gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/../lib/patatat'

PATATAT_ROOT = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + "/.."

# Only execute this code if it was launched from the command line
if __FILE__ == $0
  pid = fork do
    Signal.trap('HUP', 'IGNORE') # Don't die upon logout - this doesn't seem to work I use monit instead
    puts "Starting Daemon"

    $config = YAML.load(File.open(PATATAT_ROOT + "/config/patatat.conf"))
    $shortcuts = YAML.load(File.open(PATATAT_ROOT + "/config/shortcuts.conf"))
    Dir.chdir PATATAT_ROOT
    `mkdir -p #{PATATAT_ROOT}/pids`
    `mkdir -p #{PATATAT_ROOT}/log`
    `mkdir -p #{PATATAT_ROOT}/yoke`

    patatat = Patatat.new($config["twitter"]["username"], $config["twitter"]["password"])

    while(true)
      patatat.process
      allowed_requests_per_hour = 20
      requests_per_process = 2
      sleep_time = requests_per_process * 60 * 60 / allowed_requests_per_hour #twitter varies the request limit
      Tweeter.yell "Sleeping for #{sleep_time}"
      sleep sleep_time
    end
  end
  `echo #{pid} > #{PATATAT_ROOT}/pids/patatat.pid`
  Process.detach(pid)
end