Twitch YouTube Comments Bot
Twitch bot implementation which will post YouTube comments from configured videos based on specific word or phrase criteria.
Setup
To run this bot either locally or on a remote host, you'll need to acquire:
YouTube API Key
You can get an API key by going to the Google Developer Console, creating a new API project, and then using the Credentials tab to generate a new API key for the project.
Twitch Bot User and OAuth Token
Create a new (or use an existing) Twitch user, login, and then navigate to: https://twitchapps.com/tmi/ which can retrieve an oauth token for the twitch user.
YouTube Video IDs
To find the id for a specific YouTube video, go to the URL on YouTube. You should see a v query parameter ?v=[video_id].
Configuration
Summary on configuring and running the bot.
Production
In the ./config/env/ directory, there is a single production.js configuration which uses environment variables to import the configuration values. This is optimal for running as a part of a webserver or remote host where environment variables can easily be configured by the host service.
Local
Probably the more common scenario for running this bot will be locally. The fastest way to set this up is to copy ./config/env/production.js and paste it as ./config/env/local.js. Whenever the local.js file exists, it will automatically be used instead of production.js. After creating local.js, replace the process.env values for each configuration with your own.
Example
module.exports = {
// Twitch Configuration
twitch: {
// Bot Username
username: '<TWITCH BOT USERNAME HERE>',
// OAuth Token - https://twitchapps.com/tmi/
token: '<TWITCH OAUTH HERE>',
// Channel to Join
channel: '#<TWITCH CHANNEL HERE>',
// Chat Interval
chat: {
// The minimum amount of time to wait after chatting (seconds)
// Default: 5 minutes
min: 300,
// The maximum amount of time to wait after chatting (seconds)
// Default: 10 minutes
max: 600
}
},
// YouTube Configuration
youtube: {
// YouTube API Key
apiKey: '<YOUTUBE APIKEY HERE>',
// Video Identifiers to retrieve comments for
videoIds: [ '<VIDEO ID 1 HERE>', '<VIDEO ID 2 HERE>', '<VIDEO ID 3 HERE>' ],
// Comments Filter
comments: {
// Required words or phrases
requiredPhrases: [ 'cheat', 'hack', 'glitch', 'trash', 'garbage' ],
// Required Length of Comment (# characters)
requiredLength: 20
}
}
};
Run
$ cd twitch-youtube-comments-bot
$ npm install
$ node bot.js