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Limiting the upload speed of SubSonic with apache.

Andrew Tajsic — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:48:27 +0000

SubSonic if you haven’t heard of it is an online webui // transcoder to remotely access your music library.

It runs as a standalone server, with a definable port. However, this all runs what appears to be under a packed java environment. There’s options to limit the bit rate of the music you transcode and upload, however it uploads as fast as it can, thus on my DSL line, not the best of attributes.

It was thus important to limit the speed the service could upload to not cripple my connection!

This is achieved by using a proxy and bandwidth module for apache2. Below is my default configuration for my musi virtual host. This goes into the file /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.


ServerName music.yourdomain.com

LoadModule  proxy_module         /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule  proxy_http_module    /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_http.so
ProxyVia full
ProxyPreserveHost on

ProxyPass /  http://localhost:1234/

BandWidthModule On
ForceBandWidthModule On
BandWidth 10.0.0.0/24 0
BandWidth all 40000

You should set the port (1234) to the port that your SubSonic installation uses to serve.
the BandWidth 10.0.0.0/24 0 indicates that my local subnet will not be limited
the BandWidth all 40000 indicates that everything else will be limited to 40000B/s (roughly 40kB/s)

Hope this helps! <3

wordtime PHP Function

Andrew Tajsic — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:06:13 +0000

The following function allows you to to input a time() variable, and it will return a string that represents something such as

6 days 21 hours ago

6 days 21 hours to go

based on the tense of the data inputted (negative / positive).

You can modify the $parts to change how many sections of the string is shown. for example, a $parts=3 would show

6 days 21 hours 48 minutes ago

…etc.

function wordtime($data) {

	$parts=2;

	$temp = date("c", $data);
	$title = date("l, F d, Y ~ g:iA O", $data);
	$date = strtotime($temp);

	$diff = time() - $date;

	$periods_ago = array('decade' => 315360000,
		'year' => 31536000,
		'month' => 2628000,
		'week' => 604800,
		'day' => 86400,
		'hour' => 3600,
		'minute' => 60,
		'second' => 1);

	$periods_togo = array('decade' => -315360000,
		'year' => -31536000,
		'month' => -2628000,
		'week' => -604800,
		'day' => -86400,
		'hour' => -3600,
		'minute' => -60,
		'second' => -1);

	if($diff >= 0){
		foreach ($periods_ago as $key => $value) {
			if ($diff >= $value) {
				$time = floor($diff/$value);
				$difference %= $value;
				$return_value .= ($return_value ? ' ' : '').$time.' ';
				$return_value .= (($time > 1) ? $key.'s' : $key);
				$parts--;
			}
			if ($parts == '0') { break; }
		}
		switch($return_value){
			case '':
				return "now";
			default:
				return "" .$return_value.' ago';
		}
	}
	else{
		foreach ($periods_togo as $key => $value) {
			if ($diff <= $value) {
				$time = floor($diff/$value);
				$diff %= $value;
				$return_value .= ($return_value ? ' ' : '').$time.' ';
				$return_value .= (($time > 1) ? $key.'s' : $key);
				$parts--;
			}
			if ($parts == '0') { break; }
		}
		return "" .$return_value.' to go';
	}
}

Firefox AppButton Quickfix.

Andrew Tajsic — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:13:53 +0000

I’ve never liked the look of the Firefox AppButton since version 4, especially when the window is not maximised. It takes up a ridiculous amount of space. Thus, a change was in order! This is based on some findings by others, and then simply my own edits.

This is a userstyle. Use something like stylish if you wish to use it.

