irccloud_search.js

var request = require('request')

var COOKIE = 'session=2.blahblahblah' // copy your site cookie in here
var CID = 1234; // copy the connection id here
var BID = 1234; // copy the buffer id here
var SINCE = +process.env.since // optional: set an environment variable "since" to offset the log

get_lines(SINCE);
function get_lines(beforeid) {
  var headers = { 'Cookie': COOKIE }

  var url = "https://www.irccloud.com/chat/backlog?bid=" + BID + "&cid=" + CID + "&num=1000";
  if (beforeid) {
    url += "&beforeid=" + beforeid;
  }

  console.log('Fetching: %s', url)
  request({'url':url, 'headers':headers, 'json':true}, function(er, res, body) {
    if(er) throw er
    if(!Array.isArray(body))
      throw new Error('Bad body: ' + JSON.stringify(body))

    var first_id = body[0].eid
    console.log('Got %d up to %d', body.length, first_id)

    var highlights = body.reverse().filter(function(M) { return M.highlight })

    if(highlights.length) {
      console.log('')
      highlights.forEach(function(M) {
        if(! process.env.dir)
          console.log('>>> %d <<< %s', M.eid, M.msg || M.eid)
        else
          console.dir(M)
      })
      console.log('')
    }

    get_lines(first_id)
  })
}