[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare - MobileRead Forums

04-15-2015, 07:01 PM

JimmXinu

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[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

Many people use their ebook readers to read FanFiction stories posted on the web on various sites. Many people also use Calibre to manage their ebook collections and readers.

This plugin brings the functionality of FanFicFare to Calibre. The source is available on the GitHub project home page. There's additional documentation and FAQs on the project wiki, including a page specifically about the plugin version.

(FanFicFare was previously known as FanFictionDownLoader)

Main Features of FanFicFare Plugin:

Download FanFiction stories from over 100 different sites into ebooks. Supported sites list is below.
Update Calibre metadata from website.
Update existing EPUB format ebooks, downloading only new chapters.
Get Story URLs from Web Page
Create and update EPUB anthologies of several stories. (Uses EpubMerge Plugin)
Download in the background for user convenience.
Support for downloading images in the story text. (EPUB and HTML only--download EPUB and convert to AZW3 for Kindle) More details on configuring images in stories and cover images can be found in the FAQs or this post in the old FFDL thread.
Support for cover image. (EPUB only)
Support to call Generate Cover plugin on Calibre metadata create or update.
Support to call Count Pages plugin on Calibre metadata create or update.
Option to call Polish Book's Smarten Punctuation on each EPUB download/update.
Update/Overwrite existing FanFiction stories from story URL in Calibre identity or EPUB. FanFicFare ignores Virtual Library and Additional Restrictions while searching for books to update.
Optionally keep an Update Log of past updates (EPUB only).
Option to delete other formats on book update. Handy if you have both a Nook(EPUB) and Kindle(AZW3), for example.
Update Reading List plugin lists as an aid to device sync and keeping a list of new books to read.
Keep a list of previously 'Rejected' story URLs and user notes on why. Report if the user tries to download a rejected story again.

Supported Sites:

Spoiler:

Other useful Plugins:

FanFicFare can call Generate Cover to generate custom covers for downloaded stories.
FanFicFare can call Count Pages to generate page counts for downloaded stories.
FanFicFare can call Reading List to sync devices and keep a list of new books to read.
FanFicFare can call EpubMerge to create and update Epub anthologies of several stories in one book.

Special Notes:

Requires Calibre v2.85.1 or later.

Languages:

This plugin has (at least partial) translations for:

Spoiler:

Command Line Interface(CLI)

Calibre offers a command-line interface (CLI) for calling plugins.

This plugin supports that option and allows the user to call the plugin's basic functionality from outside calibre without having to install Python or get the plugin's files separately.

(Note that at this time, FanFicFare via calibre CLI will use your personal.ini settings from your library, but does not add to or update your library.)

Code:

calibre-debug.exe --run-plugin FanFicFare -- [options] <storyurl>
## to see CLI options:
calibre-debug.exe --run-plugin FanFicFare -- --help

Installation Steps:

Under Calibre's Preferences, there's an option for 'Get plugins to enhance Calibre'. Find FanFicFare on the list (check the 'Update' and 'All' lists if you don't see it), click Install in the lower right corner.

--OR--

Download the attached zip file and install the plugin/add to context menu or toolbar/restart Calibre as described in the Introduction to plugins thread.

Version History:

Spoiler:

Attached Files

FanFicFare.zip (1.83 MB, 245 views)

Last edited by JimmXinu; 11-01-2024 at 11:09 AM. Reason: Update plugin version

04-15-2015, 09:59 PM

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Latest Test Version

Latest Test Version
Rather than posting test versions in line, the newest test version will be in this posting, so it's always in the same place.

If there's no plugin zip here, there hasn't been a test version yet since the last release.

Installation instructions from Introduction to plugins:

Spoiler:

Last edited by JimmXinu; 11-01-2024 at 11:10 AM. Reason: Update test version

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04-15-2015, 11:45 PM

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FanFicFare does not show under 'Get plugins to enhance Calibre'

Hello...

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Hmmm, Does not work, FFF does not show up as an installable plugin, it does not show at all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

--OR--

Download the attached zip file and install the plugin/add to context menu or toolbar/restart Calibre as described in the Introduction to plugins thread.

This metode does work to install FFF, still does not show up as an plugin in 'Get plugins to enhance Calibre'.

Im using Calibre 2.24 release version.

04-16-2015, 12:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by McHunter

Hmmm, Does not work, FFF does not show up as an installable plugin, it does not show at all.

You're just a bit early to the party.

The forum thread has to be created before it can appear in the plugin list. I suppose I should have noted that in the text and then changed it later. Sorry about that.

But it doesn't matter anymore, because it's in the list now.

04-16-2015, 12:50 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Should this plugin deprecate FFDL?

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04-16-2015, 01:03 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

You're just a bit early to the party.

Thanks, ist shows now

04-16-2015, 01:18 AM

JimmXinu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Should this plugin deprecate FFDL?

If you're asking if you should install and use this now instead of FFDL, yes. It will copy your settings from FFDL (but not saved window sizes, disabled warnings or hot keys). You may uninstall FFDL whenever you are comfortable doing so.

If you're asking if the FFDL thread should be removed, no, not yet.

I plan to have some time with both up to ease the transition. And possibly one last version of FFDL with a one-time notification pop-up of the change over.

04-16-2015, 01:43 AM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I meant, should the FFF plugin, when installed, auto-remove the FFDL plugin? There are some plugins which when installed via the plugin updater will remove plugins that they replace, because people shouldn't/don't need to be using both. I guess if you are still transitioning it, then maybe not.

04-16-2015, 12:13 PM

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When I try to reach the plugins, it just says:

Quote:

calibre, version 2.24.0
ERROR: Update Check Failed: Unable to reach the plugin index page.

http://plugins.calibre-ebook.com/plugins.json.bz2

Also would this be possible in the new edition:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...77&postcount=4

04-16-2015, 12:17 PM	#10
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	That means calibre cannot connect to the internet to download the Plugin Updater info. Not a problem with any specific plugin per se.

04-16-2015, 12:21 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

At the tail end of the Index https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118764 there is a section Deprecated

This affects the Get plugins pulldown.
The question is: Should the Index entry for FFDL be move down there? (the thread stays)

04-16-2015, 12:22 PM	#12
Tanjamuse Wizard Posts: 1,327 Karma: 5306 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: none	I never had a problem before, and as you can see, I have plenty of internet

04-16-2015, 12:25 PM

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JimmXinu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

When I try to reach the plugins, it just says:

What eschwartz said. That's outside the specific plugin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

Also would this be possible in the new edition:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...77&postcount=4

Yes, actually. In personal.ini in the appropriate section add:

Code:

join_string_characters:\s&\s

Then instead of ', ' it will use ' & ' when joining the list.

04-16-2015, 12:26 PM	#14
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The fact that your browser has internet has no bearing on whether calibre does. The usual culprit is an overeager antivirus suite.

04-16-2015, 12:34 PM	#15
xgman Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I keep getting error: "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'" when trying to import from StoriesOnline.net. I googled around and haven't found any solution though.

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