputationContext,
+                            key: String, time: Long): Unit = {
+
+
+    ctx.setTimer(key, System.currentTimeMillis())
+  }
+
+  override def metadata(): Metadata = {
+    val ostreams = new MutableHashSet[String](java.util.Arrays.asList("tweets"))
+    new Metadata("concord-twitter-stream",
+        new MutableHashSet[StreamTuple](),
+        ostreams)
+  }
+
+}
+
+object ConcordTwitterStream {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    ServeComputation.serve(new ConcordTwitterStream())
+  }
+}