Add-On Releases - vBISpy - AJAX real-time feed of new posts/threads

After seeing the http://www.digg.com/spy application; I wondered if this could be done for vBulletin as well. I came across this webpage which had a "how to" on how they built a similiar application to do the same thing. Taking a page from their book (i.e. the code), I modified it for use with vBulletin.

During development, I also came across this post here on vBulletin.Org where the very subject had already been discussed.

So I put this together; a simple ZIP file with a single PHP script, three javascript files and 4 images.

Installation

. UNZIP the file into your forums directory
. That's it!

Virtually all the code to customize the page is in the vaispy.php script; there are no plugins, no templates and no phrases. You do not need to do anything further; this should work right out of the box.

In your browser, open the URL:

http://www.yourforum.com/forum/vaispy.php

You can see examples of this at:

http://www.viperalley.com/forum/vaispy.php
http://www.extremefitness.com/forum/vaispy.php

Note: I claim no ownership of this code except for the file vaispy.php - the rest of the files were using 'freely distributable' sources. As such, you may use these files as you wish, but please do not remove the copyrights.

This modification is for vBulletin 3.6 only, if you are running vBulletin 3.5 you will need to see this thread.

JOIN THE vBIspy Network!
Once you have this mod installed, you can join the vBIspy network to have your threads appear on this site; the vBIspy Network is a great way for people to see what's going on in various vBulletin communities and for forum owners to promote their sites and generate new traffic.

Optional add-ons

Who's Online mod for this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126209

vBAdvanced Module: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126421

UPDATES
1.0.4
Added buro9's code from here

1.0.5 - 9.9.06
Modified some JavaScript in va_spy.js to remove split strings

1.0.6 - 9.10.06
Added date cuffoff code from here and changed init() to spyinit() - changed vaispy.php and va_spy.js files.

1.0.7 - 9.12.06
va_spy.js: Added a forum url variable to allow for integration with portals or other products outside the forum directory
va_spy.js: Added xmldelay variable at top of script for easier configuration or repolling
Updated files: vaispy.php, vb_spy.js

1.0.8 - 9.13.06
vaispy.php - changed code for checking for forum permissions to include password protected forums, added javascript tag for script code

1.0.9 - 9.16.06
vaispy.php
va_spy.js
va_effects.js
- modified to allow for proper display in Opera browsers and moved more html into vaispy.php to allow for stylevars, trimmed va_effects.js to remove unused code (ForumDog's suggestions, except not using templates yet), changed way threads are parsed (removes html as well)

1.0.10 - 9.17.06
va_prototype.js - removed 20kb of unused code

1.1.11 - 9.25.2006
vaispy.php
va_spy.js
- added SirAdrian's mods for thread status icons and alternating row colors
- added code to prepopulate the first 10 rows with existing threads allowing for 5 new ones to be added in scrolling mode (versus scrolling starting from the first thread).
- added option to display subscribed threads only

1.1.12 - 9.26.2006
vaispy.php
- added code to add empty rows if initial pull has less than 20 rows.

[Niber]

Has anyone had success integrating Selective Forum Filter & vBISpy? vBISpy is the only addon that seems to ignore the filter (New Posts filter works fine) .

[unitedbreaks]

Sweet hack.

Is there anyway it can be remotely called and slimed down (no templates)?

Would like to include it on my homepage via i-frame or as php include.

Thanks!

[InfidelMatt]

I also use inferno vbshout lite on my forum, and it would be uber if there were a way to run it on the top of the vaispy.php page.

Anyone know how to go about doing this?

[MPDev]

You can't run multiple polling products on the same page; only one timer can be running at a time. Probably the only way to make it work would be to combine the timer code of vbispy into the timer code of the shout.

[ams3521]

Hi and great hack, only problem i have is the actual width of the page as i would like to put i in a wrapper.

Is there anyway to make the page width 765 wide, if that could be done it would be great.

Thanks.

[ams3521]

Forget the above as i think i've managed it, I just put in the size i wanted as pixels instead of % on all of the tables.

[ams3521]

Nah it didnt work, I can get it down to 796 but it does not seem to get any less, if anybody can tell me how to reduce the main table width to 675 pixels I'll be very grateful.

[Niber]

Has anyone implemented any type of throttling/caching? It appears when we hit around 1,700+ users online the server ceases to respond due to the resource requirements of so many vBISpy inquiries.

[malakaikingston]

Great mod and the support in this thread is unreal.

I wish more mods were this well supported and written.

Thanks, seriously...

[COBRAws]

Originally Posted by ringleader

I don't know if this is right, but it works for me:

In vaispy.php

FIND

$datecut = "AND thread.lastpost >= " . (TIMENOW - ($daysprune * 86400));
$prefetched = null;

AFTER ADD

if ($vbulletin->userinfo[usergroupid] == 1)
{
	print_no_permission();
}

This disables the page for unregistered/not logged in guests.

Thanks for this, but how could I add another usergroup?

if ($vbulletin->userinfo[usergroupid] == 1,2)

Or maybe something like this

if ($vbulletin->userinfo[usergroupid] == 1 OR userinfo[usergroupid] == 2)

I dont believe my examples are correct, anyone could help me?
Thanks