SharpLeech 2: Discussion and ideas topic.

[Hyperz]

Use the 1.0.1 topic for that. SL 2 isn't released yet. It'll post under the username you logged in with.

[Hyperz]

Alright, this will most likely be the last update till the ALPHA is up for download. First of all, for those of you wondering what to expect from the plugin system, here is the WBB plugin:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<!-- == SharpLeech 2 - SiteReader Plugin == -->

<SiteReader v="2.0.0.0">
    <Settings>
        <SiteName>Warez-BB</SiteName>
        <BaseUrl>http://www.warez-bb.org</BaseUrl>
        <!-- Supported type values are: IP.Board 3.x.x, IP.Board 2.x.x,
             vBulletin 4.x.x, vBulletin 3.x.x, phpBB 3.x.x, phpBB 2.x.x -->
        <Type>phpBB 2.x.x</Type>
        <!-- If unsure choose ISO-8859-1. Except for phpBB 3 boards, they use UTF-8 by default. -->
        <DefaultEncoding>ISO-8859-1</DefaultEncoding>
        <!-- Set to true if the site uses SEO urls, otherwise false. -->
        <AllowRedirects>false</AllowRedirects>
        <UseFriendlyLinks>false</UseFriendlyLinks>
    </Settings>

    <Sections>
        <Section title="Apps" id="3" />
        <Section title="All-In-One (AIO)" id="47" />
        <Section title="Freewares and Betas" id="9" />
        <Section title="Games" id="5" />
        <Section title="Console Games" id="28" />
        <Section title="Movies" id="4" />
        <Section title="TV Shows" id="57" />
        <Section title="Anime" id="88" />
        <Section title="Music" id="6" />
        <Section title="Music Videos" id="38" />
        <Section title="Templates and Scripts" id="7" />
        <Section title="Template Rips" id="29" />
        <Section title="eBooks" id="8" />
        <Section title="Tutorials" id="83" />
        <Section title="Audio" id="91" />
        <Section title="Mac and Other OSes" id="20" />
    </Sections>
</SiteReader>

As you can see, fairly simple and straight forward. Some sites will need code though. But I spend a week testing and debugging all site modules to get as many sites to work without needing extra code as possible. I have also run a speed test on the current code base. The result was about 300 threads leeched and posted in little over a minute. 300 / 60 = 5 threads per second roughly. Of course that speed will depend heavily on the site leeching from and posting to. Network usage was peaking at 6.5 Mbit/sec with that speed. CPU usage isn't even worth mentioning. It's low .

As it looks now it'll be done in about a week or 2 (give or take a week). After that the ALPHA will be released. Once that is done I'll put up a site where you can go for support, suggestions, share plugins, get other tools, support for the #Leech 2 Library, FAQ, tips/tricks, etc. Big thanks to Jayfella and st0ne for that .

Well that's about it I guess.

[DeLeTeD]

looks great and really looking forward to testing it out.

[Hawk]

Not sure if anyone suggested this but;

- The ability to leech threads from specific users would be good.

- If I "re-leech" from a specific section, it leeches the same threads which were leeched from the first time I leeched. I hate it when it does that

- Ability to edit "current thread" would be great. For example, if I wanted to edit some bits before it posted a thread, I'd do it via the "Current thread" tab. Obviously you'll need to add extra options such as "Pause", "Post" (Pause/Post for EDITING the "current leeched" thread).. If you implement this. This can be done via editing it from the site itself, I know. But it's just a suggestion.

- Some forums have custom icons which represent Hotfile, Rapidshare, Megaupload etc. The ability to add custom icons to threads would be good. You might need a seperate tab for this where the "settings" are to set custom icons. The option to "disable" post icons would be good if the user doesn't have icons on his/her forum.

- This might be a "silly" suggestion, but when you hover over a section you want to leech from the available sections it'll show the description for each section. Not really needed, but it might help the noobs.

- A little guide on the program itself would be awesome. Maybe this could be an embedded youtube video.

- A link back to a "suggestions/feedback" thread from the program would be good, as a few users who actually download the program may have "awesome" suggestions, where will they post it? There isn't any email on the program nor is there any form to leave feedback/suggestions.

- I know you're creating this program for free, but members who actually appreciate your work may wish to donate some money to you. Add a donation buttotn? Again, these are all just suggestions, you don't have to add them.

- That's all for now

[Storming]

A suggestion for this which would be good in some ways.

The ability to find and replace words within a thread say "Adobe" for example/
Basicaly they can put it in a list and it will get replaced with something else..
Just a idea a

[Hyperz]

There is regular expression support for removing text from titles and content. In the future this will probably get extended to support replacements too instead of just removing matches.

