Dedicated identifier custom column converted into link

[Comfy.n]

Hi,

I want to have a dedicated column for the Goodreads identifier, in order to display it in Book Details.

I'm aware that {identifiers:select(goodreads)} can replicate the identifier in text form, however I wanted it to behave just like the default identifiers column, as it allows converting the identifiers into links.

The default identifiers column has a clickable Goodreads link, however at the moment I'd prefer to have a dedicated one that can display just the GR link.

I've tried...

goodreads:{identifiers:select(goodreads)}

...hoping for some magic to take place but it didn't happen.

[chaley]

I'm not sure what you want to display. Do you want "Goodreads" or do you want "Goodreads:12345"?

Assuming you want to see "Goodreads:12345" as a link and that the text column has "Contains HTML" checked, this should work:

program:
	gr_id = select($identifiers, 'goodreads');
	if gr_id then
		gr_id = 'goodreads:' & gr_id;
		l = urls_from_identifiers(gr_id, '');
		l = re(l, '>goodreads<', '>' & capitalize(gr_id) & '<')
	else
		l = ''
	fi

If you don't want to see the actual ID then use this:

program:
	gr_id = select($identifiers, 'goodreads');
	urls_from_identifiers('goodreads:' & gr_id, '')

[Comfy.n]

And just like that, magic has happened. Thanks so much Chaley!

I think one of the reasons I want this, currently, is to leave more space for other items in Details panel!

The first template looks nicer to me, though the second is enough for what I had in mind.

[chaley]

Given that screenshot I suspect that this template is more to your liking. The "Goodreads:" in the identifier is redundant, given the column name. This template shows only the identifier value without the "goodreads:" prefix. It is also slightly faster.

program:
	gr_id = select($identifiers, 'goodreads');
	if gr_id then
		l = urls_from_identifiers( 'goodreads:' & gr_id, '');
		l = re(l, '>goodreads<', '>' & gr_id & '<')
	else
		l = ''
	fi

[Comfy.n]

Thanks, I'm going to use this to eliminate the redundancy