.titlebar-placeholder[type="appmenu-button"] {margin-right: -5px  !important;}

#main-window[sizemode="normal"] #navigator-toolbox[tabsontop="true"] #TabsToolbar {
     padding-left: 84px !important;
     padding-right: 110px !important;
     padding-top: 5px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #toolbar-menubar[autohide="false"] {
     margin-left: 0 !important;
     margin-top: 0 !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="normal"] #toolbar-menubar[inactive] {
     margin-top: -22px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="normal"] #toolbar-menubar:not([inactive]) {
     margin-left: 106px !important;
     margin-top: -19px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="maximized"] #toolbar-menubar:not([inactive]){
     margin-top: 2px !important;
     margin-left: 2px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="maximized"] #toolbar-menubar[customizing="true"] {
     margin-top: -16px !important;
     margin-left: 100px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="normal"] #toolbar-menubar[customizing="true"] {
     margin-right: 50px !important;
     margin-left: 76px !important;
     margin-top: -22px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="normal"] #appmenu-button {
    margin-left: 6px !important;
    margin-top: 8px !important;
    margin-bottom: -4px !important;
}
#main-window[tabsontop="true"][sizemode="maximized"] #appmenu-button {
    margin-left: 3px !important;
    margin-top: 2px !important;
    margin-bottom: -4px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #TabsToolbar {
    padding-left: 5px !important;
}
#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button {
    border: 0 none !important;
    padding: 9px 0 0 0 !important;
    height: 27px !important;
    min-width: 75px !important;
    width: 75px !important;
    margin: 7px 2px 2px 2px !important;
    -moz-border-image: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 4 8 4 / 6px 4px 4px 4px !important;
    border-radius: 7px 7px 0px 0px !important;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(rgb(247,182,82), rgb(215,98,10)) no-repeat -5px -4px !important;
    background-size: 75px 27px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button:hover,
#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button[open] {
    background-image: -moz-radial-gradient(center bottom, farthest-side, rgba(252,240,89,.5) 10%, rgba(252,240,89,0) 70%),
                    -moz-radial-gradient(center bottom, farthest-side, rgb(236,133,0), rgba(255,229,172,0)),
                    -moz-linear-gradient(rgb(246,170,69), rgb(209,74,0) 95%)  !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][privatebrowsingmode=temporary] #appmenu-button {
    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(rgb(153, 38, 211), rgb(105, 19, 163) 95%) !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"][privatebrowsingmode=temporary] #appmenu-button:hover,
#main-window[tabsontop="true"][privatebrowsingmode=temporary] #appmenu-button[open]{
      background-image: -moz-radial-gradient(center bottom, farthest-side, rgba(240,193,255,.5) 10%, rgba(240,193,255,0) 70%),
                    -moz-radial-gradient(center bottom, farthest-side, rgb(192,81,247), rgba(236,172,255,0)),
                    -moz-linear-gradient(rgb(144,20,207), rgb(95,0,158) 95%) !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button .button-menu-dropmarker{
margin-right:8px !important;
margin-left:-3px !important;
margin-top:-10px !important;
}
#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button .button-text {
    margin-top:-10px !important;
    margin-left: 0px !important;
}

#main-window[tabsontop="true"] #appmenu-button-container {
     position: fixed !important;
     margin-top: -2px !important;
     width:76px !important;
}

MCDocs v10

Andrew Tajsic — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:38:57 +0000

VERSION 10!

This is now what should be the final release of MCDocs.

V7
- Re organised code, as to give feedback on what may be causing the plugin to crash,
- Commented everything so others can understand my logic. (github).
V7.1
- Added motd-enabled to the config.yml
V8
- Added %include_file.txt
- Changed the way variables are processed. This allows for nested files. [I N C E P T I O N] :P
V9
- Fixed a major issue with %include_file.txt
- Re-arranged code for %include and more, future proof.
- Multiple %include_file.txt now work if they are on the same line.
- If a line is left empty after a %include is found on it, it will not be shown to the user. (the empty line)
- added %news variable
- added news-file to the config.yml – this determines which file is shown when using %news
- added news-lines to the config.yml – this determines how many lines to show when using %news.
- Fully updated my comments for git.
9.1
- & can now be used so long as it isn’t &a – &z or &0 – &9
- fixed %online_group.
- Spaces in commands. Example: /help iconomy:help-iconomy.txt
- New variable: %balance for iConomy users.
9.2
- Colour codes fixed, and made future proof.
9.3
- &#! is replaced to a single & for use with example colour codes. &#!1 &#!2 will display &1 or &2 without applying colours.
- Fixed the crash for users using old versions of iConomy. Note it will not work with old versions. But it wont crash you anymore.
- Moved the config saving to “in house” – included new instructional comments.
9.3.1
- Fixed the error where the MCDocs folder was not being created on initial startup.
9.4
- If a player uses a command in MCDocs, it is logged in the console.
9.4.1
- Command logging can now be toggled.
9.5
- Fixed a typo in the save method. This update is crucial.
9.5.1
- Updated how a name is displayed as to play nice with other plugins.
10
- Added online file support. You can now link to files online (http://example.com/filename.txt)
- Added a cache for online files. The length of time files are cached can be modified in the config.
- You can now also %include_http://example.com/filename.txt
- Fixed the command logging displaying multiple times by accident in some scenarios.
- Fixed a potential error with %include
- Fixed another potential error with %include

New Puppy!

Andrew Tajsic — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:29:39 +0000

New Puppy!

Andrew Tajsic — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:27:32 +0000