accessing messages messages ifNil: [ messages := TweetsCollection new ]. messages ifEmpty: [ self getLocalMessages ]. messages ifEmpty: [ self getRemoteMessagesFromHtml ]. config at: 'reportingPeriod' ifAbsent: [ ^ messages ]. "self configureDefaultReportingPeriod." ^ messages select: [ :message | message created between: self reportingPeriod start and: self reportingPeriod end ]