EPTThis was something I wanted to make for a long time, but didn't have the time and motivation to do it until now.
I made this specifically to log links from RollPlay live chat so I can watch it in peace instead of having to click every link to see it before it's lost (there's a lot of hilarious pictures). I'm archiving the pictures and links for the nostalgia value and to help people who can't watch live to have some taste of the gems and atmosphere from the chat.
If anyone wants to help log itmejp's channel during RollPlay that would be awesome in case I get disconnected or unable to do it. (Later we could even get complete VODs+chat with that; yes, I know someone else is doing it already - the more the merrier.)
I probably won't be updating this script for a while, if ever.
Features:
- It will show the time when the link first appeared; next to it is the number of times it was written in chat.
- It allows you to copy all the links at once (without timestamps) and you can click on them to check them.
- For longer chat sessions, I suggest turning on Show sessions when loading a log file so you can see when disconnects happen.
- If there's some timezone/time mismatch, you can manually write your timezone.
Screenshot:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/bESRAIZ.png)
Code:
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It's very ineffective, not optimized, very badly structured and not commented, but it does what I need it to, without any problem.
Settings:
Note that this script was written mostly with mIRC in mind. I assume other IRC programs behave similarly, so you can use them as well if they can format log files similarly. The .log file text formatting I used was:
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It assumes that the message format is: [time] <nickname> Message
Message time stamps should be Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:45:54 +0200, but I think others would work as well, especially if sessions are formatted in the same way.
Session start should be indicated by Session Start: in the line, followed by a time stamp like above.
Session end should use Session Close:, followed by a time stamp as well.
Message time stamps should be Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:45:54 +0200, but I think others would work as well, especially if sessions are formatted in the same way.
Session start should be indicated by Session Start: in the line, followed by a time stamp like above.
Session end should use Session Close:, followed by a time stamp as well.
mIRC settings that will allow you to log and filter the chat links:
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Tools -> Options -> IRC -> Logging -> [checked] Timestamp logs: [ddd, dd mmm yyyy HH:nn:ss zz]
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Nickname -> your_twitch_account_name (case sensitive)
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Alternative-> your_twitch_account_name
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Servers -> Add:
Then select it on the list and click the Select button.
Click Connect. (in the future, you can connect by clicking the thunderbolt button on the top left)
Once connected type /j channel_name to join a channel and stay in to keep logging it.
If you can't connect to the server (happens often), just keep trying, or add another server:
And follow the same steps.
My log file folder is in: C:\Users\My_Name\AppData\Roaming\mIRC
You can find yours by going to: Tools -> Options -> IRC -> Logging -> Logs and buffer saves folder button.
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Nickname -> your_twitch_account_name (case sensitive)
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Alternative-> your_twitch_account_name
Tools -> Options -> Connect -> Servers -> Add:
Description: Twitch.tv
IRC Server: your_account_name.jtvirc.com
Port: 6667
Group: Twitch.tv
Password: your_account_password
IRC Server: your_account_name.jtvirc.com
Port: 6667
Group: Twitch.tv
Password: your_account_password
Then select it on the list and click the Select button.
Click Connect. (in the future, you can connect by clicking the thunderbolt button on the top left)
Once connected type /j channel_name to join a channel and stay in to keep logging it.
If you can't connect to the server (happens often), just keep trying, or add another server:
Description: Twitch.tv IP
IRC Server: 199.9.250.229
Port: 6667
Group: Twitch.tv
Password: your_account_password
IRC Server: 199.9.250.229
Port: 6667
Group: Twitch.tv
Password: your_account_password
And follow the same steps.
My log file folder is in: C:\Users\My_Name\AppData\Roaming\mIRC
You can find yours by going to: Tools -> Options -> IRC -> Logging -> Logs and buffer saves folder button.
- If you're renaming the file, don't forget to change the name in the line $self_path = "links.php"; at the start as well.
- If you want, you can choose a default timezone by un-commenting the line that contains $timezone_override and writing your timezone instead of Europe/Zagreb. (You can see the timezones list here.)
I suggest clearing the log every time you have a new link-recording-session so things don't get mixed up or just manually copy the sessions you need to a new file/folder - it's not necessary, but it will probably help you a lot with big logs.
Have fun!
