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TimeSnapper has plugin capabilities, allowing the user to extend the base functionality of the system.
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TimeSnapper has plugin capabilities, allowing the user to extend the base functionality of the system. If you are a developer who wants to create plugins, then take a look at [[Plugin Development]]
  
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== Official Plugins ==
  
== Official or Sample Plugins ==
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* [[Animated Gif Plugin]] - creates an animated .gif file from a series of [[Screenshot|screenshots]] selected in the [[Day Browser|Day Browser's]] [[TimeBar]].
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== Open Source Sample Plugins ==
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We have open sourced the following plugins.
  
* [[Animated Gif Plugin]] - creates an animated .gif file from a series of [[Screenshot|screenshots]] selected in the [[Day Browser|Day Browser's]] [[TimeBar]].
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* [[SQL Executer Plugin]] - For developers: Allows arbitrary SQL statements to be run against TimeSnapper database in order to extract or summarize data.
* [[RSS to Flags Plugin]] - Creates flags on the timeline ([[TimeBar]]) based on a RSS feed such as Twitter or Yahoo Pipes
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* [[RSS to Flags Plugin]] - Creates flags on the timeline ([[TimeBar]]) based on a RSS feed such as Twitter or Yahoo Pipes.
* [[Opening Hours Plugin]] - Defines "opening hours" for TimeSnapper, i.e. the time when TimeSnapper is actively taking [[Screenshot|screenshots]]
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* [[Opening Hours Plugin]] - Defines "opening hours" for TimeSnapper, i.e. the time when TimeSnapper is actively taking [[Screenshot|screenshots]].
  
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The source code can be found on CodePlex at [http://timesnapperplugins.codeplex.com timesnapperplugins.codeplex.com].
  
 
== User Plugins ==
 
== User Plugins ==
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Some enthusiastic TimeSnapper users have gone ahead and written their own plugins to have it adapt to their own needs.  And that's really great and hopefully it will be useful to others.
 
Some enthusiastic TimeSnapper users have gone ahead and written their own plugins to have it adapt to their own needs.  And that's really great and hopefully it will be useful to others.
  
* [http://www.kapie.com/blog/2009/03/18/TimeSnapperPlugin.aspx TimeSnapper TwitPic Plugin] by [http://www.kapie.com  Ken Hughes] - uploads the last screenshot to TwitPic automatically
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* [http://kapie.com/2009/timesnapper-plugin TimeSnapper TwitPic Plugin] by [http://www.kapie.com  Ken Hughes] - uploads the last screenshot to TwitPic automatically (''currently not compatible with v. 3.5 and later'')
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== Other Ideas? ==
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We maintain a list of ideas for plugins, at this page: [[Plugin_Ideas]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 23 September 2012

TimeSnapper has plugin capabilities, allowing the user to extend the base functionality of the system. If you are a developer who wants to create plugins, then take a look at Plugin Development

Official Plugins

Open Source Sample Plugins

We have open sourced the following plugins.

  • SQL Executer Plugin - For developers: Allows arbitrary SQL statements to be run against TimeSnapper database in order to extract or summarize data.
  • RSS to Flags Plugin - Creates flags on the timeline (TimeBar) based on a RSS feed such as Twitter or Yahoo Pipes.
  • Opening Hours Plugin - Defines "opening hours" for TimeSnapper, i.e. the time when TimeSnapper is actively taking screenshots.

The source code can be found on CodePlex at timesnapperplugins.codeplex.com.

User Plugins

Some enthusiastic TimeSnapper users have gone ahead and written their own plugins to have it adapt to their own needs. And that's really great and hopefully it will be useful to others.


Other Ideas?

We maintain a list of ideas for plugins, at this page: Plugin_Ideas