gistfile1.rb

desc "Lookes for tweets with a random hashtag, and retweets"
  task :retweet do
    #Search twitter for loveadvice and loveadvicetv related tweets in the past X hours, and re-tweet them.
    search = Twitter::Search.new
    keywords = ["love", "loveadvice", "loveadvicetv", "relationhip", "marriage", "dating", "datingadvice"]
    hashtag = keywords.sort_by { rand }.first
    search.hashtag(hashtag).language("en").no_retweets.per_page(1)
    results = search.fetch
    tweet = results.first
    client = Twitter::Client.new
    retweet = "RT @#{tweet.from_user} #{tweet.text}"
    retweet = (retweet.length > 140 ? retweet[0..136] + "..." : retweet)
    client.update(retweet)
  end