Users in IRC - with eggdrop. html access

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Users in IRC - with eggdrop. html access
Tested on vB 2.2.5 and 2.2.9
Hack Verson: 2.0.2 Beta
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This hack is an enhanced version of the one by sas1911 - details of which can be found here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=40855

This hack uses an eggdrop bot to provide information to vB about who is online.
NEW IN BETA 2
This hack now comes in two main flavours on the bot side.
1) writes the user list to a local file, vB then can access it local (if the bot is on the vB server)
or the file can be access remotely via http
2) This is the new bit, the bot now has the ability to contact the server directly via http (using the http tcl library)
- more on the vB side later - it updates when someone joins the channel, changes nick and after a set period of time

On the vB side the two main choices are...
1) simple display of user names with the ability to hide certain users, ie the bot. also allows a '_' or whatever at the
end of a nick to show the user is offline
2) Accesses the user DB to try to match the user 1st by bot handle, then nick, user name (host) and link them the same way
as online forum users. it will also hide users if their forum invisible setting is turned on.
it provides the same overides as the first script as well as additional flags of [me] (overide the db lookup) and
[on](override the invisible flag)

The callhome script needs an access code that you set in both the bot and the script as well as the ip range for the bot.
if the access code and the ip range don't the script will give the user a 404 error - see instructions

The script for index.php has the two subsets for either a local file or remote file.
each different flavor for the index file i have placed in seperate files, so please read that file for install instructions


All files are included as well as the old ver 1 of this hack.

Known bugs:
None at the moment

Known quirks:
With using the db, online users number may display higher then the list of users displayed, but vB works the same way,
if this really bugs people I'll tweak it.
Sometimes the the script just doesn't get the user right - again db lookup, my solve for this is regular users I add to the bot, if there is enough interest I'll do a user cp hack or something
to either get vB to contact the bot and add the user, (and handle to the bot) or hack a way around so that the user can register
their nick and/or user name (host) into the db

TODO:
anything anyone suggests thats reasonable

Fixed Bugs:
Resolved the Excess db queries, now its only 1 query 2.0.1
Fixed a bug where it would hang if the server went offline or refused to answer, now set at a 7 second time out.
Fixed a small glitch where the script showed a warning if the file was unreachable.
- refixed this glitch should all be working now. 1.1.2
Multiple instances of the timer bug resolved. 1.1.1


Added functions:
See above for main changes to ver 2
Now strips all php and html tags from the file - just to be on the safe side.
Added commas after names

Modified files
2.0.2 index.php only
2.0.1 Both db access scripts have been updated
2.0.0 All files need to be updated
1.2.0 index.php only
1.1.2 index.php only
1.1.1 index.php only
1.1 usc.tcl only

You can see this hack in action at MURC
Thanks for you time, any questions/ideas/sugestions please don't hesitate to contact me via pm or email (email is in the file).

Dan

[Sasq]

Ok, now that I finially have some time,
Streamzone, I've checked my script here and it is stripping the ~ mark from the user name. I tried to go to your forums to check it out, but there was a problem in the link.

Could you mail me a copy of the bot's output so i can see where its going wrong - and maybe a link so i can see in real time

Steven_TN, I havn't forgotten you, but that modification will take me a little while. And the wife has been claiming priority

Dan

[Kars10]

Hello Sasq, can you please help me/us with the commas after the usernames?

Thanks in advance!

[Kars10]

?hm, ^bumb^

[Sasq]

Havn't forgotten, just busy as hell with work. I have a working version somewhere of the non db lookup, still gotta tweak the db lookup.

Dan

[Sasq]

ok, mods done, 1am in the morning i'll post the updated file tomorrow night when i get back from the salt mines.

Dan

[Sasq]

OK, mods up, come and get 'em.

Sorry it took so long, but the work got in the way of enjoyment.

Dan

[Kars10]

Cool !!
Thanks Sasq!! Will update right now.

[Kars10]

Works like a charm!!!
Thank you very much...

[Sasq]

np, like I said, sorry guys (and girls) for takeing so long, just been snowed under at work

Dan

[Bumpaneer]

So is adding the symbols in front of the usernames possible (the @, %, etc). Also I have superops on my irc channel (! symbol) Can this be included too?

Thanks for this great hack,
~Bumpaneer