[twitter] allow disabling 'cursor' output (#5990)

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -3985,6 +3985,26 @@ Description
     * ``"cookies"``: Use token given by the ``ct0`` cookie if present.
 
 
+extractor.twitter.cursor
+------------------------
+Type
+    * ``bool``
+    * ``string``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Example
+    ``"1/DAABCgABGVKi5lE___oKAAIYbfYNcxrQLggAAwAAAAIAAA"``
+Description
+    Controls from which position to start the extraction process from.
+
+    * ``true``: Start from the beginning.
+      Log the most recent ``cursor`` value when interrupted before reaching the end.
+    * ``false``: Start from the beginning.
+    * any ``string``: Start from the position defined by this value.
+
+    Note: A ``cursor`` value from one timeline cannot be used with another.
+
+
 extractor.twitter.expand
 ------------------------
 Type

gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py

@@ -504,7 +504,11 @@ class TwitterExtractor(Extractor):
         }
 
     def _init_cursor(self):
-        return self.config("cursor") or None
+        cursor = self.config("cursor", True)
+        if not cursor:
+            self._update_cursor = util.identity
+        elif isinstance(cursor, str):
+            return cursor
 
     def _update_cursor(self, cursor):
         self.log.debug("Cursor: %s", cursor)
@@ -590,9 +594,16 @@ class TwitterTimelineExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
         return cursor
 
     def tweets(self):
-        self._cursor = cursor = self.config("cursor") or None
         reset = False
 
+        cursor = self.config("cursor", True)
+        if not cursor:
+            self._update_cursor = util.identity
+        elif isinstance(cursor, str):
+            self._cursor = cursor
+        else:
+            cursor = None
+
         if cursor:
             state = cursor.partition("/")[0]
             state, _, tweet_id = state.partition("_")