gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'eventmachine'
require 'twitter'
require 'logger'

#this is me being too lazy to rewrite all of the sequel methods
AL_ROOT = File.expand_path("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../..")
require '../bebot/helpers/bebot'

class Twatbot
  include BebotHelper

  attr_accessor :interval, :fags

  def initialize
    @interval = 1800
    @logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
    @logger.datetime_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
    @logger.level = Logger::DEBUG

    @logger.info "Created new twatbot."
  end

  def get_twat
    @next_fag = @fags[rand(@fags.size - 1)]
    msg = find_message_for(@next_fag)

    #check out this leet way to make sure we dont post urls!!!!!!!!!!!
    #needs more 'goto' calls
    if msg =~ /http/i
      msg = find_message_for(@next_fag)
    end

    msg
  end

  def twat
    begin
      twatter = Twitter::Client.new(:login => 'SIR FUCKSALOT', :password => 'I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE')
      twatter.status(:post, get_twat).text
    rescue
      "FUCK ME RUNNING, TWITTER FUCKIN' CRASHED!"
    end
  end

  def start
    @logger.info "Twatting started, first twat in #{@interval} seconds."
    EM.run {
      EM.add_periodic_timer(@interval) do
        nap = rand(900)

        @logger.info "Twatted: '#{twat}' from #{@next_fag}"
        @logger.debug "Sleeping for #{nap + @interval} seconds. Next twat @ #{Time.now + @interval + nap}}"

        sleep nap
      end
    }
  end
end

b = Twatbot.new
b.fags = ["nick", "alex", "B^]", "charlie"]
b.interval = 1800
b.start