Oops! Turns out I made a rather silly faux pas in the last update and in my haste to continue work on 2.0 I didn't test 1.1.1 fully. As a result, one of the essential functions was missing and would cause it not to work on the post bit or profile pages. For that reason, plus a couple of others . . .
Version 1.2 is now released!
Other than fixing that critical issue, the main change in this version is that all the status update requests to Steam's servers are made in a single API call, rather than one API call for each user. This should reduce server load and greatly reduce the likelihood of running up against Steam's API call limit, though from my tests it doesn't have a noticeable impact on load times. This change is somewhat experimental, and I particularly haven't been able to test very large requests (as would happen on a large forum). Let me know if you run across any issues.
I did also make some changes to the way Steam integration works that make it a bit more robust.
The full changelog is below:
You can update to 1.2 simply by uploading the files (no need to deactivate and reactivate), though you will need to manually move over the updated ASB module if you want that installed (it's such a minor change that I didn't bother with setting the upgrade script to do it
). I won't be submitting it to the MyBB Mods site until I have some more info on how the new API call method is working, but as always you can get the latest version from GitHub or the attachment on the first post.
Version 1.2.1 is now released!
That was fast. I found today from use on my site that certain special characters in Steam names prevent the cache from being generated. So I've reintroduced filtering of special characters (removed in v1.1.1), though the filter allows more special characters than it used to.
You can download the update from GitHub or the attachment on the first post. I still won't be updating the version on the MyBB Mods site until I'm more reasonably assured of the stability of the new API calls system.
Version 1.2 is now released!
Other than fixing that critical issue, the main change in this version is that all the status update requests to Steam's servers are made in a single API call, rather than one API call for each user. This should reduce server load and greatly reduce the likelihood of running up against Steam's API call limit, though from my tests it doesn't have a noticeable impact on load times. This change is somewhat experimental, and I particularly haven't been able to test very large requests (as would happen on a large forum). Let me know if you run across any issues.
I did also make some changes to the way Steam integration works that make it a bit more robust.
The full changelog is below:
- Status updates for all users are now obtained in a single Steam API call, rather than an API call for each user (experimental).
- Changed the method for Steam Integration on the User CP and Moderator CP. The Steam Community Data API is no longer used at all, and the form now accepts a directly entered 64-bit Steam ID or vanity URL name.
- Fixed an undefined function error on post bit and profile pages.
- Fixed an undefined function error if the plugin is disabled but the ASB module is still in place. Now the ASB module will just disappear or display its stock error instead.
You can update to 1.2 simply by uploading the files (no need to deactivate and reactivate), though you will need to manually move over the updated ASB module if you want that installed (it's such a minor change that I didn't bother with setting the upgrade script to do it
). I won't be submitting it to the MyBB Mods site until I have some more info on how the new API call method is working, but as always you can get the latest version from GitHub or the attachment on the first post.Version 1.2.1 is now released!
That was fast. I found today from use on my site that certain special characters in Steam names prevent the cache from being generated. So I've reintroduced filtering of special characters (removed in v1.1.1), though the filter allows more special characters than it used to.
You can download the update from GitHub or the attachment on the first post. I still won't be updating the version on the MyBB Mods site until I'm more reasonably assured of the stability of the new API calls system.