04/04/2015

Firefox plug-in

I've been thinking for a while about how to make things a little easier within the X11 site, and I thought I'd have a punt at a plug-in, which I've finally gotten around to releasing. Note that this has been signed with AMO (and subsequently renamed), so existing users wishing to update may find that existing data is not retained.

Essentially, it records team and player details and allows calculation of a player's exact skill without having to move to a separate site. It stores calculated values and then displays them when you hover over a player's skill (almost) anywhere else on the site. It also records evaluation details, and gives a more precise value for a player's compatibility (in degrees left or right of the centre of the dial, -90 (left) to 90 (right)).

To use it, download the file from the link and run it in Firefox. Once that is done, it will work in the background picking up data from pages you view. I've opted against fetching data directly as the crew might not like it and it's a bit naughty if people have slow connections or data limits.

You'll want to visit pages in this order:
The lobby (which you are directed to when you log in anyway).
The squad page for each team - this loads player data.
The players bought page - this loads players' starting skill.
After that, you can go to the change reports page and, when you select a player, their skill should be calculated and stored.

The plug-in will also fetch details on evaluations (although you have to leave the page open for at least 3-4 seconds before you navigate anywhere else - sorry about that) and it should update the list on the market main screen with the player's evaluated compatibility and their estimated value (if they have one).

Next up, I'm looking to add reminders about CR training, warnings if PRs haven't been issued and notifications if players you declare an interest in are close to their deadline. I'm open to suggestions though about what would make people's lives easier.

If I get what I want to done on the FF plug in, I may look into Chrome but I will only really consider looking at those two browsers.