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

[Darth Gill]

Is there a mac version?

[sf.nsuers]

Originally Posted by Darth Gill

Is there a mac version?

http://vbulletin-desktop-notifier.go...ifier-v1_0.dmg
I bundled it using install4j for MAC users. Let me know if it fits your need.

[Triky]

Ever wanted this type of thing, but it would be awesome for quoted messages. eg. "You have been quoted by..".

PS: vBulletin Notification Application!

[Darth Gill]

Originally Posted by sf.nsuers

http://vbulletin-desktop-notifier.go...ifier-v1_0.dmg
I bundled it using install4j for MAC users. Let me know if it fits your need.

I got this error when trying to run the app...

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java :675)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Secure ClassLoader.java:124)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader .java:260)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader. java:56)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.j ava:188)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:3 16)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launche r.java:280)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:3 06)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:2 51)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.install4j.runtime.MacLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRunner.java: 115)
at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner. java:50)
at apple.launcher.JavaApplicationLauncher.launch(Java ApplicationLauncher.java:52)

[sf.nsuers]

Right.. you need to update JRE to 1.6.0_03 or newer. It'll fix the problem.

I can refer these URLS:
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338?viewlocale=en_US
@ Darth Gill

[soundbarrierpro]

Yeh, I too think you have hit on something big here. It's a great idea with a ton of potential, but I pretty much squeak by with what I barely know in the coding world. Making an executable and bundling and such......I have absolutely no clue what that is or how to do it. I'll hope others help jump on board developing to make a complete plugin.

Great work

[bollie]

Work not for my

I upload folder vbulletin-xml-rpc-server to root of the forum.
Run query in vBulletin Database.

Change permission attributes to 666 for files (sql_error_log
log)
Edit File: open cd.php

source code adapted of vbulletin-desktop-notifie
Run desktop-notifier

There is new Thread on the forum, but no reports on desktop ????

[sf.nsuers]

Originally Posted by soundbarrierpro

Yeh, I too think you have hit on something big here. It's a great idea with a ton of potential, but I pretty much squeak by with what I barely know in the coding world. Making an executable and bundling and such......I have absolutely no clue what that is or how to do it. I'll hope others help jump on board developing to make a complete plugin.

Great work

:-D :-D .. thanks for your positive feedback.. and yeah I'll see what I can do to make things easier. I just need time to work on it.. if other developers give a hand into this I think the community will get maximum benefit sooner.

[sf.nsuers]

Originally Posted by bollie

Work not for my

I upload folder vbulletin-xml-rpc-server to root of the forum.
Run query in vBulletin Database.

Change permission attributes to 666 for files (sql_error_log
log)
Edit File: open cd.php

source code adapted of vbulletin-desktop-notifie
Run desktop-notifier

There is new Thread on the forum, but no reports on desktop ????

oh you're close, I'm sure. can u please check following log files:

• sql_error_log
• error.log (this file is generated if run-time error occurs by vbulletin-desktop-notifier in its installation directory. ex: C:\Program Files\vbulletin-desktop-notifier\error.log )

[bollie]

Originally Posted by sf.nsuers

oh you're close, I'm sure. can u please check following log files:

• sql_error_log
• error.log (this file is generated if run-time error occurs by vbulletin-desktop-notifier in its installation directory. ex: C:\Program Files\vbulletin-desktop-notifier\error.log )

sql_error_log = empty
C:\Program Files\vbulletin-desktop-notifier\error.log = error.log do not exist