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jgoguen · 08-01-2013, 05:41 PM

I'm trying to make a conversion output plugin, but I'm not too sure where to start. I don't see any examples. I'm not looking to make a brand new plugin, at least I don't think so; I think that extending the ePub conversion output class would be fine. Basically, I want a conversion output plugin that produces the same end result that my KoboTouchExtended driver plugin does.

For a first step, I looked at calibre.ebooks.conversion.plugins.epub_output.EPUB Output and made a subclass KEPubOutput that extends EPUBOutput and does nothing but change the three variables at the top of the class

Code:

name = 'KePub Output'
author = '<me>'
file_type = 'kepub.epub'

The file_type change worked (I think?); I saw 'KEPUB.EPUB' in the list of output formats, and when I selected it the resulting file had the 'kepub.epub' extension, but the 'EPUB Output' option on the left side of the conversion window didn't change to 'KePub Output' like I was expecting.

Is there a sample of a conversion output plugin somewhere I can reference, or is there some other documentation I missed?

08-01-2013, 05:41 PM	#1
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	Conversion output plugins? I'm trying to make a conversion output plugin, but I'm not too sure where to start. I don't see any examples. I'm not looking to make a brand new plugin, at least I don't think so; I think that extending the ePub conversion output class would be fine. Basically, I want a conversion output plugin that produces the same end result that my KoboTouchExtended driver plugin does. For a first step, I looked at calibre.ebooks.conversion.plugins.epub_output.EPUB Output and made a subclass KEPubOutput that extends EPUBOutput and does nothing but change the three variables at the top of the class Code: name = 'KePub Output' author = '<me>' file_type = 'kepub.epub' The file_type change worked (I think?); I saw 'KEPUB.EPUB' in the list of output formats, and when I selected it the resulting file had the 'kepub.epub' extension, but the 'EPUB Output' option on the left side of the conversion window didn't change to 'KePub Output' like I was expecting. Is there a sample of a conversion output plugin somewhere I can reference, or is there some other documentation I missed?