[CDB] Ajax Chat

[spaceace]

hello , thx for this plugin my forum passed to forum on 3.2 and i can install the new version when i active this extention, i have one message "MODULE_EXISTS" can you help me please thank you

if the module exists, you will need to find it and remove it. if you are unable to do so, if you provide me with an admin login via PM, i can most likely find it in the ACP and remove it in the module management if that is where the issue is.

[shortmort37]

I have a question about settings for status, and refresh... I'm running 3.0.22.

I took the default settings for Chat. Most users on my board - myself included - check the board from time to time, but remain logged in ("remember me"). Naturally, after a long period of time, we go offline.

I find that when I am offline, and I enter a chat, it does not present - there isn't a refresh, even after 300 seconds (the offline refresh rate). However, if I log out and back in, the refresh happens within 5 seconds (again, the default). It seems that once the user goes offline, whatever they submit for a chat never presents.

Am I missing something? Is there something I can do to remediate?

Dan

[spaceace]

I have a question about settings for status, and refresh... I'm running 3.0.22.

I took the default settings for Chat. Most users on my board - myself included - check the board from time to time, but remain logged in ("remember me"). Naturally, after a long period of time, we go offline.

I find that when I am offline, and I enter a chat, it does not present - there isn't a refresh, even after 300 seconds (the offline refresh rate). However, if I log out and back in, the refresh happens within 5 seconds (again, the default). It seems that once the user goes offline, whatever they submit for a chat never presents.

Am I missing something? Is there something I can do to remediate?

Dan

after no input for an extended period of time, as in just being idle on a page that has chat, you are no longer shown in the "who is chatting" list so you no longer get a refresh of messages. if you have a large forum with chat, it could cause unnecessary server load if you have many idle users

[shortmort37]

after no input for an extended period of time, as in just being idle on a page that has chat, you are no longer shown in the "who is chatting" list so you no longer get a refresh of messages. if you have a large forum with chat, it could cause unnecessary server load if you have many idle users

That's reasonable. But there needs to be a way - after being classified as idle, or offline - to change your status back to active. I think that entering a chat and clicking the submit button should change one's status - they certainly are actively attempting to chat. But it doesn't seem to work.

An individual can move from active state, to idle, to offline; but (in my experience) there doesn't seem to be any way to be reconsidered active again, apart from logging out and logging back in. That's painful. Unless, like I say, I'm missing something.

Dan

[spaceace]

apart from logging out and logging back in. That's painful.

refreshing the page works instead of logging out and in. at least that is what i have always done

[shortmort37]

Couldn't a click of the submit button reset the timer(s)?

At any rate, what I'm finding is that If I tear down the web page (with my cookie keeping me logged in), go to bed and relaunch it in the morning, occasionally - not always - it appears as I am inactive. I suppose I could flush my browser cache too...

But semantically, if I actively click on the chat submit button, I am active in chat. It seems to me that should be the consideration, not some other loosely-connected activity. Just my $0.02.

[MadDog666]

Hi everybody,

first, my english is not so good, but i try it.

We have ab PhpBB 3.2 Board with Ajax Chat 3.0.22
It works

Now, we want to get him a Password. Is it possible ?
Guests, Bots a not available to see the Chat. Only members; but we have a monthly Chat for some Users. We dont want, that other User come in to the Chat at this day.
So, we Need a Password or so ...

Can somebody helb me ?

[Galixte de EzCom]

No there is no need password to do it.

Use a special group and give it the permissions​ during this day to the chat.

[MadDog666]

thanx for your answer, thats a good idea. I want to test it and i give Feedback

[Buspilotin]

Hi, i have a problem with my Ajax Chat. It works fine on 3.2.0, but the layout is always the basic version. If I switch it to "all buttons" on ACP and save, the ACP shows the green information message, but the chat is still in basic mode. When I open the settings again, the point is at "disable" again

[spaceace]

Hi, i have a problem with my Ajax Chat. It works fine on 3.2.0, but the layout is always the basic version. If I switch it to "all buttons" on ACP and save, the ACP shows the green information message, but the chat is still in basic mode. When I open the settings again, the point is at "disable" again

it could be a style related issue

[rxu]

3 observations so far:

• A lot of code duplication between controller and the listener (functions like whois_online() and other duplicated pieces of code could be splitted into a standalone helper service injected into both places).
• Adding message in chat when someone posts to the forum doesn't consider post visibility (which leads to posting links to unapproved posts) as well as the forum accesibility (which leads to posting links from private forums to public).
• UCP module auth doesn't consider u_ajaxchat_view permission, thus the UCP chat settings are stil available for users unauthorized for the chat viewing.

Just in case the author needs it

[spaceace]

3 observations so far:

• A lot of code duplication between controller and the listener (functions like whois_online() and other duplicated pieces of code could be splitted into a standalone helper service injected into both places).
• Adding message in chat when someone posts to the forum doesn't consider post visibility (which leads to posting links to unapproved posts) as well as the forum accesibility (which leads to posting links from private forums to public).
• UCP module auth doesn't consider u_ajaxchat_view permission, thus the UCP chat settings are stil available for users unauthorized for the chat viewing.

Just in case the author needs it

thanks

A lot of code duplication between controller and the listener (functions like whois_online() and other duplicated pieces of code could be splitted into a standalone helper service injected into both places).

code duplication has been addressed already

Adding message in chat when someone posts to the forum doesn't consider post visibility (which leads to posting links to unapproved posts) as well as the forum accesibility (which leads to posting links from private forums to public).

i have not had this issue for some time as it uses the auth from the forum being posted in for viewing the chat message. but i will look into this

EDIT: i just posted in several topics of my test board and all post visibility is working correctly in private/hidden forums. is there a special case you are using to test this?

UCP module auth doesn't consider u_ajaxchat_view permission, thus the UCP chat settings are stil available for users unauthorized for the chat viewing.

i will look into this as well

[rxu]

Also, the chat is getting the link text for the CHAT_NEW_POST etc. from the post_subject field, which may be empty. That leads to the info messages like rxu has replied to: with no link. As the topic title is always non-empty, it would be nice to put it to the link text in cases the post subject is empty.

[spaceace]

Also, the chat is getting the link text for the CHAT_NEW_POST etc. from the post_subject field, which may be empty. That leads to the info messages like rxu has replied to: with no link. As the topic title is always non-empty, it would be nice to put it to the link text in cases the post subject is empty.

good idea. thanks for pointing that out