Calendar Calendar Integration 1.0

nexia

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I'm actually merging the "Social Groups Events" addon you can find in the Social Groups Enhancements Bundle, because it need to be updated, the old technique require a file edit and i did not like the idea.

What will be in the Bundle?

- Calendar integration with Forums, Social Groups, Members Profiles.
- Calendar Enhancement with Event Types styled, Holidays Styled
- Calendar Search *(Dylan released a version, i will see with him!) i have a different version, working directly in the calendar, so we may just compete!
- Ability to transform any type of event to a different type
- Ability to move an event to a different calendar
- Ability to give style to an Event, permission based
- Ability to choose which calendar will show its events in the forumhome or portal page
- Calendar link in navbar has now a popup with the different calendars listed

some other functions to be added soon, when i can code again. the ones listed above are known and coded since last year...

As a teaser, here is it:

Taragon

If I understand correct, using this a new event could generate a new thread?

If so, many thanks!

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nexia

Yeah, you know "Events Forum" from Evercraft... people complain that it is doing more than 20 new queries per page... actually, my system is not adding any...

... ok, code changed, the process add one query on forumdisplay and one in showthread... sorry but the default vBulletin can not deal with proper hooks.

nexia

i do not have a Import script yet, so both systems are not "compatible", yet... i'll see to do a move later this winter, when i recovered.

Taragon

Yes, I've been using the Evercraft version for a couple of years now. About the import script, I'm not really sure if I'll use... Events will stay events, threads will stay threads. As most events lie in the past people will just have to figure out the rest... Or at least in my case...

One important question though, something that stopped functioning using Evercraft's product. Will it be possible to move threads around without loosing their connection to an event?

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nexia

the complexity of Evercraft's engine was way astounding...

what more than just have a eventid linked to a threadid... so you can move a thread, you can move an event from calendar to calendar without loosing its link with the thread or discussion *(yeap, we can join an event with a discussion)..

what new?!... you can join an existing event with an existing thread/discussion...

and for the best of it, as i know many sites have mega big databases, no thread or post table is edited during the process, so there is no database lock, no lag, no buggy situation on mega big sites...

50% of the engine is based on existing permissions for forum, social groups, calendars... why re-invent a wheel that already go round and round...

nexia

i had to do a trick to have a screenshot containing all the possible features of this engine, so here is something:




what you see here is the Events Tools, where you manage the event that is linked to:

1- Select the Calendar where to post the Event *(you always have to anyway)
2- Select the Social Group you want the event to be posted in
3- Select the Forum you want the event to be posted in
4- Select the UserID you want to link with the Event

each of them is independant, you can not have all these at the same time... what the ADMIN can do btw is unlink the event from a forum and re-link it to a social group, or a userid... the system will make sure you are not linking the event to too much stuff at the same time...

btw, the logic of a "CMS" would mean you can link the Event with a Forum as well as a Group and a UserID... but this become a little bit cumbersome... i'll see to add this later if needed!

Taragon

Nice!

Though, I'm not really sure about the looks personally.

Having the newly added features moved to the Additional Options menu, and giving each setting its own fieldset (textarea goes underneath the text) might give things a more vBulletinish look.

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nexia

it look simplier when you only have one choice... rofl... but yeah, maybe a new design.. this is a "drafted" version

also, the only possible way i had to add these fields in the calendar_edit template was to use a simple variable addition, anyother way would require template edit, which is bogus in vbulletin usually.. rofl

Taragon

yes, sort of having second thoughts here as it also isn't exactly Additional Options material...

If the textarea will be moved I guess I'll be pretty much a happy customer :P

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