vBulletin SOAP API

sorry for my bad english


Changes:

v. 1.0.7
Bugfix in the updateUser function
added getOnlineUsers() function, to get the list of the logged in users

v. 1.0.6
updateUser uand deleteUser updated, now is posible to call it with userid or other field from user table
getStats() funktion added, to get forum stats


v. 1.0.5
Added updateUser, deleteUser to update user data ( email/password, username )
or delete user

v. 1.0.4
Added doActivateSession function to let vbulletin accept sessionid

v. 1.0.3
functions to get userdata and postdata are now done
postmessage returns as formated html

v. 1.0.2
added support for vbulletin "session"
the server can now send all needed cookies, to the client, last 2 optional:
(PREFIXsessionhash/lastvisit/lastactivity/(userid/password))

v. 1.0.1
rename login funtion to doLogin
add placeholder for getUser/setUser, getPost/setPost, getThread/setThread functions
change URL in the WSDL file to relative URL




this is a beta version !!

what this hack do:

this hack provide a soap api to access vbulletin functions over internet
( for example: ebay, amazon or google have they webservices api to access is over soap )

this hack has at the moment this functions

1. login to vbulletin
you must give username and password, as response you get userid and password as md5 ( with salt ) hash

so that you can set vbulletin cookie on your application

2.
a. last X post from the forum
b. last X post from the forum, which the user ( which is loged in, see 1. ) can see

3. manipulate a user, get user information , create users or delete then

4.
get forum statistics from vbulletin ( Sponsored by 1Agency (www.1agency.de) )
you will get new user, max threads/posts and some other stuff as result

5.
get all logged in users in vbulletin


what can you do with this hack ?

you can make common login with your application ( written in PHP/ASP(.NET)/JAVA/C or any language which supports SOAP calls ( for example mozilla firefox ^^)).
to make common login, you must set vbulletin cookie, see 1.

or you can write firefox extension to get last 10 thread from your forum, with threads that you can see

or synchronise users from your application and vbulletin ( this feauture is on development )

other planced feautures are:
write comment
write thread
get thread ( with all comments )


whis SOAP-SERVER is written in PHP5 with SOAP - extension
so that you need to be php5 and soap extension installed on your server
( all new destributions provides php5 and soap extensions as rpm packages )

it is posible to write this server in php4 oder php5 without soap extension ( with nuSOAP or PEAR::SOAP ) but this is not planed at the time, sorry
php
Clients can be written in Java, ASP or PHP, with all language which supports soap
so that you can make common login between an ASP or JSP CMS and Vbulletin


how to install

unpack the package, move the "soap" folder in your forum root
and install the product with product installer

to test the functionality i have included some test files in /soap/examples

you must change the url and username/password and the key in this files


later i will make some examples for typo3/joomla/xoops to access and login into vbulletin

i will accept every help and feedback to make this extension better

updated example is in the "soap" folder

[leonsio]

next week i will release new version of VB_SOAP

add users to vbulletin is now posible

as addon i will release an connector for joomla
and one module to get last 10 threads from vbulletin in joomla

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by leonsio

next week i will release new version of VB_SOAP

add users to vbulletin is now posible

as addon i will release an connector for joomla
and one module to get last 10 threads from vbulletin in joomla

Waiting and thanks!!!

[leonsio]

I am working on the moment on one universal application connector for joomla
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

the vbulletin ( connector module ) will be part of this addon

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by leonsio

I am working on the moment on one universal application connector for joomla
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

the vbulletin ( connector module ) will be part of this addon

Question: will this allow us to run mutliple Joomlas on the same server with a single VB?

[leonsio]

yes it is posible

but...

at the moment it is only login from joomla supported ( if you users log in in joomla, he will be automaticaly logged in vbulletin, but not in other side )

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by leonsio

yes it is posible

but...

at the moment it is only login from joomla supported ( if you users log in in joomla, he will be automaticaly logged in vbulletin, but not in other side )

That is acceptable, what I want is a multi portal same member database solution so I can run several, seperate themed subsites. For example:

Trackpads.com (Main site and forums) Main VB install and all forums
site1.trackpads.com (secondary site) Joomla Install #1
site2.trackpads.com (tertiary site) Joomla Install #2

Thanks again for all your work!!

-Jason

[leonsio]

yes it is posible

There is no changes on joomla database needed ( linke vbridge this do )

after first login, vbulletin user will be created in joomla as joomla user

for joomla question please use joomla suport forum

http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

[leonsio]

new version is online

in one hour i will release joomla connector which is based on this extension
and supports multiple forums on one joomla installation

(connector vbulletin<->vbulletin will come out soon )

[ImportPassion]

I am getting an error when I run test.php

Fatal error: Class 'SoapClient' not found in /home/****/forums/soap/examples/test.php on line 10

[leonsio]

look at first post

you needs PHP5 and soap extension

for a client you can use a PEAR::SOAP, examples are at the first site of this thread