NSNGD addon

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:02 pm

Will the new NSNGD module ever be included by default in RN ?

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:23 pm

It is already in the next release.

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:27 pm

Excellent, thank you Palbin

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:49 am

Just keep in mind RN Team to allow enough time to incorporate the needed DB changes and data migration. It is a bit more involved than some of the previous module replacements that we did.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:33 pm

Already done M. Still needs tested though.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:18 pm

Montego, did you include the downloadd script ?

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:30 pm

You mean disallowing direct linking? If so yes.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:47 pm

Palbin wrote:

You mean disallowing direct linking? If so yes.

No, this is a script for dumping thousands of downloads into the data base all at once.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:11 pm

No.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:00 pm

Bummer, that would have been a very nice addition to this module. I didn't see it included in the version he sent me either, that's why I haven't installed it yet.

I'm wondering if it can be made into a module. The script saves countless hours of typing for Nuke sites that host a lot of gaming files like maps and such.

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:25 pm

thebishop, I do have it in the consideration for future releases, but the issue I had with it is it would just plow through an entire directory full of raw files. While this would load a ton of downloads at once, much of the download's meta data would be missing or not very helpful in describing the download.

For example, the only information available to the script is what can be gathered from the file system, so only: file name and size. Not very helpful to end users even with good descriptive file names.

What I would like to do instead is provide a way for you to load not only the files, but the desired meta data. I'm thinking of supporting CSV and XML formats at a minimum. Thoughts?

NOTE: if you would rather start a new thread here or on my site, I'd like to gather more input on this. It just couldn't release it as it was. Sorry.

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:52 pm

I was just looking for something with leech protection that could also incorporate the downloadadd script.

I'm not a coder, and I don't know much about php, but for me, just getting the files linked and ready for download is my biggest headache. I don't really care about all of the meta data, because 99% of my files are self explanitory by just their file title. maps, addons, modules blocks, ect.

The title of the file is there, and for me thats all I need, because I can then download it and read the authors README to find out what it's really about.

I think I can get someone to make it into a module and then I can just use another module or addon for leech protection.

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:20 am

thebishop, what you had given me isn't that far off as a standalone script. You should be able to make the slight mods needed. For example, all the nuke_downloads_* tables just need to become nuke_nsngd_* in all the SQL. I believe for what you are using it for, that should be the only change. Might be worth trying on a test site...

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:39 pm

I don't have my test server up right now, because I'm installing a new Gigabyte X58A-UD3R mother board on it and had to reformat the HDD's. As soon as it's up will install xampp and give it a shot. Thanks.