BB Code Enhancements - Better code syntax highlighting

This Modification is meant more as an example than an actual modification, but will work fine as is.

vBulletin by default has three "code" BB Codes.

The [CODE] tag simply gives us monospaced text.

The [HTML] and [PHP] tags give us some highlighted code that's highlighted pretty much how our webserver software decides how to highlight it. For "serious" coding, that's often insufficient.

GeSHi provides much more accurate highlighting and in a vast number of different languages. It's relatively simple to add these languages to your own BB Codes for highlighting, too.

Attached is the latest version of the GeSHi files, 1.0.8.10. You may go to their website at any time and download newer releases, though the latest was released well over a year ago. (I had to repackage it as a ZIP file, because vB.org doesn't accept tar.gz files.)

Download and extract this file. Upload the geshi.php file and the geshi folder to your FORUMROOT/includes folder.

Download the XML product file and Import it as you would a regular Product through your Admin Control Panel. It will install a plugin that contains BB Code functions for the following languages:

• PHP (as [PHPS])
• JavaScript (as [JSS])
• CSS (as [CSSS])
• SQL (as [SQLS])
• C++ (as [CPPS])
• HTML (as [HTMLS])
• Java (as [JAVAS])
• Tcl (as [TCLS])
• BASH (as [BASHS])

(If you're wondering, the "S" stands for "Source".)

By looking through those examples, you can see how to easily add other languages GeSHi handles as well (Lua for some of you game programmers, for example).



This has really helped me communicate code stuff withmy Admins for our forum a lot better than the default vBulletin stuff, and it's nice to have for the coders at my forum as well.



Updated (25.JUL.12) [0.02a]
Included install and uninstall scripts that INSERT or DELETE the above BB Codes to/from your database. WARNING! If you have a BB Code named the same as one of the above that you do NOT want deleted, this product will delete that BB Code from the database if you use the Uninstall script. Just wanted to make that clear.

Updated (01.AUG.12) [0.03a]
Product was previously Disabled by default AND (even after enabling product) the Plugin was disabled. Both are now enabled by default.

Updated (01.AUG.12) [0.04a]
Fixed an error from 0.03a that gave SQL errors when trying to update the product. >_>

[aminp30]

it seems geshi support vb codes. but there is no vb tag after installation.
is there any way to solve it?

[aminp30]

Originally Posted by TheSupportForum

this does nto work for 4.2.0

each time an post is edited the BBCode is removed

Originally Posted by Cadellin

Similar issue here. When editing the BBcode is removed and replaced with HTML which isn't repostable.

Originally Posted by Widey

Did anybody get this working in 4.2 in the end or is it still removing the BBCode when a post is edited?

I have this problem too.
is there any solution?

[thetechgenius]

Is there anyway to add these to a single BB Code? I would like to add all of them to the "Code" BB Code, and have them automatically detect and highlight the correct Code Syntax. I think it will be easier for members, then using Multiple Code BB Codes for different Code Languages.

[tbworld]

Language highlighting is typically determined by the extension used on the file name. Since there is no file name extension given in a vbulletin code box the individual BBCODES are probably necessary. Note - I have not looked at the code to this modification.

[errorware]

Any chance to change the colors for a dark theme? Is that to much of a hassle?

Cheers

[john7911]

Need to have BB code for AutoLISP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoLISP
Thank you.

[derbi]

There are a demo?

[ozzy47]

Not that I have seen, best way to demo something is to install it and test it out.

[Wedframe]

Hi. Maybe for somebody its steel actual.
To correct the problem with disappearing content after editing the message , it is necessary in the module GeSHi BB Codes, at hook bbcode_create to add the following code:

PHP Code:

if ($this->is_wysiwyg()) 
  { 
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'phps';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'jss';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'htmls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'mysqls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'ahks';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'au3s';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'avss';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'diffs';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'xmls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'bashs';
        //....and so do this, for all used bbcodes...
  } 


Hope this will be useful...

[Raptor]

Originally Posted by Wedframe

Hi. Maybe for somebody its steel actual.
To correct the problem with disappearing content after editing the message , it is necessary in the module GeSHi BB Codes, at hook bbcode_create to add the following code:

PHP Code:

if ($this->is_wysiwyg()) 
  { 
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'phps';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'jss';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'htmls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'mysqls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'ahks';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'au3s';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'avss';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'diffs';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'xmls';
    $this->unparsed_tags[] = 'bashs';
        //....and so do this, for all used bbcodes...
  } 


Hope this will be useful...

perfect! thank you very much

works in vb 4.2.3