server.js

// This is the main Bot interface
var superscript = require("superscript");
var mongoose = require("mongoose");
var fs = require("fs");
var parse = require("ss-parser")();

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/superscriptDB');

//websocket client to interact with Altered
var alteredClient = require('altered-api-client');

var facts = require("sfacts");
var factSystem = facts.explore("botfacts");
var TopicSystem = require("superscript/lib/topics/index")(mongoose, factSystem);

// How should we reply to the user?
// direct - sents a DM
// atReply - sents a channel message with @username
// public sends a channel reply with no username
var replyType = "atReply";

var atReplyRE = /@\[(.*?)\]/;
var options = {};
options['factSystem'] = factSystem;
options['mongoose'] = mongoose;

//var slack = new Slack(token, true, true);

var botHandle = function(err, bot) {

  alteredClient.login(function(err, data){

      console.log('logged in to altered', data);
  });

  alteredClient.events.on('error', function(error) {
    console.error("Error:");
    console.log(error);
  });

  alteredClient.events.on('open', function(){
    //console.log("Welcome to Slack. You are %s of %s", slack.self.name, slack.team.name);
  });

  alteredClient.events.on('close', function() {
    console.warn("Disconnected");
  });

  alteredClient.events.on('new-notification', function(data) {
    receiveData(alteredClient, bot, data);
  });
};

var receiveData = function(slack, bot, data) {

  var interaction = data.info.interact;
  var user = interaction.owner;
  var room = interaction.room;
  var message = interaction.body;

  console.log('message from:', user);

  var match = message.match(atReplyRE);

  message = message.replace(atReplyRE, '').trim();

  if (message[0] == ':') {
      message = message.substring(1).trim();
  }

  bot.reply(user.name, message, function(err, reply){

    if (reply.string) {

      console.log('reply:', reply.string);

      //channel.send(reply.string);
    }

  });
};


var parseTopics = function(){

  parse.loadDirectory('./topics', function(err, result){

    fs.writeFile('data.json', JSON.stringify(result, null, 4), function (err) {

      if (err) throw err;

      console.log('Saved output to data.json');

      mongoose.connection.db.dropDatabase();

      TopicSystem.importerFile('./data.json', function(){

        console.log('imported topics');
      });
    });
  });
};


// watch topics for changes
require('chokidar').watch('./topics', {ignored: /[\/\\]\./}).on('all', function(event, path) {

  console.log(event, path);

  switch (event) {
    case 'change':

      parseTopics();

      break;
  }
});


new superscript(options, function(err, botInstance){
  botHandle(null, botInstance);
});