twitter bot for @sandyaid retweets

index.js

var crypto = require('crypto')
var request = require('request')
var url = require('url')
var irc = require('./IRC/lib/irc') // https://github.com/gf3/IRC-js
var ntwitter = require('ntwitter')
var twitter = require('twitter')
var qs = require('querystring')

// separate accounts to post and search because twitter was sending me 500s
// when I tried to use the same oauth creds for both twitter() and ntwitter()

var postOauth = {
  consumer_key: '',
  consumer_secret: '',
  access_token_key: '',
  access_token_secret: ''
}

var searchOauth = {
  consumer_key: '',
  consumer_secret: '',
  access_token_key: '',
  access_token_secret: ''
}

var botName = "sandybot"
var botChannel = "#sandyaid"

var bot = new irc({ server: 'irc.freenode.net'});
bot.connect(function () {
  bot.nick(botName)
  bot.join(botChannel)
})

bot.addListener('privmsg', function(msg) {
  // { person: { nick: 'mbalho', user: '~max'},
  //     command: 'PRIVMSG',
  //     params: [ '#sandyaid', 'sandybot: test' ] }
  if (msg.params[0].indexOf(botChannel) === -1) return
  if (msg.params[1].indexOf(botName + ':') !== 0) return
  var tweetID = msg.params[1]
  tweetID = tweetID.replace(botName + ': ', '')
  tweetID = tweetID.split(' ')[0]
  bot.privmsg(botChannel, 'tweeting ' + tweetID + '...' )
  twitter.retweetStatus(tweetID, function(data) {
    console.log('retweeted', tweetID)
  })
})

var twitter = new twitter(postOauth)
var tweets = new ntwitter(searchOauth)

function startStreaming() {
  tweets.stream('statuses/filter', { track: 'sandyaid, sandyvolunteer' }, function(stream) {
    stream.on('data', function(tweet) {
      if (tweet.text.match(/^RT/)) return
      bot.privmsg('#sandyaid', 'Tweet ' + tweet.id_str + " - @" + tweet.user.screen_name + ': ' + tweet.text)
    });
    console.log("listening for tweets...");
    stream.on('end', startStreaming)
  });
}

startStreaming()

tweet.txt

{ text: 'RT @HurricaneHackrs: Those seeking non-emergency assistance from community volunteers should tweet with hash-tag #SandyAid. We will aggr ...',
  contributors: null,
  in_reply_to_status_id_str: null,
  in_reply_to_user_id_str: null,
  geo: null,
  retweet_count: 19,
  source: 'web',
  retweeted: false,
  entities: { user_mentions: [ [Object] ], hashtags: [ [Object] ], urls: [] },
  in_reply_to_user_id: null,
  in_reply_to_status_id: null,
  truncated: false,
  id_str: '263114448431095808',
  place: null,
  coordinates: null,
  created_at: 'Tue Oct 30 03:05:47 +0000 2012',
  retweeted_status: 
   { text: 'Those seeking non-emergency assistance from community volunteers should tweet with hash-tag #SandyAid. We will aggregate requests. #Sandy',
     contributors: null,
     in_reply_to_status_id_str: null,
     in_reply_to_user_id_str: null,
     geo: null,
     retweet_count: 19,
     source: 'web',
     retweeted: false,
     entities: { user_mentions: [], hashtags: [Object], urls: [] },
     in_reply_to_user_id: null,
     in_reply_to_status_id: null,
     truncated: false,
     id_str: '263107473068683266',
     place: null,
     coordinates: null,
     created_at: 'Tue Oct 30 02:38:04 +0000 2012',
     user: 
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        friends_count: 0,
        is_translator: false,
        default_profile: false,
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        profile_link_color: '0084B4',
        followers_count: 26,
        location: 'East Coast, USA',
        contributors_enabled: false,
        time_zone: null,
        profile_background_color: 'C0DEED',
        description: 'Gathering information and organizing tech+social projects related to Hurricane Sandy',
        profile_background_tile: true,
        profile_image_url_https: 'https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2782710682/f7b93879d4b28215ede518c4cc990aa9_normal.png',
        screen_name: 'HurricaneHackrs',
        default_profile_image: false,
        follow_request_sent: null,
        profile_sidebar_fill_color: 'DDEEF6',
        verified: false,
        favourites_count: 0,
        lang: 'en',
        profile_sidebar_border_color: 'fff',
        protected: false,
        id_str: '913676251',
        created_at: 'Tue Oct 30 01:55:10 +0000 2012',
        name: 'Hurricane Hackers',
        statuses_count: 2,
        profile_use_background_image: true,
        url: 'http://bit.ly/SoCslP',
        profile_image_url: 'http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2782710682/f7b93879d4b28215ede518c4cc990aa9_normal.png',
        id: 913676251,
        listed_count: 0,
        following: null,
        geo_enabled: false,
        utc_offset: null,
        profile_text_color: '333333' },
     id: 263107473068683260,
     in_reply_to_screen_name: null,
     favorited: false },
  user: 
   { notifications: null,
     profile_background_image_url: 'http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png',
     friends_count: 81,
     is_translator: false,
     default_profile: true,
     profile_background_image_url_https: 'https://si0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png',
     profile_link_color: '0084B4',
     followers_count: 43,
     location: '',
     contributors_enabled: false,
     time_zone: 'Nuku\'alofa',
     profile_background_color: 'C0DEED',
     description: 'One of Many',
     profile_background_tile: false,
     profile_image_url_https: 'https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2336205875/temp_normal.jpg',
     screen_name: 'CheerfulKiwi',
     default_profile_image: false,
     follow_request_sent: null,
     profile_sidebar_fill_color: 'DDEEF6',
     verified: false,
     favourites_count: 13,
     lang: 'en',
     profile_sidebar_border_color: 'C0DEED',
     protected: false,
     id_str: '616978859',
     created_at: 'Sun Jun 24 10:06:07 +0000 2012',
     name: 'Under Seal',
     statuses_count: 1733,
     profile_use_background_image: true,
     url: null,
     profile_image_url: 'http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2336205875/temp_normal.jpg',
     id: 616978859,
     listed_count: 0,
     following: null,
     geo_enabled: false,
     utc_offset: 46800,
     profile_text_color: '333333' },
  id: 263114448431095800,
  in_reply_to_screen_name: null,
  favorited: false }