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Plug-in System; Feature Request
Topic Started: Jun 27 2009, 01:34 PM (658 Views)
Viral.	Jun 29 2009, 08:19 AM Post #16
Member Posts: 3,096 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	Viral. sits in a corner and awaits more information on the holy RDB.



Roby	Jun 29 2009, 10:08 AM Post #17
Member Posts: 361 Group: Members Member #161,589 Joined: October 20, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://zbcode.com/index/	HolySavior Jun 28 2009, 09:45 PM i think more time should be spent enhancing the skills of the coders so they can produce working , non-buggy codes. that in itself will ease up on code support and problems. I agree. While a plug-in system would be cool, and there would be ways around it to make it work, Dan is right. Working on the fundamentals will produce fewer problems and less hassle of the creator supporting their code.



Reid.	Jun 29 2009, 12:11 PM Post #18
C'est un pičge! Posts: 375 Group: Members Member #147,240 Joined: February 13, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://resources.zetaboards.com/	HolySavior Jun 28 2009, 09:45 PM i would just like to see people who can actually code/script properly... dont get ahead of ourselves now people. i think more time should be spent enhancing the skills of the coders so they can produce working , non-buggy codes. that in itself will ease up on code support and problems. How rude, Dan! I know you're targeting me with that. Anyways, we can all dream about this kind of thing, can't we?



HolySavior	Jun 29 2009, 12:15 PM Post #19
if( holy + alcohol){ happycoding()} Posts: 6,796 Group: Members Member #23,699 Joined: July 7, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://javascriptin.com	Aeroice Jun 29 2009, 12:11 PM HolySavior Jun 28 2009, 09:45 PM i would just like to see people who can actually code/script properly... dont get ahead of ourselves now people. i think more time should be spent enhancing the skills of the coders so they can produce working , non-buggy codes. that in itself will ease up on code support and problems. How rude, Dan! I know you're targeting me with that. Anyways, we can all dream about this kind of thing, can't we? haha you know it reid sure you can dream but i still think im right



Tony	Jun 29 2009, 12:18 PM Post #20
Katorga-12 Posts: 7,025 Group: Global Support Team Member #32,550 Joined: October 15, 2004	Viral. Jun 29 2009, 08:19 AM Viral. sits in a corner and awaits more information on the holy RDB. Yea me too. Tony brings snacks for him and Viral. Having seen a bit of something RDBish, it is a plug-in system (in the way a plug-in system has been mentioned in this topic at least). It will have codes and themes for installation. I don't know anything about it, other then it exists, but would it not remove the need to use JavaScript codes. [/not-knowing-coding-either] Maybe there could be a unique framework to build codes on top of? [/again-not-knowing-coding-either] Would that eliminate most all support needs and/or compatibility issues?.[/insert-nkce-tag] All coders, new and old, should head on over to the code university. .. huh?, huh? [/advertising-zbcode] .. now pay me my cookies.



Reid.	Jun 29 2009, 12:33 PM Post #21
C'est un pičge! Posts: 375 Group: Members Member #147,240 Joined: February 13, 2007 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://resources.zetaboards.com/	Having a Javascript-based coding system would be interesting, at best. It would take quite a bit of Brandon's time to set up the php aspects of it, but, erm, the JS part wouldn't be so bad.... The only structure it could really run off of would be OOP or some other way. Like, maybe.. a certain format (commented format) to show what function needs to be run to execute it, as well as a description, pages to run it on, name of the code, etc etc.. then that could be parsed from the file into a format that a user can read. Code: `/* <ZBSCRIPT> name: "My Script" description: "Erases the board" execute: "MScript()" variables: ["board_html","What you want the new page to say"] </ZBSCRIPT> */ function MScript() { document.body.innerHTML = board_html; }` Now that's a very, very, very rough format and stuff, but, in essence, a user would open up a 'scripts' page in their admin CP, click on "new script", paste the code in that they want, then hit "Next." On the next page it gives the name of the code, the description, and then it asks you to fill in the variables that are defined there, and it gives the description of the variables as well. You fill those in, then it plugs them right in front of the script, and then sticks that in the board template automatically. That's a very rough format - in fact, it would be 100x easier if the data in the ZBSCRIPT imaginary tags was in JSON format, that way it could pass between PHP/JS as needed - so, it's definitely not finished and there's a lot of stuff that would have to change, but it gives a general idea on how a system might work.



