I am proud to present the quizbowl packet reader (https://www.qbreader.org/), a quizbug/protobowl/tkbot where you can input a packet. Other features include support for bonuses and the ability to filter by category. This project was the brainchild of some people talking about this idea on discord and me thinking "I could make that!"
Errata: Currently, I have to parse and upload each packet by hand (using the packet parser linked in the github, which is on the website). If anyone knows a better way to do this or wants to write a webscraper, feel free to contact me at my discord (thedoge#1189).
Yes, I am on the heroku free tier, if this becomes an issue I might upgrade it; the code is open source too, so you can run it on your computer. The database of questions is in the github (instead of a legit database like mongodb); the file is small and other people may find the set of questions useful.
Quizbowl Packet Reader
Quizbowl Packet Reader
Last edited by thedoge on Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:56 am, edited 3 times in total.
Re: Quizbowl Packet Reader
Is there an accessibility where I can mix up the questions randomly?
Petro Sanchez
Millburn High School
2021-2025
Millburn High School
2021-2025
Re: Quizbowl Packet Reader
I currently do not have plans to add such a feature (to mix up the order of questions from one packet). If you want random questions from a variety of packets, then I would recommend using https://quizbug2.karangurazada.com/.
Re: Quizbowl Packet Reader
After a month and a half of sporadically working on the reader, I'm proud to announce the following features and changes that I have made:
- added celerity for tossups
- added 14 new packets
- show buzzpoint
- fixed issues with dead tossups (previously wouldn't be counted as heard + counted as negs)
Finally, I have moved the domain name to http://qbreader.org/ (edit: the old url is https://qbreader.herokuapp.com/). Attempting to go to the old url will redirect you to the new one.
- added celerity for tossups
- added 14 new packets
- show buzzpoint
- fixed issues with dead tossups (previously wouldn't be counted as heard + counted as negs)
Finally, I have moved the domain name to http://qbreader.org/ (edit: the old url is https://qbreader.herokuapp.com/). Attempting to go to the old url will redirect you to the new one.
Re: Quizbowl Packet Reader
I've added a litany of new features since 8 months ago, but the main ones include:
- Much better support for mobile - the site was basically unusable on mobile before and category selection didn't work
- Reading speed is more natural and based on word length
- Site stores your selected categories/subcategories and the last packet you entered
Here's what the site looks like on mobile: I plan on continuing support for the site for the foreseeable future. Feel free to contact me if you have any feature or packet requests.
- Much better support for mobile - the site was basically unusable on mobile before and category selection didn't work
- Reading speed is more natural and based on word length
- Site stores your selected categories/subcategories and the last packet you entered
Here's what the site looks like on mobile: I plan on continuing support for the site for the foreseeable future. Feel free to contact me if you have any feature or packet requests.