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.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by gravy

Oh but why are you ignoring me like that? I have posted a question 2 times but no one minds me. Have I done something wrong here?

the problem I am facing here, is simple. I only need suggestion and guidance on how to do it.

I already show a site

http://www.dacypher.net/forums/vaispy.php

now. I want to display live thread relative to each forum I know it can be hooked by forumid. but how can I do that? I even try calling [http://www.dacypher.net/forums/vaispy.php?f=9 to call a forum name or id but no result is coming.

http://www.dacypher.net/forums/

is the main forum. I want to have each forum id be operated by vbaispy instead of forumdisplay according to the link clicked but I don't know what I have done wrong?

Thanks

Point of fact that everyone should remember. Free modifications, with free support means that the developer might not have the time or resources to answer every single one of your questions. And sometimes, no one else answers because no one whose read the question necessarily knows the answer.

[insidedesign]

Has anyone tried this with 3.7? Any notes?

[Jase2]

For open in a new window, you need to add to wherever the link code is:

target="_blank"

[insidedesign]

Originally Posted by insidedesign

Has anyone tried this with 3.7? Any notes?

Everything seems to be working well with 3.7
Check it out: http://www.genxglow.com/

[Astrof]

This is a dream coming true (for me, at least). I have been wondering if a mod like existed for weeks and can't believe it's working, even with 3.7.

Okay, so I have three questions:

1) Is it possible to limit this mod to forums and subforums only (not homepage or categories)?

2) Can Private Messages update in real time as well?

3) How server intensive is this really? I've read reports that features like these actually result in less bandwidth and server consumption because there are fewer full page re-load requests.

Thanks to anyone who might take the time to answer this to me.

[insidedesign]

Originally Posted by Astrof

This is a dream coming true (for me, at least). I have been wondering if a mod like existed for weeks and can't believe it's working, even with 3.7.

Okay, so I have three questions:

1) Is it possible to limit this mod to forums and subforums only (not homepage or categories)?

2) Can Private Messages update in real time as well?

3) How server intensive is this really? I've read reports that features like these actually result in less bandwidth and server consumption because there are fewer full page re-load requests.

Thanks to anyone who might take the time to answer this to me.

1) Yes, set by: $blockforums = "";

2) I am sure, but you will have to do custom editing of the script.

[Astrof]

Originally Posted by insidedesign

1) Yes, set by: $blockforums = "";

2) I am sure, but you will have to do custom editing of the script.

Thanks a lot for our quick reply, insidedesign.

Do you have any knowledge of the server load? My forum is just starting, so I doubt I will have any problems with live feed of new events, but what happens when there are, for instance, 50 + online visitors?

Is this usergroup-specific? Can it be limited to registered members only?

[reuben]

I installed it in 3.7 but its showing the one latest post . any ideas ?

[EhsanAhmad]

What do i do so it shows all Posts / Threads currently it only shows a few new posts a few hours past what can i do to add posts even a day back ? etc

[Julrou]

Hey there !

This doesn't work on my board anymore...

http://www.informatiquefacile.eu/forums/vaispy.php


MPDev said :

Appears you have a space in your numbers which is illegal:

http://www.informatiquefacile.eu/for...spy.php?do=xml

But how can i fix this ???


Thanks to all who can help me....