HolySavior	Jun 29 2009, 03:18 PM Post #22
if( holy + alcohol){ happycoding()} Posts: 6,796 Group: Members Member #23,699 Joined: July 7, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://javascriptin.com	there are many things that could happen or should happen. but if this plug-in system were to work properly coders old and new need to know how to script properly. not just working for this theme or that theme or this browser or that browser. is it hard to get it to work on everything? sometimes it is. sometimes its not. i can bet that if done properly it will already work in almost everything and little editting will need to be done to get it all to work. there are times were plain old school JS should be used and other times where jQuery might be the better route. you cant use jQuery for everything and everything. not always the best way to go. if this were to happen or going to happen or will happen just at a later time, this plug-in system should be very strict on who or what codes get in there. I would be more than happy to help code for a plug-in system or make codes that people want. I already take most of the codes i make straight out of the feedback and suggestions forums here and other boards.



Viral.	Jun 29 2009, 03:50 PM Post #23
Member Posts: 3,096 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	Important Question Time: Premium or non Premium?



Lout	Jun 29 2009, 03:58 PM Post #24
Member Posts: 594 Group: Members Member #179,225 Joined: January 17, 2009 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Viral. Jun 29 2009, 03:50 PM Important Question Time: Premium or non Premium? Ooh, good one Viral. I would say it would have to be non premium, due to the large amounts of test boards that would be needed by the coders themselves to ensure compatibility. Lout returns to his chair and grabs the cookie jar



HolySavior	Jun 29 2009, 04:44 PM Post #25
if( holy + alcohol){ happycoding()} Posts: 6,796 Group: Members Member #23,699 Joined: July 7, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://javascriptin.com	personally they should have it premium to start off with. have a select few with premium test boards to see how it works inprivate than full blown it to non premium



Viral.	Jun 29 2009, 05:13 PM Post #26
Member Posts: 3,096 Group: Members Member #65,614 Joined: August 19, 2005 I'm Browsing With Chrome My Board URL http://zbaio.zetabin.com/	What would that achieve?



Nicola	Jun 29 2009, 05:19 PM Post #27
..... Posts: 15,416 Group: Global Support Team Member #28,661 Joined: August 29, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	We'll cross that bridge when Brandon has actually finished the feature, then he'll post a gleeful announcement about it with all the info you want, how it'll work etc. Just be patient. Until then it's....shhhh a secret cough



Stephen	Jun 29 2009, 10:33 PM Post #28
Mine! Or I will help you not. Posts: 13,128 Group: Community Admin Member #1,011 Joined: April 3, 2003 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://forums.yodaminch.com	I nominate Nicola to ~~reject~~ screen all submissions.



ElementalAlchemist	Jun 29 2009, 10:35 PM Post #29
ERROR: This title does not exist. Posts: 1,052 Group: Members Member #28,414 Joined: August 26, 2004 I'm Browsing With Opera 10	Stephen Jun 29 2009, 10:33 PM I nominate Nicola to ~~reject~~ screen all submissions. Nah, we need Nicola to make pretty themes. We should get Nicola to... err... Nicolas to do it instead.



HolySavior	Jun 29 2009, 11:53 PM Post #30
if( holy + alcohol){ happycoding()} Posts: 6,796 Group: Members Member #23,699 Joined: July 7, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://javascriptin.com	nicolas? hahhahahaah your better off with nicola



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