Payments for Users to Users

[Code Name Jessica]

Hey all,

Long time follower, first time poster. I just recently purchased a Classic license, mostly because I am a control freak, and I like to make a lot of fun little changes on the server. Anyways... Back to the Topic's title. (Oh yeah, and Merry Chrysler to all ya's)

I am building a community, this community will have multiple Categories, which will including Programming, System Administrative, etc. My question is, if someone makes a post in one of the forums, for example:

Pay: Need a CSS FizzBuzz Code
I would like to request offers for someone to build me a CSS FizzBuzz script.

Is there the ability for multiple people to bid on that request and have the ability to pay the developer by the client. Even if the bidding part is too much to ask, even having someone willing to take on the request and get paid. Obviously, there will be fees associated with it for the Community.

Does IPS have anything like that, or has anyone put out any Plugins for something like this?

[Jim M]

This is not currently a feature to create a bidding system or payment user to user.

This would require a customized application 

[Code Name Jessica]

Thank you, I will be building a plugin maybe... Just need to learn how to do that...

[Code Name Jessica]

My question now will be if, I install Invision in a docker on my local PC to build this plugin, is that allowed, or do I need to purchase a dev license?

[Hatsu]

With version 5 of the Suite it won't be possible anymore to create plugins. You have to create an application instead. Also, version 4 applications won't run in version 5. So I would ask myself do I create it for version 4 or do I go for version 5 instead.

https://invisioncommunity.com/developers/devblog/blog/

[Daniel F]

You can have a test/dev instance 

 

[Code Name Jessica]

2 minutes ago, Hatsu said:

With version 5 of the Suite it won't be possible anymore to create plugins. You have to create an application instead. Also, version 4 applications won't run in version 5. So I would ask myself do I create it for version 4 or do I go for version 5 instead.

https://invisioncommunity.com/developers/devblog/blog/

AH!!! Thank you for pointing that out! That would have been frustrating. Maybe I will install the latest v5 Beta 9 in my dev and be ahead of the curve, I think I saw that in my Client Area. Ok, need to do some thinking on this. I am not 100% sure I am ready for v5 on my prod build just yet. Great information guys.

[Gary]

Hi @Code Name Jessica,

Glad to see you choose Invision Community for your project! Welcome to the community.

Just as a FYI, there are a few people running v5 on a production environment without any issues (me included). It is certainly not recommended by the team, and as always, back up your files and databases just in case something goes pear-shaped. With v5 getting closer and closer to a stable release, I would avoid any significant customisations or modifications.

[Code Name Jessica]

1 hour ago, Gary said:

Hi @Code Name Jessica,

Glad to see you choose Invision Community for your project! Welcome to the community.

Just as a FYI, there are a few people running v5 on a production environment without any issues (me included). It is certainly not recommended by the team, and as always, back up your files and databases just in case something goes pear-shaped. With v5 getting closer and closer to a stable release, I would avoid any significant customisations or modifications.

Thank you for the kind welcome, and I am getting close. I started a dev site, at first on my local PC, but running it in a docker with my setup just was like playing Tug-a-war with 5 beefy guys, so since I have a dev VPS I installed it there with the TEST-INSTALLATION license.

I have been watching a lot of the videos, the one Jimmi and the Dev team here put out. I can really see that It will be amazing. I have done a lot to my current v4.7 in just a few days, so I am a little concerned about the upgrade... I am trying to decide if I just bite the bullet now or hold on to v4.7 until I get my vision completely setup and then have an idea of what I want exactly to move to.

It will be a tough call, I can see already that some of my template stuff won't work on v5, I don't know which way to go just yet... Definitely feels like a TL;DR kind of situation!