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.

[Chadi]

Originally Posted by chadi

I have not modified anything with this hack. I just re-uploaded all files, same error on top

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/user/public_html/vaispy.php(337) : eval()'d code on line 1

Could someone please help me on this? Thanks

[tanyeri24]

In my modified standart style this addon doesnt work. But in unmodified styles its work.
In one of my templates I have did a crap mistake its hard to find it out..

edit: ok i found the template which causes.. Navbar. But i have much individual html codes there, who makes problem dunno...

[michaelsilvia]

Is there away to take in more than one forum like vBIspy Network? I 6+ forums and would like to feed two of them together.

Mike

[voter]

Nice mod.
But please, use $vbphrase[] Variables to make it by default compatible to non Englisch Forums.

The standart phrases comming with any vbulleing could be simply used to change HardWriten Names of Tables like "Event" "Forum" ....

Here the ones I used

<td class="thead">$vbphrase[event]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posted_by]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[thread]/$vbphrase[post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[forum]</td>

[Invalid ID]

How can I add it's link on Navbar?

[Chadi]

Originally Posted by chadi

I am suddenly getting this after upgrading to 3.6.5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/user/public_html/vaispy.php(337) : eval()'d code on line 1

Any help appreciated.

[funkmeister]

Originally Posted by Confused

When the forum section has an '&' in it - it's displaying &amp; in the Forum column.

Me too - how to fix this please? Thanks.

[MPDev]

Look for the htmlspecialchars() call in the vaispy.php script and remove it from the forums variable. This seems to be server dependent and not always a required change.

[MPDev]

Originally Posted by chadi

Any help appreciated.

Looks like an error in one of your templates; I dont know that line offhand to tell you which template, but look at the line of the file to tell you which one.

[Chadi]

Line 337 from vaispy.php

eval('$headinclude = "' . fetch_template('headinclude') . '";');


My header include template:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=$stylevar[charset]" />
<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin $vboptions[templateversion]" />
<if condition="$show['threadinfo']">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
        <meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<else />
    <if condition="$show['foruminfo']">
 <meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
        <meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />
    <else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" />
    </if>
</if>

<!-- CSS Stylesheet -->
$style[css]
<if condition="is_browser('opera') AND !is_browser('opera', '8.0.1')">
<style type="text/css">
ul, ol { padding-left:20px; }
</style>
</if>
<!-- / CSS Stylesheet -->

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var SESSIONURL = "$session[sessionurl_js]";
var IMGDIR_MISC = "$stylevar[imgdir_misc]";
var vb_disable_ajax = parseInt("$vboptions[disable_ajax]", 10);
// -->
</script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/glossary_crosslinking.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_global.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_menu.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script></if>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.cookie = "psistats_screenwidth = " + self.screen.width;
document.cookie = "psistats_screenheight = " + self.screen.height;
document.cookie = "psistats_screendepth = " + self.screen.colorDepth;
</script>
<if condition="$vboptions['externalrss']">
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="$vboptions[bbtitle] RSS Feed" href="external.php?type=RSS2" />
<if condition="$show['foruminfo'] OR $show['threadinfo']">
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="$vboptions[bbtitle] - $foruminfo[title_clean] - RSS Feed" href="external.php?type=RSS2&amp;forumids=$foruminfo[forumid]" />
</if>
</if>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/highslide/highslide.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

    // remove the registerOverlay call to disable the controlbar
    hs.registerOverlay(
        {
            thumbnailId: null,
            overlayId: 'controlbar2',
            position: 'bottom left',
            hideOnMouseOut: true,
            opacity: 0.75
        }
    );
    
    hs.graphicsDir = '/highslide/graphics/';
    hs.outlineType = 'rounded-white';
    window.onload = function() {
        hs.preloadImages(5);
    }
</script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/highslide/highslide.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />