Fix Twitter bot functionality and API rate limiting issues

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Fix Twitter bot functionality and API rate limiting issues

Issues Resolved

• Fixed 429 Too Many Requests error by implementing exponential backoff for Twitter API rate limiting
• Fixed TypeError: Twitter.post_tweet() missing 1 required positional argument by properly handling post generation
• Added configurable behavior modes to control response and posting functionality independently

Changes Made

1. Rate Limiting Handling

• Created new twitter_utils.py with a decorator for handling Twitter API rate limits
• Implemented exponential backoff strategy to gracefully handle API limits
• Reduced RUNS_PER_DAY from 12 to 4 to minimize API call frequency

2. Fixed Tweet Posting Functionality

• Modified run() method in Twitter class to properly generate post content before calling post_tweet()
• Added proper error handling and logging for tweet generation and posting
• Fixed method signature compatibility issue between caller and implementation

3. Enhanced Configuration Options

• Added RESPOND_MODE flag to control whether the bot responds to conversations
• Maintained POST_MODE flag to control whether the bot posts original tweets
• Modified run() method to check these flags before executing respective functionality

Technical Details

The primary changes focus on robustness improvements to handle Twitter API constraints and making the bot's functionality more configurable. The exponential backoff implementation follows industry best practices for API consumption, while the enhanced configuration options provide greater flexibility for deployment scenarios.

These changes maintain all existing functionality while making the bot more reliable and resilient to API limitations.

Credits

Fixed by @star-56
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Hey, CAN ANYONE REVIEW THIS AND UPDATE THE STATUS! Please! @chris-aubin-sentient