Integration with vBulletin - vbulletin-xml-rpc-server for instant Desktop Notification

Let's take a look at following screen-shots first.









Yeah.. these look like Gmail Notifer application which is actually vbulletin-desktop-notifier application. As a forum admin, you might want to offer such application to your members.



== Video tutorials ==
Editing
Uploading
Installation

You can use vBulletin Desktop Notifier as dekstop client or free to build your own following API-DOC .



== Demo watch video ==
I'm offering demo in my forum. Here're the steps.

Download vbulletin-desktop-notifier and install in your machine.

Run vbulletin-desktop-notifier and login using
username: priti
password: 123456

Create a new thread at Demo vbulletin-xml-rpc-server threads or reply to existing thread.

You'll see notification in your desktop within few seconds.

Request: Please do not change password for user Priti. If somehow the login does not work you can try by creating a temporary user.



== Coming up next ?.. ==
Based on feedback I'm listing few of the enhancements that will be part of upcoming releases.

• [S]Server Compatibility check script[/S]
• [S]Options to select forum ids in User CP[/S]
• Display avatar of the person who made post in the notification window
• [S]Unread private message notification[/S]
• [S]Support for PHP4[/S]

Alfa1 came up with these ideas which hopefully will be integrated sooner or later in future releases:

- friends coming online

Which of the following events does this notifier alert to:
Member notifications:
- profile messages awaiting approval
- requests to join your social groups
- invitations to join social groups
- unread picture comments
- picture comments awaiting approval
- group messages awaiting approval

Moderator notifications:
- post awaiting approval
- threads awaiting approval
- events awaiting approval
- attachments awaiting approval
- members awaiting approval
- blogs awaiting approval
- blog comments awaiting approval
- profile comments awaiting approval
- group comments awaiting approval
- pictures awaiting approval
- picture comments awaiting approval

== Ongoing Discussions ?.. ==
discussions on release-02 starts here

== HOT FIX [release 2.0]?.. ==
Rename all files in system/application/models directory into lowercases. i.e:
Forum.php => forum.php
Settings.php => settings.php
Token.php => token.php
User.php => user.php

[ogameclub]

Demo?

[soundbarrierpro]

I still don't get the instructions?

Do I upload the package that is here at vb.org, then go to the google page and download the executable for my members?

[sf.nsuers]

Originally Posted by regitbull

uuhm is it also posselble to select a forum id.
So it will only notifie of new threads in that forum id.

If so then then will be a great mod.

I guess you are looking for options in USER CP to select forums and automatically that'll affect desktop notifier.. hmm I think it's great idea :-D

thanks!

[sf.nsuers]

Originally Posted by soundbarrierpro

I still don't get the instructions?

Do I upload the package that is here at vb.org, then go to the google page and download the executable for my members?

well unlike maximum plug-and-play type mods, vbulletin-xml-rpc-server is pretty advanced level mod. I just opened doors for application developers to build own desktop notifier application for their forum members.

The sample executable is the one which I wrote for my forum members to use. So, you have following options:

1. build your own desktop notifier following DOCUMENTATION or,
2. modify source code of that sample desktop application and then bundle as executable for your members.

[regitbull]

Originally Posted by sf.nsuers

I guess you are looking for options in USER CP to select forums and automatically that'll affect desktop notifier.. hmm I think it's great idea :-D

thanks!

Yup something like that.

So you can choose from what sections you want to get notified.

[Replicators]

There is another big problem with this, some people that use vbadvanced, rename the default index.php to forum.php. I am gonna have to go through all php scripts and rename forum.php to something else. Also, normal members shouldn;t get popups of threads being made in the staff forums or w/e, so there's another flaw.

Where the hell you get the source? Is it possible you could provide people with easy instructions on how to compile the source to a exe on both linux and windows?

[WarLion]

this is amazing but i have a lot of error

com.nsuers.vbulletin_xml_rpc_client.ServiceError
	at com.nsuers.vbulletin_xml_rpc_client.VbulletinXmlRpcJClient.require_token(VbulletinXmlRpcJClient.java:97)
	at com.nsuers.vbulletin_xml_rpc_client.ForumServ.get_latest_tread(ForumServ.java:33)
	at Notifier$AutoCheck.run(Notifier.java:213)
	at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.TimerThread.run(Unknown Source)

i guess i need to change on config.cnf "VBULLETIN_XML_RPC_SERVER =" but i dont know to what , a little help please

[ssslippy]

Genius idea but really needs to check vs forum permisions.

[Skyrider]

The forum.php file gets:

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

Any way to fix this issue?

[Hornstar]

This has great potential! but in its current form it has quite a bit of work left.