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.

[3DUInc]

I would love this for vb4 as well

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by MPDev

They are using vBISpy in an iframe.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/vaispy.php

I did something similiar on one of my sites; but without the iframe - all you need to do is modify the html to suit your page and then incorporate the javascript.

MPDev,
Can you post some guide on how to do that?

They have a feature that will auto freeze after some timeout and you will have to click to refresh. I guess that's done to reduce server load for idle users.

Would love to implement this in the iframe method as shown on that site.

[MPDev]

I don't really have a guide since there are so many ways people have asked to do this. All you have to do is edit the html to suit your needs (depending on where you want it - for example, in an iframe would require just changing the list to a shorter list and getting rid of the header and footer (but not the headerinclude).

[Frank Sinatra]

thanksss works perfect on 3.8.4

[Eric]

MPDev has given me permission (via PM) to port this to vB4 - I will try to get it released by next week.

[dieKetzer]

please integrate 'ignored users' into ispy4!
:up:

Originally Posted by SecondV

MPDev has given me permission (via PM) to port this to vB4 - I will try to get it released by next week.

[Eric]

and... vBulletin4 https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=233759

[grey_goose]

Questions.

1. How to shorten the preview length?

2. Would all of vaispy.php be dumped into an Ultimate Side Column to make a collapsible sidebar?

Thanks!!!

[Floris]

Just did a fresh install on 3.8.5, and this plugin, and it simply doesn't load. The page loads, but it is not being ajaxy .. so to speak. It's just sitting htere, not updating, a manual refresh shows older threads too, kinda weird. :/

[Iguana Goddess]

This is great and was so easy to install thanks for the great hack!