[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Question (and [url=https://archiveofourown.org/works/24179737]story to test with[/url):

## Adds "Crossover" if more than one category after category replaces/includes/excludes.
add_category_when_multi_category:Crossover

replace_metdata:
## tagcategory standardization
 tagscategory=>(Mass Effect: Andromeda|Mass Effect Trilogy)=>Mass Effect
 tagscategory=>Pokémon=>Video Games

# Sorts anything other than a few selected categories into "Fanfiction.Other"
 tagscategory=>Crossover=>
 tagscategory=>^(?!.*(Half-Life|Portal|Mass Effect|The Elder Scrolls|Disney|Star Trek|(Animated )?Movies & Television|Books & Literature|Video Games)).*$=>Other

# Adds Fanfiction. to the beginning of tagcategory
 tagscategory=>^(.*)$=>Fanfiction.\1

If I include the crossover replace, I get a Fanfiction.Other on every fic with a crossover category (so not mismatch on these specific ones). What's happening?

I think you left out part--I don't get any tagscategory.

I'd consider include lines instead of a large negative lookahead regexp.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Also, was there ever a bug where AO3 series got jumbled in the saved metadata column? I was baffled to see these in two different fics:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37857922 :
<p><span class='label'>Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='seriesHTML'><a class='serieslink' href='., /, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, :, a, c, e, f, g, h, i, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w'> , &amp;, 3, [, ], a, b, d, e, f, h, i, k, l, n, o, r, s, t, u, w, ’</a></div><p>

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39459798 :
<p><span class='label'>Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='seriesHTML'><a class='serieslink' href='., /, 1, 7, 9, :, a, c, e, f, g, h, i, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w'> , ', 3, E, N, S, [, ], i, k, n, o, s, t, y</a></div><p>


The only thing they had in common were being the third in the series and downloaded in May/June 2022. Downloading metadata restored the actual series so its just a curiosity than anything to fix.

That's the result of a string in python being treated as a list. I don't remember anything about series being treated that way 3 years ago. Nor have I found anything in the few minutes I have to spend on it.

Honestly, if it's not happening now, I don't care.

In the 'teach to fish' category:

• Go to the github repo.
• Use the search box towards the top to search the repo.
• In this case, I'd look at Commits.

Alternatively, if you are confident in your dates:

• Go to the github repo.
• Click commits.
• Click where it says 'All time', to the date range you're interested in.
• Peruse the commit from the time.

Here on MR:

• Go back in thread and/or release history to that time period.
• Look for posts.

[ownedbycats]

edit: nevermind

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-06-22
- Plugin BG Jobs: Remove old multi-process code
- Report BG job failed entirely as individual books failed instead of just exception. For #1225

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-06-22
- Plugin BG Jobs: Remove old multi-process code
- Report BG job failed entirely as individual books failed instead of just exception. For #1225
- adapter_fimfictionnet: New img attr and class. #1226

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-06-25
- adapter_ashwindersycophanthexcom: http to https

[ownedbycats]

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

Worked fine for me. Transient (hopefully) issues with the site, I would assume

[ebichuman]

Hi! I use Fanficfare to download exclusively from ao3. I love this plugin but would like to utilize Calibre better for my library.

I can view and click the story URL from the Id section or see the URL in the update pop-up.
I tried to add custom URL columns with #sourceurl and #calibre_cust_sourceurl but they did not work even though I updated.

I might be missing something basic but unfortunately could not find a solution by myself.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ebichuman

Hi! I use Fanficfare to download exclusively from ao3. I love this plugin but would like to utilize Calibre better for my library.

I can view and click the story URL from the Id section or see the URL in the update pop-up.
I tried to add custom URL columns with #sourceurl and #calibre_cust_sourceurl but they did not work even though I updated.

I might be missing something basic but unfortunately could not find a solution by myself.

You haven't actually said what you want to accomplish here, so I'm guessing a bit.

You can get FFF to populate your custom column on download/update with the story URL on FFF's Custom Column setting tab.

Alternatively, you can create in Calibre a composite custom column (AKA a 'column made from other columns') that displays the url identifier using {identifiers:select(url)}. That would work with past downloads without requiring update.

If there's a way to make a url clickable in a column, I don't know what it is.

[chrisric]

Hi - I've been using a couple of custom adapters for a while now, I know next to nothing. I just copy what smart people have done already

Anyway, I normally clone the repo, make the changes and then make the zip and import a new plugin.

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters? Maybe something can be added to the personal.ini file to point to the new adapter?

I guess I'm asking how everyone else does it.

Thanks.

-Chris

[ebichuman]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

You haven't actually said what you want to accomplish here, so I'm guessing a bit.

You can get FFF to populate your custom column on download/update with the story URL on FFF's Custom Column setting tab.

Alternatively, you can create in Calibre a composite custom column (AKA a 'column made from other columns') that displays the url identifier using {identifiers:select(url)}. That would work with past downloads without requiring update.

If there's a way to make a url clickable in a column, I don't know what it is.

That did work thank you. I keep a separate spreadsheet of the stories I like and I have it setup like this:
story name, author, URL, notes

I would like to compare it with my calibre data to see if I am missing any fics either from my spreadsheet or from Calibre. So I wanted to be able to view and export the table to compare. Now I can see the URL in Calibre. But is there also a way I can copy the columns that I can see as text to paste into Excel?

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by chrisric

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters? Maybe something can be added to the personal.ini file to point to the new adapter?

I guess I'm asking how everyone else does it.

I use a batch file that creates the zip then installs it with "calibre-customize -a FanFicFare.zip" and starts Calibre

In practice, I don't think there are many users running their own code.

Originally Posted by ebichuman

I would like to compare it with my calibre data to see if I am missing any fics either from my spreadsheet or from Calibre. So I wanted to be able to view and export the table to compare. Now I can see the URL in Calibre. But is there also a way I can copy the columns that I can see as text to paste into Excel?

I don't think I've ever tried that--it's more of a Calibre question.

[applegaa]

Originally Posted by chrisric

Anyway, I normally clone the repo, make the changes and then make the zip and import a new plugin.

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters?

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I use a batch file that creates the zip then installs it with "calibre-customize -a FanFicFare.zip" and starts Calibre

In practice, I don't think there are many users running their own code.

As a learning experiment, I've been working on creating adapters for a couple of unsupported sites that I read.

What I do is update the FanFicFare.zip file currently in use. The specific steps are:
Browse to \fanficfare\adapters\ within the zip file
Copy __init__.py out of the zip file
Edit __init__.py to load my adapter(s)
Copy __init__.py and my adapter file(s) into the zip file
Restart Calibre

The above steps have to be repeated each time you update the plugin, but otherwise changes to your adapter just require copying the new adapter file into the zip file and restarting Calibre.

I don't know if that's quicker than what you do, but I find it pretty simple.

Also, if your adapter file breaks the plugin, backing out is as simple as removing your adapters from the __init__.py file and restarting Calibre.

- Andrew

[Elaine T]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

I just saw the same errors, in case this is helpful to know. Error message


Status
Title
Author
Comment
URL
Error
Unknown
Unknown
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_text'
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29515740