Announcement: God's Eye Version 0.1

Chazar · #1 March 11th, 2005, 12:03 PM

While waiting for the evening to experience GodsEye, I've come up with a feature request already:

Could you include the possibility to trigger the execution of an external batch/script file whenever there is a new turn for any of the monitored games available?

With such a facility to trigger external commands, one could then just play a beep or send an email as a notification, without the need to bother the host to setup these things! I never got the dommunion-tool to work properly, but a customized notification via GodsEye for everyone would even be better!

PS: I am well aware that you wrote that this is your first release. I am just curious about your todo-list...so please no grudges for me being pretty greedy!

EDIT: Rephrased things a bit since I figured that I could have been easily misunderstood...

Bluebird · #2 March 11th, 2005, 01:04 PM

Ok, here a sketch of the next steps that I am planing for the client:

Automatic Refresh
"Start Game" button
Getting some more information from the server (server version etc.)
Notification on game update

and of course: Bugfixing, documentation, usability etc.

Hakko · #3 March 11th, 2005, 01:23 PM

Nice program!

lebarjack · #4 March 11th, 2005, 02:14 PM

I will try this after you have relinked it.
Do you plan to release the source code?

Bluebird · #5 March 11th, 2005, 07:03 PM

The application has been relinked ... can you please try it now.

About the source code: I will release the source if JK is fine with it (he gave me some internals about the protocol) and when I have cleaned up the to the level that I don't disgrace myself by releasing it ;-) Licence would be some BSD license ...

But be warned, I have coded the application in Eiffel (Java and C++ programmers seem to hate this language). A free (as in beer not as in speech) version of the compiler can be found at http://www.eiffel.com

Chazar · #6 March 12th, 2005, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Bluebird said:
The application has been relinked ... can you please try it now.

Works fine now, thanks!

lebarjack · #7 March 12th, 2005, 06:33 AM

Great!!!
Thanks for this useful utility.

Johan K · #8 March 12th, 2005, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Bluebird said:
About the source code: I will release the source if JK is fine with it (he gave me some internals about the protocol) and when I have cleaned up the to the level that I don't disgrace

Sure, you have my blessing to release it. Great job by the way. I haven't tried it, but the screenshot looks nice and useful.

Ygorl · #9 August 17th, 2005, 02:19 PM

Bluebird, are you still working on this?
I'd love to see an OS X version.
Or, if you don't want to do it, I would be happy to take your code and rewrite an OS X version myself...

Bluebird · #10 October 17th, 2005, 09:58 AM

Yes, I am still working on this and will supply an updated version soon (which means: before christmas)