BoardHoard is intended as a replacement to the great Chan Thread Watch, which was a thread watcher for *chan-style imageboards. Imageboards are similar in conception to bulletin-board forums, although cosmetically the two differ drastically. The basic idea is of threads that can have images and text posted to them. The most commonly-cited English-language example of an imageboard is 4chan (www.4chan.org), which I would suggest you visit if the concept is new to you.
BoardHoard attempts to fill the gap left by the obsolescence of Chan Thread Watch, a program that would download all the images and HTML posted to any thread on any board the software was compatible with on a regular basis. The creator worked hard to ensure compatibility with as many different board types as possible, and as a result the program was reliable and adaptable to many different situations.
The following features are intended for BoardHoard:
- Compatibility with different bulletin board software releases (Yotsuba, Kusaba (Kusaba X), etc.)
- Saving of thread images, thumbnails and HTML as instructed by the user
- Ability to regularly check threads for updates (30 seconds - 24 hours)
- Downloading of WebM videos for 4chan
- Image hash verification on supported boards
Currently, plans only exist for BoardHoard to run on Windows, as it has by far the largest market share of any operating system; however, concrete details remain to be seen. Plans for official releases for other operating systems may be introduced if BoardHoard is accepted well by the community.
Currently BoardHoard exists purely theoretically. A few minds are currently looking over the project to see if it would benefit from their involvement; updates will be posted here. To see what BoardHoard is planned to look like, please consult the "mockup.png" file located in this repo.