gistfile1.txt

var Twit = require('twit')

var twitterConnection = new Twit({
	/**
	 * details go here
	 */
})


var openStreams = {}

//url : what path to listen to
//event : stream event to listen for
//handler : what to do when event is fired
module.exports.listenToStream = function(url,event,handler){
	
	//already an open listener
	if(openStreams[url]) return openStreams[url]
	
	var stream = twitterConnection.stream(url,options)

	stream.on(event,handler)

	openStreams[url] = stream;

	return stream;
}

module.exports.closeStream = function(url){
	if(openStreams[url]) openStreams[url].close()
}

module.exports.reopenStream = function(url){
	if(openStreams[url]) openStreams[url].start()
}

gistfile2.txt

//anywehre else

var statusStream = twitterService.listenToStream('/statuses','tweet',function(tweet){

  //do something with a tweet

})