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.

[NavS]

Originally Posted by NavS

I was wondering if this was possible, make it so that guests can see it the way that members see it, but still have my forums setup to not let guests see the forum without registering?

ok never mind I have it now so that it shows to all, but I'd like to make it so that certain user groups can't see the content of what was posted...

PHP Code:

        if ( $thread['preview'] )
        {
        $clip .= "<br />{$thread['preview']}";
        } 


it's that thing but I don't know what to add or edit...

[NavS]

also could I make it so that this certain thing uses a different styleid than the forum default?

[gravy]

Hello, good morning all,

Please I just install this mod my host at : http://www.dacypher.net/forums/vaispy.php

where the original forum site is located at
http://www.dacypher.net/forums/

but actually, I am not getting any result. please I need assistance from your part. I am using (vBulletin 3.6.8 Patch Level 2). How can I configure the script for all the post/thread to display on all the forums? thanks in advance

[gravy]

Dear sir,

I have been able to install VBIspy on my page which can be located at http://www.dacypher.net/forums/vaispy.php however, I am not been able to display messages when it comes. and secondly, I would like to ask for suggestion / assistance on having the new post/thread displayed on a pop up div I thing we can use this functionality to perform that.

Any suggestion will be welcomed. thanks in advance.

Also, I would like to ask how possible it is to change the ISPy title and menu link so it will only display the forum name.

[Skedoozy]

Originally Posted by poolking

How do I get the Thread/Post links to open in a new window/tab?

I doubt the OP is ever going to answer this since he never answered it when it was first mentioned. I figured it out after pulling my hair out for awhile.

You have to edit the javascript file that pulls the url.

Open va_spy.js

And find

if(title.length == 0) {
        clip = '<strong>Unknown</strong>';
    } else {
        clip = '<img src="' + statusicon + '" alt="" /><strong><a href="' + post_url + '">' + title + '</a></strong>';
    }

    if (preview.length > 0) {
        clip = clip + '<br />' + preview ;
    }

    clip = clip + ' (' + view + ' views, ' + numreplies + ' replies)';

    if (userid.length > 0) {
        poster_clip = '<a href="' + vburl + 'member.php?u=' + userid + '">' + poster + '</a>';
    }

    poster_clip = poster_clip + '<br />' + when;

    if (parseInt(forumname.length) > 0) {
        where = where + '<strong><a href="' + vburl + 'forumdisplay.php?f=' + forumid + '">' + forumname + '</a></strong>';
    } else {
        where = '';
    }

if(title.length == 0) {
        clip = '<strong>Unknown</strong>';
    } else {
        clip = '<img src="' + statusicon + '" alt="" /><strong><a href="' + post_url + '" target=_blank>' + title + '</a></strong>';
    }

    if (preview.length > 0) {
        clip = clip + '<br />' + preview ;
    }

    clip = clip + ' (' + view + ' views, ' + numreplies + ' replies)';

    if (userid.length > 0) {
        poster_clip = '<a href="' + vburl + 'member.php?u=' + userid + '" target=_blank>' + poster + '</a>';
    }

    poster_clip = poster_clip + '<br />' + when;

    if (parseInt(forumname.length) > 0) {
        where = where + '<strong><a href="' + vburl + 'forumdisplay.php?f=' + forumid + '" target=_blank>' + forumname + '</a></strong>';
    } else {
        where = '';
    }

That's where it's pulling the new url's from so the code change has to be there or it's not going to work.

[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

[poolking]

MPDev,

You say that this mod is supported, so why haven't you been in here in a long while answering member's questions?

[MPDev]

Sometimes life gets in the way of doing all the things you would like to do....

[FassoL]

ًWoW !!
Very Nice

[odeezie]

This recently stopped working for me...I installed flashchat and changed my forum header to the main joomla header....these are the only changes I have made recently that may have effected it....would either of those really effect this?

I deleted and re-installed and the iSpy page comes up, and teh buttons seem like they function, just no posts/threads appear...any suggestions?