Calendar Enhancements - Farcaster's Event Attendance v2

This modification will allow your members to RSVP to events on the vBulletin calendar. By default, members can respond "Yes," "No," or "Maybe," as to whether or not they will be able to attend an event, but you can modify or add to the list of responses members are presented with as you desire. Below are a list of features with new features in version 2.0 highlighted.

• Specify some or all of your calendars to use the RSVP system.
• Set whether an event accepts RSVPs during event creation / edit.
• Allow members to specify if they will be bringing a guest.
• Event owners can set the maximum number of guests each member may bring.
• Events can be set to close RSVPs on the day of the event or before.
• RSVP comments (up to 65k character limit, configurable)
• Timestamped RSVPs
• Moderators and event owners can remove member RSVPs from events.
• Attendance list can be set to display member avatars.
• Improved handling of differing timezones and daylight saving times.
• Configurable Response options. You aren't stuck with Yes, No, Maybe. You can setup whatever responses you want.
• When events are updated, RSVPs will not be deleted unless the event moved to a different day, or the end date of a ranged or recurring event was shortened. Changing the recurring options will still automatically delete the associated RSVPs.
• The ability to suppress RSVP deletions on event update entirely, if you wish, although this isn't recommended.
• You can now specify a maximum number of attendees for an event. After the maximum is reached, you can configure members to either receive an error or have their response (RSVP) automatically changed to something else. This could be used to create a wait-list bucket, for instance. There won't be any automated system to move members from the wait-list if a space becomes available in this revision, however.
• The time stamp on the RSVP is no longer changed unless the member when the member simply updates his comments. The date will only be changed if the member changes from one response to another (i.e. Yes to No).

Please be aware that the following modifications currently WILL NOT work with this revision until they have been updated:

Farcaster's Event Attendance & vb Event Forums Integration
Farcaster's Event Attendance: Email Add-On

Requirements
vBulletin v3.6.x or higher.

Upgrade Instructions:
Please note that version 2.0.0 of this modification has changed the way the event times are determine for ranged and recurring events. You may "loose" some RSVPs on events as they will no longer be visible.

- 1 xml upload

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_2_0_1.xml. Be sure to ALLOW OVERWRITE.

Installation Instructions
- 1 XML upload
- 1 template modification

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_2_0_1.xml
2. Use the Style Manager to find and edit your calendar_showeventsbit:

Near the bottom of the calendar_showeventsbit, find:

     </form>

Below that add:

     $rsvp_form

That?s it. You should now configure any changes to the default options you like.

[tmc]

Originally Posted by wmlvb

HEy tmc,

What is to prevent you to copy and paste your script for these edits and those that have a clue can try and do similar edits? Mind you, I am not one of those that has a clue but that may help all of us! Thanks

I simply wouldn't do that because it'd be like shunning the original coder's hard work, and in their own thread, no less. Not only that, but then people would expect me to start supporting the unofficial addition, too. I don't think that'd make either coder happy..

I would rather just get permission from both modders to take over the two mods. I went ahead and contacted them so I guess we'll see.

Nevertheless, I still have a lot of work to do anyway, so if they take a month getting back to me I could simply be improving it in the meantime. It'll be a key part of my website, so I won't be losing out on anything.. Just afraid of you all losing out, really.

[Caerydd]

That's great news tmc. I hope you get permission because I'm desperate to upgrade soon.

[rammbs]

I have gotten this to work on our forum, version 3.7.3.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=424


Goodluck!

[Farcaster]

Hello, all. It has been a long time since I have been here on vbulletin.org. Mostly, this has been because my work has been keeping me extra busy. But, let me see what I can do to get this mod up to date. To be clear, I am not turning over the modification to another coder, so any changes to this modification will only be found here in this thread.

Can someone sum up all of the changes needed at this point?

[stwilson]

Forum integration!!!! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!

[adwade]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Can someone sum up all of the changes needed at this point?

Just in case tmc doesn't see your post here, you might want to read this post in the vB Event Forums Thread that seems to summarize what he's fixed/modified.

[Sym0n]

Fantastic news Farcaster!

[Quantnet]

Looking forward to the release, farcaster.

[tmc]

I'll have to be honest and say I'm rather displeased. Even though I have not heard back yet from Evercraft, Farcaster feels he should still retain control over the Integration of the two mods. While I have no problems with collaboration this would either:

1. Require me to coach Farcaster on every single change I've made to BOTH plugins (This mod will never be able to work with the changes I've made to Event Forums, as is).

or 2. Send him the integration plugin in its entirety so he can release it as his own.

So, I'm afraid to say if I even do hear back from Evercraft, I may have to incorporate my own RSVP plugins directly into the Event Forums product. And what's worse is since I've already shared with him most of my original ideas for this mod, I would be accused of copying if both products were to have the same additions. So I would be discouraged from even bothering to release anything at all, and then we're back to where we started.

(Which was me simply redoing both mods in a personal capacity, since they both cause so many problems when working in tandem.)

And on that note I would highly suggest not considering offering integration anymore with the old Event Forums, Farcaster. The mod actually goes back further than Evercraft's involvement, back to 3.5 and maybe even older, and therefore is coded accordingly. I've changed so much at this point, that I don't even remember if everything is sanitized in the correct fashion. Not to mention the 60 extra queries on FORUMDISPLAY, and dozen on SHOWTHREAD.

Sorry to disappoint, guys. At least I tried.

[stryka]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Hello, all. It has been a long time since I have been here on vbulletin.org. Mostly, this has been because my work has been keeping me extra busy. But, let me see what I can do to get this mod up to date. To be clear, I am not turning over the modification to another coder, so any changes to this modification will only be found here in this thread.

Can someone sum up all of the changes needed at this point?

I doubt that farcaster will back often enough to get the bugs ironed out... its too bad though... alot of developers treat their code as their babies so its rare for anyone to give their mod to allow otehrs to make changes... but its too bad... ppl shud not keep things personal... and treat it as a business and look at how the community would be best served...

if ppl are unable to support code... for whatever reason... work, family responsibilities... just release it... there are some (not me included)... that live for these mods... and die with these mods because of inactivity...