[SE] A quick update - beta expected this weekend

Snapzu Enhancement (A quick update for 08/07/15)

Hi all. Not sure how many this will reach, but I'll write it up anyway. As you know, over the last few days I have been developing an extension to improve (enhance!) the already wonderful Snapzu experience, in the vein of Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES).

Here's a little timeline of what has happened so far:

1. First code uploaded to github on July 5. I established the chrome extension (various bits and bobs) and worked on the nightmode feature. However, this has since been removed and put on the back-burner while I develop the more pressing features.
2. On July 6, I added the incredibly hack-y method of returning a post's image (on the front page) by getting the thumbnail's URL and transforming it to give a GIF or JPG of the post's image.
3. I also started on front page text post support, allowing users to read text posts from the comfort of their front page (via asynchronous XHR).
4. On July 7, I added inline video support for YouTube video links.
5. Last night I did a complete refactor of the code base. This moved the code from one ugly, long file into numerous different files. Each file is considered a 'module'. For those interested in JavaScript, look up AMD (Asynchronous Module Definitions).

So as you can see, it has been a busy couple of days. The admins have stated that they expect an API to be released in a few months, which will let me (and other developers) work on a plethora of other features currently impossible or impractical to implement.

Features expected for beta launch this weekend:

• Front page support for inline text posts, image posts and video posts
• Easier to see stickies on tribe pages

Features currently in development:

• Highlighting of 'new' comments (to a thread you have visited before)
• Drag-to-resize images (like in RES)

Features down the road:

• Nightmode (It sounds simple but involves a LOT of work, compared to the others
• Ability to see related links from the front page

Features to come after the API is released:

• Friend and tagging system
• Saving posts
• More to come