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dpierron · 08-31-2010, 10:29 AM

Hi folks,

Calibre2opds uses relative links, which means that the URLs generated by a cloud-sync system (e.g. Dropbox) must be consistent.

Here's an example : let's imagine that I have a folder A with two subfolders, A1 and A2. In A1 I've got a file named F1, and in A2 I've got F2 and F3...

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In the Dropbox public folder (this is important), if the URL of A is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A, then the URL of F1 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A/A1/F1 and the URL of F3 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A/A2/F3

Now, in a Dropbox private folder, things are different. If for example the URL of A is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/ZERZERF/A, then calibre2opds will deduct that the URL of F1 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/ZERZERF/A/A1/F1 ; in this case, it will be different (for example http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/RGERRE/F1), and calibre2opds will not work.

To sum it up, on cloud-sync systems where this remains true, calibre2opds will work. On other systems, which obfuscate the URLs one way or another, it will not.

Hope this clears the question...
David.

08-31-2010, 10:29 AM	#11
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	Hi folks, Calibre2opds uses relative links, which means that the URLs generated by a cloud-sync system (e.g. Dropbox) must be consistent. Here's an example : let's imagine that I have a folder A with two subfolders, A1 and A2. In A1 I've got a file named F1, and in A2 I've got F2 and F3... Code: A A1 F1 A2 F2 F3 In the Dropbox public folder (this is important), if the URL of A is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A, then the URL of F1 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A/A1/F1 and the URL of F3 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/A/A2/F3 Now, in a Dropbox private folder, things are different. If for example the URL of A is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/ZERZERF/A, then calibre2opds will deduct that the URL of F1 is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/ZERZERF/A/A1/F1 ; in this case, it will be different (for example http://dl.dropbox.com/u/343343/p/RGERRE/F1), and calibre2opds will not work. To sum it up, on cloud-sync systems where this remains true, calibre2opds will work. On other systems, which obfuscate the URLs one way or another, it will not. Hope this clears the question... David.