Today Package Control site it was down. I propose a solution by which users can download newest versions of packages via Package Control, if Package Control site is down. But I can not complement the script myself( .
Question for JavaScript or others programmers
May someone to complement code of WebCite Archive Firefox addon?
What for?
It would be nice, if Package Control site is down, users may download the newest version of packages use Package Control.
We need add alternative channel, but latest version in Internet Archive date only April 2016. We can not download the newest packages and versions of packages from alternative channel.
But we can write script, add copies of channel_v3.json file on Archive.is, Internet Archive and WebCite sites every day, and users can download the newest versions of packages if Package Control site is down.
How now to work WebCite Archive?
I add in WebCite Archive code own preferences, for example:
var myMail = 'example@example.com'; // change to your e-mail
var useMail_Single = 1; // 0/1 dis-/enable usage of your mail for single page request
var useMail_Multi = 1; // 0/1 dis-/enable usage of your mail for multiple page requests
var maxPages = 20; // maximum processed links per function-call [submit], encrease at own risk
Left click to GreaseMonkey arrow button → User Script commands... → WebArchive Multi-url → I insert one or multiple links in textarea field → submit links to webcitation → links was saved on WebCite site.
And in my e-mail I get messages. Example:
Your recent WebCite request has completed. Following are the results from this request:
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SUCCESSFULLY CACHED
https://github.com/Kristinita/SashaSublime
Please use the URL http://www.webcitation.org/6lxIOAJcW to access the cached copy of this page
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Thank your for using WebCite for archiving! If you are interested in keeping this service alive, please support us by giving donations http://fnd.us/c/aQMp7
Please give generously - or at least share our campaign on Facebook. Funders supporting us with $250 or more will be mentioned in any future services. http://fnd.us/c/aQMp7
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the WebCite team at http://www.webcitation.org
Regards,
The WebCite Team
Now I can run macro and send copy of https://packagecontrol.io/channel_v3.json web-page to WebCite every day, use task scheduler (for example, I use nnCron).
Why WebCite Archive now is bad?
WebCite Archive is worked script, but this script add archive copies of pages only in WebCite — bad site, which have many bugs and often does not work. Archive.is and Internet Archive also have disadvantages, see details.
But if we copied web pages at once all 3 services, not only one service, it will be better, because 1 of 3 sites must work, when we make a copy of web-page.
Thanks.