FIX THE BOTS

gistfile1.txt

var irc = require("irc");
var fs = require('fs');
var markov = require('markov');
var FIVE_MINUTES = 5 * 60 * 1000;
var TOTAL = 25000;
var CHANNEL_NAME = '#the_name_of_yr_channel'
var NETWORK = 'the.name.of.yr.network

var installBot = function(options){
  var mark = markov(options.ngram);
  var txt = fs.createReadStream(__dirname + options.fileName);
  mark.seed(txt, function(){
    var bot = new irc.Client(NETWORK, options.name, {channels: [CHANNEL_NAME]});
    saySomething(bot, mark, options);
    // eavesDrop(bot, mark, options);
  });
};

var saySomething = function(bot, mark, options){
  var response = breakThyChains(mark, options);
  bot.say(CHANNEL_NAME, response);
  var nextTime = FIVE_MINUTES + Math.random() * (TOTAL / options.rate);
  setTimeout(function(){
    saySomething(bot, mark, options);
  }, nextTime);
};

var breakThyChains = function(mark, options, txt){
  var str = '';
  if (txt) {
    str = txt.replace(options.name, '');
  } else {
    str = mark.pick();
  }
  return mark.respond(str, 50).join(" ").replace(/,/g, " ").replace(/\s+/, ' ');
};

require('./config.js').forEach(function(botOpts){
  console.log(botOpts);
  installBot(botOpts);
});



//  a botOpts looks like this:
{
    ngram: 2,
    name: 'coledubs',
    fileName: '/coledubs.txt',
    listeners: /\bcole/i,
    rate: 2703
  }

heroku errors

2014-09-18T15:29:39.569030+00:00 app[bot.1]: /app/node_modules/irc/lib/irc.js:672
2014-09-18T15:29:39.569292+00:00 app[bot.1]:                     throw err;
2014-09-18T15:29:39.569360+00:00 app[bot.1]:                           ^
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571603+00:00 app[bot.1]: TypeError: Uncaught, unspecified "error" event.
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571606+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at TypeError (<anonymous>)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571607+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Client.emit (events.js:74:15)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571609+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Client.<anonymous> (/app/node_modules/irc/lib/irc.js:550:26)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571611+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Client.emit (events.js:95:17)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571612+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at /app/node_modules/irc/lib/irc.js:669:22
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571614+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Array.forEach (native)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571615+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Socket.<anonymous> (/app/node_modules/irc/lib/irc.js:666:15)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571617+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Socket.emit (events.js:95:17)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571618+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Socket.<anonymous> (_stream_readable.js:764:14)
2014-09-18T15:29:39.571640+00:00 app[bot.1]:     at Socket.emit (events.js:92:17)
2014-09-18T15:29:40.274969+00:00 heroku[bot.1]: Process exited with status 8
2014-09-18T15:29:40.285369+00:00 heroku[bot.1]: State changed from up to crashed