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Barafu · 05-23-2017, 12:02 AM

Yes, I have seen them and got the basics, thanks. Let me clarify my question. I do the search and get the results, but there are no direct download links. Instead I have to decode data myself to retrieve a book file.

I have to do the downloading in the open() method of my plugin because there is no way to provide a customized method to download a book. Right?
After I unpack a book file and have it in temporary location, how do I add it to Calibre database? I could use a system call to use Calibre CLI to do it, I think, but I hope there is an API function for this.
Finally, can I use Calibre API in my plugin to read metadata from that file prior to adding it to Calibre? I need to check that it is actually the book that was asked for, because the result really could be wrong.

05-23-2017, 12:02 AM	#4
Barafu Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: many	Yes, I have seen them and got the basics, thanks. Let me clarify my question. I do the search and get the results, but there are no direct download links. Instead I have to decode data myself to retrieve a book file. I have to do the downloading in the open() method of my plugin because there is no way to provide a customized method to download a book. Right? After I unpack a book file and have it in temporary location, how do I add it to Calibre database? I could use a system call to use Calibre CLI to do it, I think, but I hope there is an API function for this. Finally, can I use Calibre API in my plugin to read metadata from that file prior to adding it to Calibre? I need to check that it is actually the book that was asked for, because the result really could be wrong.