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ownedbycats · 03-08-2021, 08:05 PM

I have this identifier for Open Library books: https://openlibrary.org/books/{id}/

However, i came across a strange behaviour with it. See this:

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3965645W/Cats
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3965645W/Cats

Though the ID works the same regardless, the URL may use either works or books. (Not sure why but i suspect it's to do with multiple editions.) If I paste in a URL with the wrong one, it fails to detect.

If I use https://openlibrary.org/(books|works)/{id}/ it does detect correctly, but then breaks the clickable links in details.

Any suggestions on what to do?

03-08-2021, 08:05 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,037 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Regex for a custom identifier breaking links I have this identifier for Open Library books: https://openlibrary.org/books/{id}/ However, i came across a strange behaviour with it. See this: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3965645W/Cats https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3965645W/Cats Though the ID works the same regardless, the URL may use either works or books. (Not sure why but i suspect it's to do with multiple editions.) If I paste in a URL with the wrong one, it fails to detect. If I use https://openlibrary.org/(books\|works)/{id}/ it does detect correctly, but then breaks the clickable links in details. Any suggestions on what to do? Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-08-2021 at 09:59 PM.