[Android App] Calibre Companion - future ability?

Perkin · 09-05-2012, 06:37 PM

How feasible would it be to include a link to calibre's content-server and then provide a list which we could then download the books directly from the tablet into the Companions database?

chaley · 09-06-2012, 05:57 AM

We are going to add something like this, what we have been calling the "pull client" because the user would "pull" books from a server to CC. We are still debating exactly how to do it, but we are leaning toward using something like an OPDS client. Using a standard protocol would permit adding books to CC from any OPDS server, not just calibre's. The downside is that the interface forced by OPDS can be a bit clunky.

We hope to have something available by the end of the month.

DoctorOhh · 09-06-2012, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

we are leaning toward using something like an OPDS client. Using a standard protocol would permit adding books to CC from any OPDS server, not just calibre's.

Another

. I like the flexibility this will provide.

Perkin · 09-06-2012, 01:19 PM

Looking forward to it.

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09-06-2012, 05:57 AM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,731 Karma: 6690881 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	We are going to add something like this, what we have been calling the "pull client" because the user would "pull" books from a server to CC. We are still debating exactly how to do it, but we are leaning toward using something like an OPDS client. Using a standard protocol would permit adding books to CC from any OPDS server, not just calibre's. The downside is that the interface forced by OPDS can be a bit clunky. We hope to have something available by the end of the month.

09-06-2012, 01:19 PM	#4
Perkin Guru Posts: 655 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	Looking forward to it.

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