Sample app created for Barcelona.js

barcelona.js

var irc = require('irc');
var request = require('request');
var express = require('express');
var http = require('http');
var app = express();
var server = http.createServer(app);

// IRC details for the recent changes live updates
var IRC_SERVER = 'irc.wikimedia.org';
var IRC_NICK = 'YOUR_APP_NAME_HERE';
var IRC_CHANNELS = [
  '#ca.wikipedia',
  '#eu.wikipedia',
  '#an.wikipedia',
  '#es.wikipedia',
  '#ast.wikipedia',
  '#gl.wikipedia',
  '#ext.wikipedia'];

var client = new irc.Client(
    IRC_SERVER,
    IRC_NICK,
    {
      channels: IRC_CHANNELS
    });


app.get('/', function(req, res) {
  res.header({
    'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',    
    Connection: 'Keep Alive',
    'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream'
  });

  // fires whenever a new IRC message arrives on any of the IRC rooms
  client.addListener('message', function(from, to, message) {
    console.log(message);
    res.write('data: ' + message + '\n\n');
  });
});

// start the server
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
console.log('GET me if you can! (' + port + ')');
server.listen(port);