CatalogPlugin and the UI

cpina · 01-18-2015, 05:59 PM

Hello,

I'm writing, to experiment, a Calibre Plugin. It's a CatalogPlugin and I can see the output and work as expected if I use "calibredb catalog test.html"

But I'd expect to see the format output in the Calibre UI in the "Generate catalog" UI...

I'm testing with this file: http://pastebin.com/m2LnDMDa and then "calibre-customize -b .".

I use calibre 2.5 on a Debian testing.

Am I missing something in order to see my plugin on the UI?

I'll keep investigating but it's getting a bit late here and maybe there is a Calibre bug preventing the plugin to be listed there.

Thank you for the amazing software!

cpina · 01-18-2015, 07:31 PM

Im the original poster, I think that the problem is in the file src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py - if the plugin is an external one AND doesn't have a UI it will never execute the line such as:
[self.fmts.append([file_type.upper(), pw.sync_enabled,pw]) for file_type in plugin.file_types]

(or similar)

so the new plugin format is never in self.fmts list.

Tomorrow I'll have another look...

Thank you!

kovidgoyal · 01-18-2015, 09:52 PM

Indeed, for a catalog plugin to appear in the UI, you must give it a UI of it's own that calibre can display.

01-18-2015, 05:59 PM	#1
cpina Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: none	CatalogPlugin and the UI Hello, I'm writing, to experiment, a Calibre Plugin. It's a CatalogPlugin and I can see the output and work as expected if I use "calibredb catalog test.html" But I'd expect to see the format output in the Calibre UI in the "Generate catalog" UI... I'm testing with this file: http://pastebin.com/m2LnDMDa and then "calibre-customize -b .". I use calibre 2.5 on a Debian testing. Am I missing something in order to see my plugin on the UI? I'll keep investigating but it's getting a bit late here and maybe there is a Calibre bug preventing the plugin to be listed there. Thank you for the amazing software!

01-18-2015, 07:31 PM	#2
cpina Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: none	Im the original poster, I think that the problem is in the file src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py - if the plugin is an external one AND doesn't have a UI it will never execute the line such as: [self.fmts.append([file_type.upper(), pw.sync_enabled,pw]) for file_type in plugin.file_types] (or similar) so the new plugin format is never in self.fmts list. Tomorrow I'll have another look... Thank you!

01-18-2015, 09:52 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,198 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Indeed, for a catalog plugin to appear in the UI, you must give it a UI of it's own that calibre can display.

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