Integration with vBulletin - Steam Connect - Sign in with your Steam Account! [RC3]

Steam Connect

INFO

-- Steam Connect Addon for vBulletin 4.2.x;
Development Platform := vBulletin 4.1.3 - 4.2.0, Debian Linux, PHP5, MySQL5, apache2;
Dependencies := lib cUrl (PHP), openid (included);
Author := Andreas "Radon" Rudolph, Disasterpiece;
Contact := radon@purgatory-labs.de, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=198844
Homepage := http://purgatory-labs.de


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INSTALLING

This addon is Unsupported as of 2015 until further notice. I have not enough time or interest in vbulletin to keep this alive.

This addon provides a framework for future extensions which make use of the Steam API.
It helps to determine the SteamID of an user. Unless older methods of inserting the steam
id into a user field, the addon lets the user authenticate with Steam OpenID, therefore
you can trust 100%, that this particular user is the same user as the Steam-ID provided.

Users can link their Steam ID to their forum account or they can create a new account
using details pulled from their Steam Profile.
Like the Facebook connect plugin, it allows users to quickly set up a forum account without
having to define a password or an email address. This option can be disabled in the AdminCP,
however it is encouraged to allow users to use this quick-register feature, since they
already authenticated themselves through steam, so any additional password or email
authentication is just unnecessary.

If the user decides to un-link his forum account with his steam-profile, he has to set up
a password and email first, so the forum account remains usable after this.

At the moment, the addon is in its second RC state, which means that the current versions contain mostly bugfixes and are candidates for a full release.
Until now, the product worked without major problems in productive environments. Although it is stable as is, the author doesn't provide any guarantee.
Due to the nature of the addon and how vBulletin manages 3rd party code inclusion, additional
login and register methods have been provided by the plugin. It is discouraged to use the
plugin on high profile communities in this early development state.

If you have any further questions, feel free to post in this thread.


F.A.Q. / General Issues / Error Messages

"There has been a problem with the OpenID libary: No OpenID Server found at http://steamcommunity.com/openid"
- Additionally, a 503 HTTP error is thrown. Simple solution: Wait. Steam Community servers are overloaded/down right now, there's nothing you can do about it

Do NOT uninstall the mod if you want to keep the linked users records. Upgrading means uploading the new product xml file for the new version and choose "overwrite" in the upload dialog.
The Installer will handle the update process by its own. Uninstalling the product will erase all the table fields which contain the steam link data.


STEAM CONNECT ADDONS

- Steam Mini Profiles


INSTALL HOWTO

[MadMakz]

v1.2.2 -> 1.3.2RC1 @ vB4.1.10

it seems this ist now broken?

PHP Code:

{vb:raw post.steamavatarfull}
{vb:raw post.steamavatar}
{vb:raw post.steamavatarmedium} 


are empty

and it generates "empty" cache files for the users (if the cache has expired):
stc_.cached:

a:0:{}

stc_7656119799<cut>.cached:

a:0:{}

stc_7656119803<cut>.cached:

a:0:{}

template:

<a class="postuseravatar" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw post}}" title="{vb:rawphrase {vb:raw post['onlinestatusphrase']}, {vb:raw post.username}}">
<img src="{vb:raw post.steamavatarfull}" alt="{vb:rawphrase xs_avatar, {vb:raw post.username}}" title="{vb:rawphrase xs_avatar, {vb:raw post.username}}" /></a>

normaly it's wrapped inside

<vb:if condition="$post['steamavatarfull']">
</vb:if>

but i removed that for testing. either way it doesn't work.

but as soon i look up a steamuser through ACP, respectively through my UCP, it displays everything fine and the cache is generated properly. from there on untill the cache expires again it also shows the avatar, from that "refreshed" user, in the template.

[Sovereign123]

Idk why, but it's interfering with viewing PM's? When it's enabled I can't view them, and when it is disabled I can.

Only thing I've done was messing with the positioning of the Steam Online image within templates, but I don't believe that would cause this issue, since it's fixed when disabled...

Weird.

VB version: 4.1.10

[KHALIK]

VB version: 4.1.10

I followed the instruction; but no logo appears under registration.

5) To make the steam sign-in button to appear in the register form, open the "register" template,
	search for the following code:


		<vb:if condition="$show['coppa']">
			<div class="blockrow">{vb:rawphrase until_receive_signed_form}</div>
		</vb:if>


	BELOW add:


		<h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase stc_steamconnect}</h3>
		<div class="section">
			<div class="blockrow hidden">
				{vb:raw steam_button}
			</div>
		</div>

[MadMakz]

Originally Posted by KHALIK

VB version: 4.1.10

I followed the instruction; but no logo appears under registration.

remove the "hidden" class flag
<div class="blockrow hidden">
becomes
<div class="blockrow">

		<h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase stc_steamconnect}</h3>
		<div class="section">
			<div class="blockrow">
				{vb:raw steam_button}
			</div>
		</div>

and my code for the vB mobile style:

		<h3 class="ui-bar ui-bar-d">{vb:rawphrase stc_steamconnect}</h3>
		<div data-role="fieldcontain">
			{vb:raw steam_button}
		</div>

[Dwarden]

is there any time-frame for non-beta release? (month, quarter, year?)

[Disasterpiece]

By June there should be a stable version out. Starting april I have more time to develop the next big version.

[Dwarden]

ouch oh well guess i need to wait (that long)... hopefully there will be soon some new RC

[Disasterpiece]

What exactly is your problem with the current version? Just the "beta" after the name?

[thecore762]

The product is neat, looking forward to see this out of beta.

[joshskeety]

I can report that I receive the error

"Empty or invalid Steam ID transfered!" as well when trying to link the accounts. Here is what is generated in the log file:

[22:44, 8th Mar 2012] While transferring login process, the cached steam softlink seems to have vanished. Here's what we have:
[22:44, 8th Mar 2012] Array
(
    [51814c9c38be3da806fbacbe8267c9b7] => 76561198038410008
    [81bec68a9392a62de9963c4a0e43a546] => 76561198038410008
    [2cf580ab9d6b9afa65f0a84813fe7017] => 76561198045049347
    [cf2016a3fc0da59edaf7b8a33251628c] => 76561198045049347
    [e40f383a9e3053fb0688aaffaeafad5c] => 76561198038410008
    [5d4ed14e9738d8bb8b9591e2f190d766] => 76561198038410008
    [ede4133f444d574cb030126dae216614] => 76561198038410008
    [0879eed6a816bf46723639e75600cce7] => 76561198045049347
    [30d9bb09adcb6568767d396bebe3b0d3] => 76561198045049347
    [d71add05d151e77cb07d88dfaa271bdb] => 76561198045049347
    [dc738c27cebef09fb0e23c290f87a72c] => 76561198038410008
    [19619a6eca30f9acd8604763d9b36ffe] => 76561198038410008
)

[22:44, 8th Mar 2012] ---

Another thing I notice, is that if I simply register an account with quick register, it works but when I log in I return to the forum and I do not appear to be logged in at all.