ezAPI Client-Side JavaScript

Client-Side JavaScript Implementation of Who's Online

by phalen180

Code:

if (whosonline.substr(0, 5) != "error")
	document.write(ezapiWhosOnline(sPub, sBoardID, sBoardName));

function ezapiWhosOnline(sPub, sBoardID, sBoardName) {
	// Initialize variables
	var ezapiWhosOnline = "";
	var iOnlineUsers = 0;
	var iOnlineMembers = 0;
	var iOnlineGuests = 0;
	var iOnlineAnon = 0;
	var aOnlineNames = "";
	var aOnlineProfiles = "";

// Split ezAPI data
	var aWhosOnline = whosonline.split("\r");

// Destroy unneeded objects
	ezWhosOnline = null;
	
	// Parse ezAPI data
	for (var wo=0; wo < aWhosOnline.length; wo+=2) {
		switch (aWhosOnline[wo]) {
			case "wo_retcode":
				if (aWhosOnline[wo + 1] != "OK") {
					return "Unable to retrieve Who's Online Information";
				}
				ezapiWhosOnline = "Who's Online statistics for <a href=\"http://" + sPub + ".ezboard.com/" + sBoardID + "\">" + sBoardName + "</a><br>\n";
				break;
			case "wo_visitors":
				iOnlineUsers = aWhosOnline[wo + 1];
				break;
			case "wo_members":
				iOnlineMembers = aWhosOnline[wo + 1];
				break;
			case "wo_guests":
				iOnlineGuests = aWhosOnline[wo + 1];
				break;
			case "wo_anonymous":
				iOnlineAnon = aWhosOnline[wo + 1];
				break;
			case "wo_ids":
				aOnlineProfiles = aWhosOnline[wo + 1].split(",");
				break;
			case "wo_names":
				aOnlineNames = aWhosOnline[wo + 1].split(",")
				break;
			}
		}

// Destroy unneeded array
	aWhosOnline = null;

// If there is data, return it
	if (iOnlineUsers > 0) {
		ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + (iOnlineUsers + " visitors in the last 15 minutes: ");
		if (iOnlineMembers > 0)
			ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + (iOnlineMembers + " Members ");
		if (iOnlineGuests > 0)
			ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + (iOnlineGuests + " Guests ");
		if (iOnlineAnon > 0)
			ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + (iOnlineAnon + " Anonymous ");

// Construct profile links from name and id arrays
		if (aOnlineNames.length > 0) {
			ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + ("<p>");
			for (var aon = 0; aon < aOnlineNames.length - 1; aon++) {
				ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + ("- <a href=\"http://" + sPub + ".ezboard.com/" + sBoardID + ".showUserPublicProfile?gid=" + aOnlineProfiles[aon] + "\">" + aOnlineNames[aon] + "</a> ");
				}
			ezapiWhosOnline = ezapiWhosOnline + (" - </p>");
			}
		}
		return ezapiWhosOnline;
	}
</script>