Reserve Price Auto Bidder(repost)(repost)

This project is an automated price protection module for an existing buying game called "Bid ladder ". Here's what I Have Now: The existing buying game mainly consists of a list of Buyers who are placed in a MySQL Table, ranked according to the purchase price that they had paid for a certain product. Each buyer is displayed on his own ladder step (using a DIV Container) according to how he is ranked. I have an elaborate ajaxified template system: I can enter a Number in a field and the script will create that number of ladder steps on-the-fly. I can drag them to any position and save the resulting layout as a template. During game play, I can change the Number of ladder steps and the script will adjust the display accordingly. **Here's what I need:** I want to use the existing functionality of the Bid Ladder Game to create an automated price protection module. I will provide the coder with a detailed formula for triggering the price protection actions. The coder should have extensive experience with Developing Wordpress Plugins, and creating draggable containers using AJAX. He should also have experience with Wordpress' cron job functionality. ## Deliverables **SIMPLE OUTLINE** Let me break this down a little bit for easier understanding. The way my existing script currently works is By adding +1 to an existing numeric variable, my script will add another DIV container to the array. By subtracting -1 from the above mentioned numeric variable, my script currently removes one DIV container from the array. For this pro**ject:** ** **All we need to do is assign (X,Y) coordinates for where this container will appear. ** ** This new container should always appear dynamically at a specific distance from the last container in the array. ** ** Next, we create a triggering mechanism that will define when to Add or Subtract +-1 from the above mentioned numeric variable. ** ** To accomplish this task, we need to create about 5 additional numeric variables. The value for one of these will be entered in a New Text Field on the Product Setup Page . We will create one Control Panel Page in the Admin Area, here we will display the value for each of these variables (for monitoring purposes). ** ** In this Control Panel, admin will set a Random Time for when to ADD +1 to the above mentioned numeric variable. Such as, Once between 0 -16 hours. (Admin can set frequency and can set hours: Possibly using wordpress cron job function). There will be two occurrences of this RANDOM type of routine set in this Control Panel, and run by the cron tab. ** ** In addition to increasing the above mentioned numeric variable, we will insert a bid for the Bid Devil Player. By my script's existing functionality, this will cause the Bid Devil Player to appear in the correct DIV container. ** ** When someone places a bid, the Reserve Price Function will be automatically triggered. Using a formula that I will provide, the script will check certain numeric values and under specified conditions the script will perform the ADD or SUBTRACT +-1 as mentioned above, and will ADD or CANCEL a Bid for the Bid Devil Player. ** ** We could make this function look nicer by having a great graphic appear in the div container, when the Bid Devil Player is displayed (rather than the existing name and gravatar image). ** ** And that's it... **HOW IT WORKS ** We will mostly use the existing functionality of the Bid Ladder Game, with only minor additions. There will be a "Bid Devil" graphic that will appear on some step/rung of the game ladder. Existing Bidders must defeat the Bid Devil or risk additional steps being added to the game ladder. General Functionality My thought is that we merely create a Bidder called the "Bid Devil", and under certain conditions the game will automatically enter a Bid for the Bid Devil. (Coder should a make recommendation if a better method exists, prior to development.) We could create the Bid Devil Graphic to be an image, or a flash animation, or simply have the Bidder 's name as BID DEVIL and the gravatar image appear as it does now by existing function. However, the Bid Devil Graphic should be somewhat dramatic and standout from normal bidders. (Coder should make recommendation for best method prior to development.) The bid devil will appear two ways: Required and Random Required: Under certain circumstances, the script will enter a High Bid for the Bid Devil and therefore by the current existing functionality he will appear at the top of the ladder. Random: Under certain circumstances, the script will enter a random bid for the Bid Devil valued between the current High Bidder and the current low bidder, and therefore by the current existing functionality he will appear on the ladder somewhere between existing bidders . My thought is that the Bid Devil will naturally appear in the correct place on the ladder based on the value of the Bid Devil's bid (as any normal bidder would be ranked). ADDITIONAL LADDER STEPS When a Bid Devil's bid is entered into the database, an additional Ladder step is also created. My thought is that the ladder step can be added using the current existing functionality by simply changing the existing variable for the number of ladder steps. (Which is originally set in the Game Setup Form) The Positional Location of a new Bid Devil Ladder step will always be created in the same physical place: At the bottom of the Ladder, at a certain distance from the existing bottom step. Additional specification details will be provided You can see the prototype here: <[login to view URL]>