Chat Modifications - [Shout/Chatbox 0.7.06] GCBOS - Generic Chat Box Operating System

GCBOS - Generic Chat Box Operating System
by VertiCode UK

GCBOS is a command-based chat client written in PHP for vBulletin 3 & 4, the original modification was written by dinnerbone for vBulletin 3.7.

Versions:
-vBulletin 3.8

Features:
-Commands
-Topic and Reply notifications
-Simple to use commands
-Chat permissions
-Hide chatbox from usergroups
-Allow guests to view
-The ability to use similes and BB code
-Show who is using GCBOS on who's online
-Edit and delete messages
-Ability to prune the chat

Demo:
Otaku Studios

Commands:
- Impersonate: Makes <user> say <message ...>
- Usage: /say <user> <message ...>
- Example: /say "Basfreak" I like to touch myself at night.
- Mute User: Mutes <user>, preventing them from talking.
- Usage: /mute <user ..>
- Example: /mute Forum Troll
- Unmute User: Unmutes <user>, allowing them to talk.
- Usage: /unmute <user ..>
- Example: /unmute Forum Troll
- Edit Message: Edits message <messageid>, setting the new text to <message ..>
- Usage: /edit <messageid> <message ..>
- Example: /edit 1337 I'm in your message, stealing your texts.
- Delete message: Deletes message <messageid>.
- Usage: /delete <messageid>
- Example: /delete 1497
- Toggle Truesight: If enabled allows you to see who actually sent a message
- Usage: /truesight <0 or 1>
- Example: /truesight 1
- Clear Messages: Clears GCBOS, deleting all messages. Only you will see this.
- Usage: /clear
- Example: /clear
- List Muted Users: Lists all muted users
- Usage: /listmuted
- Example: /listmuted
- Private Message: Sends a private message to <user>
- Usage: /pm <user> <message ...>
- Example: /pm "Kanye West" Do you like fishsticks?
- List Ignored: Lists all users you are currently ignoring
- Usage: /listignores
- Example: /listignores
- Ignore User: Ignores all messages from <username ...>, preventing them from showing.
- Usage: /ignore <username ...>
- Example: /ignore Just Another Forum Troll
- Unignore User: Stops messages from <username ...> from being ignored.
- Usage: /unignore <username ...>
- Example: /unignore Dinnerbone
- Set Notice: Sets the notice to <notice>
- Usage: /notice <message ..>
- Example: /notice Welcome your new overlords!
- User Action: Perform an action, useful for role playing.
- Usage: /me <action ...>
- Example: /me dances
- Help: Displays this help menu
- Usage: /help
- Example: /help
- Prune Messages: Deletes all messages in GCBOS, this cannot be undone
- Usage: /prune
- Example: /prune

When using a command with 'parameters', you may either enter each parameter in the form of:
/command param1 param2 param3
However if the parameter contains spaces you must enclose it in quotes, such as:
/command "parameter 1" 'parameter2' param3.
You may edit messages by double clicking on them (If you have permission to do so), delete messages by clicking on the '#' in front of your messages, send a user a private message by single clicking their name, or speed up/slow down the speed messages are typed at by pressing the 'up' or 'down' arrow keys on your keyboard.

License:
GCBOS was released under the MPL on google code please see http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html or view LICENSE.txt

Compatibility:
-vBulletin 4.x
-IIS7
-Apache2
-Litespeed webserver
-PHP 5.2.x
-PHP 5.3 (if references are enabled)

PHP 5.3
For GCBOS to work with PHP 5.3 you must have

allow_call_time_pass_reference

set to

On

Install:
-Upload the contents of the upload folder
-Import product-gcbos.xml
-Set usergroup permissions
-Insert <!-- {SHOUTBOX} --> into the template you want it to display in (EG FORUMHOME, FORUMDISPLAY) or at the bottom of navbar
-Navigate to vBulletin Settings->GCBOS set the forum restrictions to disable topic notifications or disable them by selecting no
-For 0.7.07 and above i reccomend installing the following modification (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228507) to add GCBOS to your navbar (http://yoursite.com/forums/gcbos.php?action=page).

Upgrade:
-Overwrite all files then import the product
-Edit permissions as required

[Tinnie]

After the host restored everything we got informed that we got DDOS Attacked all information of the Plug in was available in the chatbox which I had to disable it ...

Any clues ?

I'm really thankful for your guys work I don't have bad intentions but I just want to ask why this happen and if you guys have a solution for it thats all.

[Videx]

A ddos attack has nothing at all to do with this mod. Unless they're actually trying to say there's a vulnerability in the code and there was a ddos attack at the same time. More likely they just saw people trying to chat during the attack and it was generating normal errors.

On an overloaded shared server your users will hit the buttons over and over trying to get it to work; it's normal for lazy tech staff to read this as being your fault, but it isn't.

[Jim Co]

Everything appears OK but when I type in a shout and hit submit nothing shows up what you typed just disappears..using the newest one clean install.

[RNGDE]

Originally Posted by MyChemicalSelf

Once i have a bug fixed (editing posts showing as a reply) i will consider working on an archive.

All shouts are displayed instantly as they are wrapped with instant tags, not the best solution but meh ill sort it properly eventually.


About umlauts etc yeah not sure why its propbably because of the charset im using woops ill sort it for the gold release (i force the chat to use utf8 ^.^)



Please update to RC5 it has been fixed in the private build for a while. (silly bug)



How odd with RC5 on the demo site we are on older hardware if i remember right and we do just fine currently i will look into adding an idle system

Thank you, we will be looking forward to a more optimized instant loading of the messages. We are using the other chatbox mod for vb4 AsC or whatever it is called, no lag WHAT SO EVER, so it has to be something with the coding, or utilizing a lot of resources, or something!

Thanks,

Ren

[ysam]

UTF-8 doesn't work.

[Olli2k]

Is it possible to switch off several msgs like PM, New Topic reply to thread and so on?

[Jonluci]

I would just like to see the "topic replies" disabled on chat.
New topic alert is a great feature, but on bigger boards, where there is a reply happening regularly.....it just kills the chat

[KHALIK]

Originally Posted by Jonluci

I would just like to see the "topic replies" disabled on chat.
New topic alert is a great feature, but on bigger boards, where there is a reply happening regularly.....it just kills the chat

+1


Can this be disabled? "Topic Replies"

Members are complaining as it spams the chatbox.

[Hateman]

Hello,

i have this problem. By typing a word:

Nützlich

i receive this word in my shoutbox:

Nützlich

Whats the problem?

[ysam]

Originally Posted by Hateman

Hello,

i have this problem. By typing a word:

N?tzlich

i receive this word in my shoutbox:

Nützlich

Whats the problem?

This

Originally Posted by ysam

UTF-8 doesn't work.

Originally Posted by Jonluci

I would just like to see the "topic replies" disabled on chat.
New topic alert is a great feature, but on bigger boards, where there is a reply happening regularly.....it just kills the chat

+1 Just make it configurable :up: