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

[Cipher5]

What are you using to try to program your own notifier client? I might be able to help you out. if you want to work together on this just email: Ed@CheykaWebDesign.com

Thanks.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by sixxkilur

>>> search: config defined for package: vbulletin-xml-rpc-server
>>>> in this section set proper values to meet your needs

What do you mean by this? Search where?

Originally Posted by sixxkilur

now on to creating a custom notifier or modding this one for my forum

Are there instructions somewhere on how to customize the client?

It would be great if someone would rework the client, so that the information supplied is of better use.

I'd like to add important links, to the notifier.

Is it possible to have the notifier display all latest PMs, instead of just the last one?

I am not getting notifications about:

Member notifications:
- profile messages awaiting approval
- 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

What am I doing wrong?

[sixxkilur]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Are there instructions somewhere on how to customize the client?

The documention included with the package is all I have found on it. This is located in the package in the apidoc directory. It is also located here http://www.nsuers.com/projects/vbxrs/apidoc/

[Alfa1]

That doesn't help me much. I am afraid. Did anyone else manage to customize the client?

[SorentoUltimate]

Hi

i installed

i take that error wen i try ...../forum/vbulletin-xml-rpc-server/index.php

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<methodResponse>
<fault>
    <value>
        <struct>
            <member>
                <name>faultCode</name>
                <value><int>105</int></value>
            </member>
            <member>
                <name>faultString</name>
                <value><string>XML error: Invalid document end at line 1</string></value>
            </member>
        </struct>
    </value>
</fault>
</methodResponse>

also when i try ...../forum/vbulletin-xml-rpc-server/test

i take 404 EROR (Page Not Found)


Here Error Log

DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Config Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Hooks Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> URI Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> No URI present. Default controller set.
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Router Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Output Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Input Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Global POST and COOKIE data sanitized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Language Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Loader Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Plugin loaded: vbulletin-db_pi
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> XML-RPC Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> XML-RPC Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> XML-RPC Server Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Controller Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Model Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Database Driver Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Model Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Database Driver Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Model Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Database Driver Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> XML-RPC Class Initialized
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Final output sent to browser
DEBUG - 2011-01-23 21:35:06 --> Total execution time: 0.1019

[Alfa1]

XML error: Invalid document end at line 1

Here is line 1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

ISO-8859-1 is the latin alphabet. Your site is in Greek. That could be the issue. Im not sure.

I also do not know if this works with vb 3.8.6, which is the version you are running.

Consider to vote for these related functions:
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-10106
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-9624

[SorentoUltimate]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Here is line 1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

ISO-8859-1 is the latin alphabet. Your site is in Greek. That could be the issue. Im not sure.

I also do not know if this works with vb 3.8.6, which is the version you are running.

Consider to vote for these related functions:
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-10106
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-9624

Thanks for reply,

after a lot of hours of search i find that the problem are the php xmlrpc not enabled on my server i contact with 1and1 and the told me to download it from http://phpxmlrpc.sourceforge.net/.

I download the php xmlrpc from the link they give me.
A lib directory exist (and other files) with some .inc files and .php files, but i don't know how to use them.

some help on that ????

[EddyMaxx]

Works 100% in 3.8.6 with changes noted in the prior posts.

[SorentoUltimate]

Originally Posted by EddyMaxx

Works 100% in 3.8.6 with changes noted in the prior posts.

i do all the changes find in posts, as i write before the problem are the php xmlrpc.

can u help me how i can enable it?

[EddyMaxx]

No prob. Let me try and put together a quick step by step of what I did to get it work in 3.8.6.