League Info - I developed a desktop App to monitor your summoners in real time. It shows meaningful
Original Post in reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/39r88z/league_info_i_developed_a_desktop_app_to_monitor/
Description
This app will let the user choose a custom list of Summoner names, such as their friends, pro players, streamers… Once selected and when the program runs, it will request riot API for useful information about their ingame status. For each summoner, it will tell you whether he is playing or not, and if he is playing, the app will show meaningful information such as the Champion, Map, Gamemode or Time-playing. Also, it will allow the user to spectate any game, or consult Lolnexus (browser link) for that specific match. Among other things, an AutoUpdate system has been implemented, allowing the platform to update the information in background, and also, to notify the user with system tray notifications and sound in certain events, such as when a Summoner has entered a game, left a game or whenever any summoner has started playing.
Some Images
http://i.imgur.com/SYW8HYg.png
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Background
You may ask why I chose to develop this application since there are many websites to find information about games and players. Well, the answer is simple: I needed an app that, instead of tracking a game or a player, it would track my friends, it would tell me whether they are playing or not, how much time they've been playing, and to notify me when they end. Also, I can choose to add a list of streamers and pro players and know every time they start playing, and with a single click start the spectator mode on their game.
Characteristics
- Display In-game status (playing / not playing) for a custom list of Summoners of any Region:
> Status – Champion – Map – Gamemode – TimePlaying
- Spectate ANY game (Windows only, no need to login nor open the game)
- Notify with system tray popups and sounds when certain events:
> Start a game, leave a game, notify every game start.
- LolNexus direct Link for specific match Information.
- MultiPlatform.
Installation
Installation is not required.
- Download the app from my website (links at the end)
- Unrar the "League Info" folder wherever you want, for example in My Documents folder.
- Run the app (League Info.exe), or create a Shortcut in Desktop (Right click -> send to desktop, or drag it with right mouse button).
Instructions
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Using right click menu, create a list of summoners in the main table. Remember to use the "Save Changes" button after all.
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Use the "Reload Now" button to gather information about summoners.
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You may want to activate the auto-updater to automate the process.
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You can right click in the system tray Icon to find more options.
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You may want to click on top menu Config->Set League Location and follow the instructions, to be able to spectate any game.
Service availability
The app depends on a proxy server that I maintain to gather all the information. I can not assure the availability of the server, the API key limits or the Riot api status. However the server will be running at least for a year from now (can't assure more due to server maintenance price). Maybe if the app is downloaded by many people it won't keep up, but maybe yes, I won't know until we try.
If the server is not running, an error should display, and summoners will appear disconnected.
If the API key limits are reached I will display summoners as disconnected. (May change this some day)
If Riot api is down undefined behaviour will occur, you can't check this here https://developer.riotgames.com/status
League Info
This is considered the first final release, version 1.0. But I also consider it the latest beta (0.9) since I am sure you will find bugs that I could not find.
I appreciate your comments, suggestions, requests, bugs... I will try to respond to all of them, but maybe tomorrow since now is time to bed here in spain.
Description Website: http://eldoctordeldesierto.com/leagueinfo/
Direct Download (v1.0 First Release): https://www.dropbox.com/s/2okijk3k2shnj92/League_Info_1_0_Final.rar?dl=1
Good luck in the fields of justice!
