SWGEmu IRC Status Bot

A simple Node.js bot that listened to the SWGEmu IRC status channel and automatically posted server status updates to Twitter.

⚠️ This project is archived and no longer maintained. It was originally built before the Twitter/X API changes and is unlikely to work without significant modifications.

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Overview

This bot was designed to bridge the SWGEmu IRC network with Twitter.

Whenever the SWGEmu status bot announced a server status change or update in IRC, this application parsed the message into a cleaner, more readable format and automatically published it as a tweet.

It was intended to provide players with quick status updates without requiring them to join the IRC server.

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Features

• 📡 Connects to an IRC server
• 👂 Listens to a dedicated status channel
• 🔍 Parses SWGEmu server status messages
• 📝 Extracts:
  • Server name
  • Online/Offline status
  • Current player count
  • Server uptime
  • Maximum capacity (when available)
• 🐦 Automatically posts formatted updates to Twitter
• 📜 Console logging for debugging

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Example

IRC Message

Current Basilisk ONLINE --- Users: 1245 --- Uptime: 18 days 5 hours --- Maximum Capacity: 3000

Tweet

Current Basilisk status is ONLINE - Users: 1245 - Uptime: 18 days 5 hours - Maximum Capacity: 3000 #SWGEmu

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Technologies

• Node.js
• irc
• twitter

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/swgemu-irc-status-bot.git

cd swgemu-irc-status-bot

npm install

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Configuration

Edit the configuration section inside the source file.

const IRC_CHANEL = '#status';
const IRC_HOST = 'irc.swgemu.com';
const IRC_USER = 'TwitBot';

Add your Twitter API credentials:

consumer_key
consumer_secret
access_token_key
access_token_secret

Configure the Twitter account or user ID to monitor if necessary.

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Running

node index.js

The bot will:

1. Connect to the IRC server.
2. Listen for status messages.
3. Parse incoming server announcements.
4. Publish formatted updates to Twitter automatically.

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Project Status

This project has been archived.

Since it was originally written:

• Twitter became X.
• The Twitter API changed significantly.
• API authentication and pricing have changed.
• The original twitter package is no longer the recommended library.

The code remains available for historical and educational purposes.

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Possible Improvements

• Support the modern X API
• Rewrite using TypeScript
• Use environment variables for credentials
• Better error handling
• Docker support
• Multiple server support
• Discord webhook integration
• Slack and Matrix notifications
• Logging and metrics
• Unit tests

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Disclaimer

This project is unofficial and is not affiliated with SWGEmu, Twitter/X, or any other organization.

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License

No license has been specified.

Until a license is added, all rights remain reserved.