Eve Online Parsing (snipit)

[waxychicken]

(i recommend you replace the <img src= with your images for icons.)

I created a code snippet to be pasted in the board global footer to parse Eve Online links and direct them to an information page.
It would be nice if someone make a legit plugin for this.
I thought i'd post up what i have in case someone would like to work on it.
I just wanted to try and give something back to all of those great Plugin makers out there. i hope it's useful to someone.

WARNING:
(updated 4-19-2017)

• this code is NOT suitable for heavy-use forums, is NOT optimized, and may cause some glitches.
• This code waits 10 seconds for the page to load before parsing Eve Online links (was getting unusual behavior without the delay in effect).
• This code does not activate on edit posting, create posting, or boards lists.
• This code is NOT compatible with post "preview".
• This code links to sites off the forum into a new window (instead of parsing a remote site for the info)

(NOTE: some ad-blockers may block the target sites)

example of "Eve Online" Links :
Without this script:


with this script:


The JavaScript code that i use to parse them i pasted in:
Admin Home> Structure> Headers & Footers> Global Footer
i recommend you replace the <img src= with your images for icons.


<!-- Begin Global Footer -->
<script>
   function EveFunction(EveExtract) {
       
   var StartExtract;
   var EndExtract;
   var EndFirstValue;
   var ExtractedString;
var StringType;
var TotalLength;
var NewEve;
var NewEve2;
var NewEve3;
   EveExtract = EveExtract.replace(/{(([^\[\]])+)}(<br>)?/i,'');

NewEve = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('<url=showinfo:'));
NewEve3 = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('</url>')+12);
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('<url=showinfo:'),EveExtract.indexOf('</url>')+12);
StartExtract = EveExtract.indexOf('<url=showinfo:')+17;
   EndFirstValue = EveExtract.indexOf("//",StartExtract);
   ExtractedString = EveExtract.substring(StartExtract,EndFirstValue);
StringType = Number(ExtractedString);
   EndExtract = EveExtract.indexOf('</url>');
TotalLength = EveExtract.length;

switch(true){

case (StringType == 2):
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/irMbPaVggRIggqDyyLcq.png" title="Orginization" alt="Org"> <a href="http://ridetheclown.com/eveapi/showinfo.php?orgID=' + EveNumber;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank" alt="org" title="org"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;
   
case (StringType < 1400 && StringType > 1300):
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http:////storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/YyakDbtzogyjdFobSTLO.png" alt="Character" title="Character"> <a href="http://ridetheclown.com/eveapi/showinfo.php?charID=' + EveNumber;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;

case (StringType == 30):
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
EveName = EveName.replace(/ /g,"_");
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/sIgzTdFkYMaclicrLxWN.png" alt="Faction" title="Faction"> <a href="http://evemaps.dotlan.net/npc#' + EveName;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;

case (StringType == 5):
           if (EveExtract.indexOf(">J") > 1 && "1234567890".indexOf(EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf(">J")+5,EveExtract.indexOf(">J")+6))  > -1 ){
               EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
               var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
               EveName = EveName.replace("J","");
               EveName = EveName.replace("j","");
               EveName = EveName.replace(" Solar System","");
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
           
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/hzqhOhOEEplnOsoPHmHK.png" alt="Wormhole System" title="Wormhole System"> <a href="http://www.ellatha.com/eve/WormholeSystemview.asp?key=' + EveName;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + "J" + EveName + "</a>";
           } else {
            EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
EveName = EveName.replace(/ /g,"_");
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));

EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/tzYfPrKwJgdbsDvsLiRR.png" title="Star System" alt="Star System"><a href="http://evemaps.dotlan.net/system/' + EveName;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
           }
break;

case (StringType == 4):
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
EveName = EveName.replace(/ /g,"_");
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/CRDswxxeYYzdVbjgdXbi.png" alt="Map" title="Map"> <a href="http://evemaps.dotlan.net/search?q=' + EveName;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;

case (StringType == 3):
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
EveName = EveName.replace(/ /g,"_");
var EveNumber = EveExtract.substring(0,EveExtract.indexOf('>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/CRDswxxeYYzdVbjgdXbi.png" alt="Map" title="Map"> <a href="http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/' + EveName;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;

default:
EveExtract = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('//')+2);
var EveName = EveExtract.substring(EveExtract.indexOf('>')+4, EveExtract.indexOf('</url>'));
EveExtract = '<img src="http://storage.proboards.com/6724981/images/mFhbdg0rhjoygIrfaxAS.png" alt="Item" title="Item"> <a href="http://ridetheclown.com/eveapi/showinfo.php?typeID=' + StringType;
EveExtract = EveExtract + '" target="_blank"> ' + EveName + "</a>";
break;
}



EveExtract = NewEve + EveExtract + NewEve3;

return EveExtract;
}




function createevelinks(){
var Articles = document.getElementsByTagName("article");
var ArticlesLength = Articles.length;
for (var finddiv = 0; finddiv < ArticlesLength; finddiv++)
{
var EveTags = Articles[finddiv].getElementsByTagName("div");
var EveFormat;
var EveTagsLength = EveTags.length;
for (var s = 0; s < EveTagsLength; s++)
{
if ((EveTags[s] != null)){
EveFormat = EveTags[s].innerHTML;
while (EveFormat.includes("<url=showinfo:") == true){
EveFormat = EveFunction(EveFormat);
               
}
EveTags[s].innerHTML = EveFormat;
               //EveTags[s].style.width="80%";
}
}
}
}

var myVar;
if ((window.location.href.includes("/thread/")) && (!window.location.href.includes("/edit/"))){
myVar = setTimeout(createevelinks, 10000);
}



</script>
<!-- End Global Footer -->


see how it behaves (10 seconds for links to parse on this page):
ugfed.boards.net/thread/11/eve-test

[waxychicken]

Updated:
Discovered the <Article> tags in the source.
designed the Eve Online Link Parser to target just those.
it greatly optimized the performance.


Code has been updated in original post.

[waxychicken]

Updated.
Further optimization.
image icons added.
added wormhole systems.

updated the code in original post.

[Todge]

You should be able to paste the entire code into a plugin without any changes.

While on your forum. click Admin > Plugins > Build > Create New Plugin.

You should get a pop-up, where you can give the plugin a name and a description. The name is needed, a description is optional unless you intend to submit the plugin to the library.

When done, click Create.

You should now be on the Settings page of your new plugin, Ignore this for now and click on the Components tab. On the right you have several components you can add, for this plugin you can just use Global.

Now, open the Footer tab and paste in your code. Save and ensure the plugin is active and it should work.

[Former Member]

What are you trying to parse exactly?

An inline list of a post apparently?
You could just put the list inside a text file and parse that via javascript, then post it?

[waxychicken]

Thanks, Todge

Phil, it parses copy/paste items taken from inside the game of Eve into internet links that provide info about the specific items people posted.

The game is very dynamic about adding/removing/updating items in it's database, so simply copying the million plus items to a .txt file and using a .js script to compare and parse the items listed per post wouldn't be practical.

so instead of seeing on the forums:

Attention Mining Group:
<url=showinfo:1384//2112562178>Blake McBlake</url> of <url=showinfo:30//500004>Gallente Federation</url> has discovered <url=showinfo:34//1023972587010>Tritanium</url> in <url=showinfo:3//10000068>Verge Vendor</url>
Let's grab that ore before it's taken by someone else.

the forum will instead display:

Attention Mining Group
Blake McBlake of Gallente_Federation has discovered Tritanium in Verge_Vender
Let's grab that ore before it's taken by someone else.

Due to the vast volume of data that is updated/added/removed on a daily basis with this game, it's impractical to do an item by item .txt comparison of these links.
It would be like trying to catalog each piece of sand on a beach - as they blow away and others get blown in and all get re-arranged.

and asking the users to parse the information themselves would be like asking forum members to draw their individual memes instead of just linking to them - one way it's ignored, the other way it's used and useful.