The Hack Tracking Log - it's here! (well, sorta)

[Nikidala]

Originally Posted by PET

i usualy prefer to install hacks in the old way. Cos if i ... destroy something i can curse me...but if a "installer" destroy someting... it's bad

I have created a XLS (excel file) where i have writte what files i have modify and what hack, so when i will do an upgrade to a newer version of vBulletin i will know what hacks i RE-need to put back in the files.

How HTL will help me managing my hacks ?

I did not get in on the beta hack (darn my not coming here...), but the basics that I understand of the pics and info that KuraFire provided is:

- The HTL will not do any file changes (and possibly template *changes*, but I couldn't find a definite on that one in the post)
- The HTL will import any new phrases and phrase groups needed for the hack
- The HTL will import any new templates needed for the hack
- The HTL will contain all information for each HTL hack installed / pseudo installed needed to "re-install" for upgrades

So, to answer your question, it would be similar to your Excel file, but available through the Admin CP of your forums and a whole lot more helpful and cool...

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by Nikidala

So, to answer your question, it would be similar to your Excel file, but available through the Admin CP of your forums and a whole lot more helpful and cool...

And much more powerful, too. The HTL can do a variety of things that your Excel sheet cannot possibly provide for.

Think of:

• at-will importing/exporting of a Hack's phrases;
• automatically generating the menu items for larger Hacks (prevents many future file edits);
• automatically creating template groups for Hacks (prevents many future file edits);
• Importing all phrases, templates and settings for a hack (during Installation);
• giving a complete and easy-to-access overview for all changes a Hack makes (new/modified files, templates, settinggroups, db tables, db columns);
• Keeping track of not only file- and template modifications, but also of all phrases a Hack inserts, all queries it runs, the custom php code it runs, etc. etc. etc.
• ...and more

The Hack Tracking Log will not do any automatic file- and template edits. You will have to modify your files and your templates manually.

This is because most people (by far) prefer to do file- and template edits manually, but nobody will want to manually add 250 phrases or 40 templates, and that's where the HTL comes in.


I'm sorry about the teasing, but I'll get cracking on the Documentation ASAP!

[SloppyGoat]

Wow! I never used the one for vB2.X, but this sounds great!

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by SloppyGoat

Wow! I never used the one for vB2.X, but this sounds great!

There never was one for vB2. At least, I never made one for vB2.

If you're thinking about vBHacker, that was made by Chen, not me, and it was not anywhere near this advanced, complete or powerful.
(but it wasn't necessary cos vB2 wasn't as advanced, complete or powerful as vB3 is, either )

[Mephisteus]

w00ters to the hack!

Will use it, and suggest all other vB hackers to use it!

[colicab-d]

So is this getting released soon? im just wondering as ive kinda walked in on the deep end here, but this seems a brilliant idea . I take it this runs a small .exe on your system a bit like the yabb hack installer. If i remeber it was able to do all sorts of things, like test install on files etc, let you view 2 files at once so u could make changes etc. Maybe worth a little look to help with your dev www.yabbse.com anyway if its all php etc then wow!!

but id deff consider a small exe that could be updated with new vbulletin versions etc, much like the yabb version.

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by colicab-d

So is this getting released soon? im just wondering as ive kinda walked in on the deep end here, but this seems a brilliant idea . I take it this runs a small .exe on your system a bit like the yabb hack installer. If i remeber it was able to do all sorts of things, like test install on files etc, let you view 2 files at once so u could make changes etc. Maybe worth a little look to help with your dev www.yabbse.com anyway if its all php etc then wow!!

but id deff consider a small exe that could be updated with new vbulletin versions etc, much like the yabb version.

YaBB sucks so much balls it's not even funny anymore. Their code is so unreliable that they should be shot (in their balls) (with shotguns) (from up close) as punishment for their crimes (those being: publishing YaBB with that code of theirs).


The Hack Tracking Log is a very simple PHP installation with 3 file edits. You'll notice that it's much better than YaBB once you install it.



I hope to release the HTL this week!

[colicab-d]

yeah i know yabb is pants but i mean look at this little app :

http://www.boardmod.org/downloads.php#2.5.3

[jluerken]

Any progress on this hack (or better script for hacks)

I would like to see this in a final state before or as soon as the vb gold version is out cause I will start hacking then and not before

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by jluerken

Any progress on this hack (or better script for hacks)

I would like to see this in a final state before or as soon as the vb gold version is out cause I will start hacking then and not before

The HTL will probably be released this week, and RC3 isn't even out yet (but will come this week as well, probably...).

Originally Posted by colicab-d

yeah i know yabb is pants but i mean look at this little app :
http://www.boardmod.org/downloads.php#2.5.3

I wouldn't trust or rely on that thing if my life depended on it... the .exe's related to YaBB have caused more harm than good.