[HTL] & [very simple TXT] vB-Bugs

OK, this is my first Hack release, so please forgive me if it's crap.

vB-Bugs
Version: 0.1f Alpha
vB-version: 3.0.0 Release Candidate 2
Developer: Kirby
Install difficulty: Easy
File edits: 1
Template edits: 0

Description of the Hack:
This is a basic vBulletin-powered Bug-Tracker
It is based on vB-Todolist originalli created by RekiM who kindly gave me permission to make this "port".

Features

• User-definable Types, Severities and States
• Front-End fully phrased
• XHTML-Compliant
• Various possibilities to Filter/Search

Requirements

• vBulletin 3 RC2
• mySQL > 4.0.2

Please note that this is an alpha release only and I can't and
won't take any responsibilities. Use it as-is at you own risk.


HACK INSTALLATION DETAILS:
New files for this Hack:
bugs.php
admincp/bugsadmin.php

Files modified for this Hack:
admincp/index.php

New templates for this Hack:
bugs_addbug
bugs_addbugnote
bugs_listbit
bugs_bugnote
bugs_details
bugs_list
BUGS

New DB tables for this Hack:
bugs
bugnotes
bugtypes
bugseverities
bugstates


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[Allan]

good taf, great hack

but, how to import the file "vbbugs_settings.xml" ?

[ixian]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

> not assign it to anyone or assign the state.
Only members of the bug administrator group can change assignments, stetes, etc.

I don't think i'm gonna make different severities for each bug type. I want to keep this simple.
If you want a fulll-featured bug-tracker better go for BugZilla, Mantis or smth. like this.

Actually, I DON'T want something like Bugzilla, etc. I like this, integrated with vb.

You mind if I take a crack at an addon for creating different severities, etc? I think that's the only thing keeping this from being a truly kick butt mod

[Catch-22|BL]

I stand by Kirby and agree we should keep it simple. People need something that is EASY to understand or else a feature such as this will not be accepted by the community.

One small request: Is it possible to have a rudimentary "upload' function so people can attach simple jpg or txt files? Sometimes people have screenshots or long error sequences that are necessary to describe the bug. Any attachment is fine but a thumbnail style preview would be a "nice to have" bonus.

[SB2002]

Here's a question for anyone who can help. I've implimented this onto a test forum on my laptop and it works fantastic, 110%. I've been asked by my boss to impliment it onto our company website, but it uses vb3 with php3 extensions. Would this still work if i changed the extension, or is it likly to fubar?

[Stadler]

Is there any hope for a MySQL3-Version in the future?

[Andreas]

@SB2002
The filename is hardcoded into the php-file and templates. So if you change that you will have to change the php and templates also.

@Stadler
No - mySQL 3 does not support fulltext search in boolean mode.
You can use this with mySQL 3, but you will loose the ability to search for keywords.

[Stadler]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

@Stadler
No - mySQL 3 does not support fulltext search in boolean mode.
You can use this with mySQL 3, but you will loose the ability to search for keywords.

Uhm, you could use vB's built in postindex. Just add bugid to the post-table, set the threadid to be 0 (or use a 'pseudo-Thread' that is being installed to make reindexing work) and when searching, use something like WHERE bugid <> 0 in the queries.

[Edit:]Oh, and if its too much work for ya I'd volunteer to do the change

[Andreas]

Sure I could but then it would be necessary to duplicate vB's search logic (which is not that good IMHO) and to update postindex when a bug(note) is being added or updated.

Using fulltext search in boolean mode makes things a LOT easier

[Stadler]

I have some spare time. I could do it ... or I'd just release a how to, to get the search working with MYSQL3, so there would be a MySQL 4-Version and with a bit more hacking a MySQL 3-Version ...

[Andreas]

I don't see a point in doing this as mySQL 3 is outdated anyway, so feel free to do that if you want.

But I think it'll require more then "a bit more" hacking.