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.

[Zia]

Thankx MpDev...for the last module only for showing therad at vbIspy.com

Do u have any idea how much server laod it may cause?
cpu uses/min or sec?

Lots of install 216 is really grate..

am really curious about users server laod?

ANd this 2nd module will not be a reason of server load?

We are trebille suffering with that server load..

[firefox100]

I am very concerned with the server load, I have seen that my usage has ascended from 0.5 to 1.5 and 2 in high hours. Could they tell us as avoiding this high usage?

The hack is wonderful, the best in the year, sincerely.

[MPDev]

You can increase the time of delay to reduce the load if you have many users.

Using the module without the user interface will not increase your server load as the vaispy.php is only called every so often by vbispy.com and not every few seconds like when watching a live feed that polls every few seconds.

[mikeylikesitz]

great mod, works like a champ

[firefox100]

Originally Posted by MPDev

You can increase the time of delay to reduce the load if you have many users

Where I change that parameter?

[MPDev]

See the second post in this thread.

[buro9]

Is it possible to put in a feature request:
Option to exclude posts and threads from ignored users from appearing on Spy.

[kalleball]

there's no ending body/html tags on my page, not sure why that is...as it's fine on all other pages...

[buro9]

Originally Posted by kalleball

there's no ending body/html tags on my page, not sure why that is...as it's fine on all other pages...

Good spot!

It's because Spy doesn't use the vBulletin template system and the hard-coded HTML within the .php file of the hack does not include those tags after it pulls in the $footer.

Look at the bottom of the .php file and you will see the place I mean, you'll be able to put in the closing BODY and HTML tags there.

[kalleball]

Originally Posted by buro9

Good spot!

It's because Spy doesn't use the vBulletin template system and the hard-coded HTML within the .php file of the hack does not include those tags after it pulls in the $footer.

Look at the bottom of the .php file and you will see the place I mean, you'll be able to put in the closing BODY and HTML tags there.

yeah, i saw...but i assumed it was some template thing ++++ing up...guess i'll just add it then