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vB AJAX Cron · **Released**: 08-11-2006

This is such a small but useful mod that I decided to give it away free. This mod will replace your sheduled task image code at the bottom of your pages and run your sheduled tasks via an AJAX call.

AJAX is asyncronous and offers true background running of sheduled tasks. This does not change anything with the actual tasks or the scripts that run them. It merely replaces the method that initiates the running of those scripts.

There are no template edits of any kind. Simply upload the files to your forumhome directory and import the product xml file.

This should work in any vb or custom script in any directory.
Full support will only be given at vbmodder.com

I will support it here as time permits.

Enjoy

Don't forget to click install if you use it.

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Do not use this with vb 3.5x! There is a difference in the cron table.
The 3.5x version can be found here

Code:

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Code Monkey · #52 08-17-2006, 11:22 PM

Well, it only breaks the cron_start hook because I am using a different script than cron.php. I could always add my own hook.

I wonder if there is a way to divert vb to look there for cron_start. hmmm...

Code Monkey · #53 08-17-2006, 11:39 PM

New version 1.1.2

Added ajax_cron_start hook. Now if you should ever have a plugin that uses the cron_start hook simply change it to use the ajax_cron_start hook.

briansol · #54 08-18-2006, 03:07 AM

Thanks for the update

Revan · #55 08-18-2006, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

Well, it only breaks the cron_start hook because I am using a different script than cron.php. I could always add my own hook.

I wonder if there is a way to divert vb to look there for cron_start. hmmm...

If that's the problem, why not just add cron_start instead of ajax_cron_start in your ajax_cron.php?

Since you are rendering the vB default cron.php useless, whatever code would be executed in cron_start would be executed in your file instead.
Or am I missing something?

Code Monkey · #56 08-18-2006, 01:18 PM

Is it that easy? I have never looked at how vb knows where the hooks are so I have no idea. I was planning on researching that this weekend.

libertylounge · #57 08-18-2006, 11:03 PM

Awesome. Installed.

Code Monkey · #58 08-19-2006, 01:24 AM

New Version 1.1.3

Now it will just use cron_start hook if you have a plugin that uses it. Aparently vb doesn't actually care where the hook is located.

Live and learn.

Code Monkey

Thanks go to Revan for the heads up.

Code Monkey · #59 08-19-2006, 03:11 PM

New Version 1.1.4

This will now degrade gracefully when browsers have javascript turned off. When a browser has javascript turned off the default vb method will be implemented to ensure the cron runs.

Code Monkey

derekivey · #60 08-19-2006, 05:06 PM

Nice hack Code Monkey

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[high]* derekivey clicks install.[/high]

Code Monkey · #61 08-19-2006, 08:53 PM

Thank you very much.

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