twit/examples/bot.js

//
//  Bot
//  class for performing various twitter actions
//
var Twit = require('../lib/twitter');

var Bot = module.exports = function(config) { 
  this.twit = new Twit(config);
};

//
//  post a tweet
//
Bot.prototype.tweet = function (status, callback) {
  if(typeof status !== 'string') {
    return callback(new Error('tweet must be of type String'));
  } else if(status.length > 140) {
    return callback(new Error('tweet is too long: ' + status.length));
  }
  this.twit.post('statuses/update', { status: status }, callback);
};

//
//  choose a random friend of one of your followers, and follow that user
//
Bot.prototype.mingle = function (callback) {
  var self = this;
  
  this.twit.get('followers/ids', function(err, reply) {
      if(err) { return callback(err); }
      
      var followers = reply.ids
        , randFollower  = randIndex(followers);
        
      self.twit.get('friends/ids', { user_id: randFollower }, function(err, reply) {
          if(err) { return callback(err); }
          
          var friends = reply.ids
            , target  = randIndex(friends);
            
          self.twit.post('friendships/create', { id: target }, callback); 
        })
    })
};

//
//  prune your followers list; unfollow a friend that hasn't followed you back
//
Bot.prototype.prune = function (callback) {
  var self = this;
  
  this.twit.get('followers/ids', function(err, reply) {
      if(err) return callback(err);
      
      var followers = reply.ids;
      
      self.twit.get('friends/ids', function(err, reply) {
          if(err) return callback(err);
          
          var friends = reply.ids
            , pruned = false;
          
          while(!pruned) {
            var target = randIndex(friends);
            
            if(!~followers.indexOf(target)) {
              pruned = true;
              self.twit.post('friendships/destroy', { id: target }, callback);   
            }
          }
      });
  });
};

function randIndex (arr) {
  var index = Math.floor(arr.length*Math.random());
  return arr[index];
};