PS status script [LEGACY]

[derula]

Unfortunately, with PS Legacy taken offline today (2023/5/1), this script is currently broken.

Inspired by and blatantly stealing the idea of this, I made a little script that checks character statuses.

It will only query the Laanx server every 10 minutes at most and save the result for later. It's open for everyone to use it.

Click here for details.

Here's a simple usage example:

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http://psstatus.uglyhorst.de/Idiotbrain.png=>

You can also make it create a complete list of characters, via comma separation:

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http://psstatus.uglyhorst.de/Idiotbrain,Randomdude,Slaughterking.png=>

For an advanced usage example, see my sig (yes, that would be see psstatus.uglyhorst.de/Jamona.png).

If you have any improvement suggestions, or want to "register" for advanced usage, tell me

[Rigwyn]

I think thats pretty cool

[derula]

I think thats pretty cool

Thanks I hope it will be useful for someone.

Also, if someone wants to profit from the status page parsing the script does, this link will give you a serialized PHP array with online characters (with the same 10 minute precision). This way, you can just write

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$chars = unserialize(file_get_contents('http://psstatus.uglyhorst.de/chars_array.txt'));in PHP and have an array of chars currently online. (Except if the server has been unreachable on last check, then $chars will be false.)

Alternately, you can refer to this plain text list.

Both are sorted alphabetically (well at the moment they aren't, but will be in less than 10 minutes xD Edit: yup, now they are).

Enjoy

[derula]

Fixed for Skylab. Not that anyone apart from me ever used it, but what the hell.

Also, it will stay online at the same address - and the "advanced usage" offer will stay open for anyone.

And also, as the new server is in Europe, it will reload the names list faster when it does so.

[LigH]

Well, still - thank you. Well possible that one could base an "offline buddy list" on it. Some day...

[Aiwendil]

Ahm..offline buddy list as in being able to have a buddy list even while not being logged in?

[Dracaeon]

This question might seem stupid, but I want to clarify: Do we just put that link straight into our sig or whatever, or do we have to do something with it first?

[weltall]

[derula]

This question might seem stupid, but I want to clarify: Do we just put that link straight into our sig or whatever, or do we have to do something with it first?

You should put something like this in your sig:

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[img]http://psstatus.uglyhorst.de/Dracaeon.png[/img]

[Bajazag]

Baja likes it.
Thanks a lot derula  

oh, I've added a link to your page, hope it's ok

[Illysia]

Wonderful! 

[BoevenF]

Boeven bows to Derula with respect 

[derula]

Nice idea with the link, thanks Bajazag

And thanks Illysia and BoevenF I hope you'll enjoy using it.

[Bonifarzia]

I really like the idea of this.

Would it be possible for you to change the white background to a transparent one?


EDIT

(removed sample image)

Thanks, Derula


May the light guide you.

[derula]

Would it be possible for you to change the white background to a transparent one?

Sure. Actually, I just re-enabled a commented-out line that did exactly this.

(I disabled that because I thought the colors might be badly readable, but I never bothered to test it. And then I only used mine as a large image instead of the text version and no one else used it so I didn't care. But I agree, now that some use it, the white background looks rather ugly. And I think the text color is readable pretty well.)

Edit: Also, I've added a new feature. You can have all your characters listed at once now (result see my sig), e.g.:

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[img]http://psstatus.uglyhorst.de/Ash, Peter; Pikachu| freedommaster,MaStErFiGhTeR.png[/img]will result in:

(Just to demonstrate improved error tolerance too.)

(Obviously, "advanced usage" will only work if just a single character is specified)