Not sure if anyone suggested this but;

- The ability to leech threads from specific users would be good.

- If I "re-leech" from a specific section, it leeches the same threads which were leeched from the first time I leeched. I hate it when it does that

- Ability to edit "current thread" would be great. For example, if I wanted to edit some bits before it posted a thread, I'd do it via the "Current thread" tab. Obviously you'll need to add extra options such as "Pause", "Post" (Pause/Post for EDITING the "current leeched" thread).. If you implement this. This can be done via editing it from the site itself, I know. But it's just a suggestion.

- Some forums have custom icons which represent Hotfile, Rapidshare, Megaupload etc. The ability to add custom icons to threads would be good. You might need a seperate tab for this where the "settings" are to set custom icons. The option to "disable" post icons would be good if the user doesn't have icons on his/her forum.

- This might be a "silly" suggestion, but when you hover over a section you want to leech from the available sections it'll show the description for each section. Not really needed, but it might help the noobs.

- A little guide on the program itself would be awesome. Maybe this could be an embedded youtube video.

- A link back to a "suggestions/feedback" thread from the program would be good, as a few users who actually download the program may have "awesome" suggestions, where will they post it? There isn't any email on the program nor is there any form to leave feedback/suggestions.

- I know you're creating this program for free, but members who actually appreciate your work may wish to donate some money to you. Add a donation buttotn? Again, these are all just suggestions, you don't have to add them.

- That's all for now

Some good suggestions there. Some will already be in 2.0.0, some I had already planned for post 2.0.0 releases. And some I'm not sure about yet (such as leeching threads from specific users). Thanks for the suggestions.

[Hawk]

Also, I'm not sure whether this has been implemented but what about the option to auto-update? The option should be added only if you wish to continue developing SL. I don't see a point in "auto-update" if the creator doesn't update the software.

Oh and, now I think I might be "over-suggesting" lol. Erm.. what about an admin program which lists all the users using sharpleech "atm" and the option to disable leeching from the "admin" program. Obviously you will be the only one able to administrate the users. A lot of other options could be added to the admin program such as "Global announcement" -- I think this should be done for 4.0 lol. Quite a few members use the program to spam sites and it's annoying. Another thing.. I extremely hate users who leech threads and post 50k threads in 2 weeks. The ability to block the shit would be great (via robots or something)

[Royal King]

I like hawk's edit idea

[DeLeTeD]

^^ hawk I agree completely. I saw one forum with there top 4 posters with over 2millions posts combined. However it is up to them how much they leach on there own site. If they are spaming on other sites the admin can ban/block. Dont think its up to Hyperz to clean the warez world lol. Although it could be useful to have a power like that.

[devilahead]

- The ability to leech threads from specific users would be good.

Good one!

- If I "re-leech" from a specific section, it leeches the same threads which were leeched from the first time I leeched. I hate it when it does that

Good one!

- Ability to edit "current thread" would be great. For example, if I wanted to edit some bits before it posted a thread, I'd do it via the "Current thread" tab. Obviously you'll need to add extra options such as "Pause", "Post" (Pause/Post for EDITING the "current leeched" thread).. If you implement this. This can be done via editing it from the site itself, I know. But it's just a suggestion.

Good one!

- Some forums have custom icons which represent Hotfile, Rapidshare, Megaupload etc. The ability to add custom icons to threads would be good. You might need a seperate tab for this where the "settings" are to set custom icons. The option to "disable" post icons would be good if the user doesn't have icons on his/her forum.

I think it's difficult. Because different forums will have different "titles" for post images.

- This might be a "silly" suggestion, but when you hover over a section you want to leech from the available sections it'll show the description for each section. Not really needed, but it might help the noobs.

Not needed. The UI should be simple.

- A little guide on the program itself would be awesome. Maybe this could be an embedded youtube video.

Not needed. The UI should be simple.

- A link back to a "suggestions/feedback" thread from the program would be good, as a few users who actually download the program may have "awesome" suggestions, where will they post it? There isn't any email on the program nor is there any form to leave feedback/suggestions.

Good one!

- I know you're creating this program for free, but members who actually appreciate your work may wish to donate some money to you. Add a donation buttotn? Again, these are all just suggestions, you don't have to add them.

Hyperz has said that he'll add it.

A suggestion for this which would be good in some ways.

The ability to find and replace words within a thread say "Adobe" for example/
Basicaly they can put it in a list and it will get replaced with something else..
Just a idea a

Good one!

Hyperz, I am eagerly waiting for the release.