Content-Server: Preview/Public link

josh.p.23 · 05-20-2016, 02:27 PM

I was wondering if there is a way to provide preview/public links for non-authenticated users with the server. Perhaps a way to serve up only the metadata without the download links?

I'm trying to devise a way to create a "recently read" block that reads an rss feed from my shaarli installation which is populated with calibre-server links. I would like to use the nice pages that calibre-server serves up, but don't want the download links involved.

Any suggestions (other than just using another reference site for my books)?

eschwartz · 05-20-2016, 03:43 PM

Nope, although I suppose you could delete the format files from a copy of the library and serve that.

I suggest you file a feature request for the new server once calibre v3 comes out.

theducks · 05-20-2016, 03:48 PM

Create a 'Catalog' (EPUB and/Or Mobi) Book then move it to a different Library

And share that via a comandline server

josh.p.23 · 05-20-2016, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I suggest you file a feature request for the new server once calibre v3 comes out.

Nifty notion. I imagine something like exposing an optional publicly shareable link on the permalink page once a user is logged in.

Any eta on V3?

josh.p.23 · 05-20-2016, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Create a 'Catalog' (EPUB and/Or Mobi) Book then move it to a different Library

And share that via a comandline server

Can you point me to info on how to make a 'Catalog' Book? That just came off as Greek...

eschwartz · 05-20-2016, 05:44 PM

Well, you can run it and see how it looks if you have a source checkout, using `calibre-debug --new-server`.

Currently it is more or less feature-comparable to the current server, except that the authentication UI hasn't been exposed.
Currently, Kovid has been working on the in-browser viewer, which is still pretty rough around the edges but is still pretty cool. No ETA on when that will be done, and he isn't committing on a date to us.

But I have been keeping an eye on it.

josh.p.23 · 05-20-2016, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Nope, although I suppose you could delete the format files from a copy of the library and serve that.

Great idea. The only problem becomes... how to serve these along side of the actual book server...?

eschwartz · 05-20-2016, 06:11 PM

You run two servers, via the command line. One for each library (the metadata-only library and the full library).

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...re-server.html

theducks · 05-20-2016, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh.p.23

Can you point me to info on how to make a 'Catalog' Book? That just came off as Greek...

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josh.p.23 · 05-24-2016, 01:30 PM

thanks for the great answers, folks

crating an "empty" library seems like the right way to go. any ideas on how to automate a sync-up between an empty and non-empty library?

eschwartz · 05-24-2016, 02:38 PM

I suppose you could just copy the metadata.db and cover.jpg files into a new folder, and treat that as a library. It would still record the formats as existing, but they would be "missing" formats, so anyone trying to download them would get an error.

Also keep in mind, the library is scriptable via the commandline `calibredb` backend. cf. the subcommands "restore_database" or "remove_format". (The "check_library" subcommand does not appear to have an option to fix the things it reports on.)

josh.p.23 · 05-24-2016, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I suppose you could just copy the metadata.db and cover.jpg files into a new folder, and treat that as a library. It would still record the formats as existing, but they would be "missing" formats, so anyone trying to download them would get an error.

Also keep in mind, the library is scriptable via the commandline `calibredb` backend. cf. the subcommands "restore_database" or "remove_format". (The "check_library" subcommand does not appear to have an option to fix the things it reports on.)

Actually, I just copied the library, and in the new library I selected all book records, and selected "remove files of a certain type from selected books", and removed all file types. This leaves all of the book records without the actual book formats.

eschwartz · 05-24-2016, 10:10 PM

Yes, that goes without saying as I first recommended in post #2 (although maybe I wasn't entirely clear, that happens sometimes -- I spend later posts explaining what I implied in earlier posts

).

But you did ask for "any ideas on how to automate a sync-up between an empty and non-empty library?" -- emphasis on the automate.
Automation suggests things like include/exclude patterns for your sync software (ideally has a command-line method of invocation), followed by scripted callibredb commands to "heal" the database.

05-20-2016, 02:27 PM	#1
josh.p.23 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: android kindle app, FB Reader, several tablets	Content-Server: Preview/Public link I was wondering if there is a way to provide preview/public links for non-authenticated users with the server. Perhaps a way to serve up only the metadata without the download links? I'm trying to devise a way to create a "recently read" block that reads an rss feed from my shaarli installation which is populated with calibre-server links. I would like to use the nice pages that calibre-server serves up, but don't want the download links involved. Any suggestions (other than just using another reference site for my books)?

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05-20-2016, 03:43 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Nope, although I suppose you could delete the format files from a copy of the library and serve that. I suggest you file a feature request for the new server once calibre v3 comes out.

05-20-2016, 03:48 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,936 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Create a 'Catalog' (EPUB and/Or Mobi) Book then move it to a different Library And share that via a comandline server

05-20-2016, 05:44 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, you can run it and see how it looks if you have a source checkout, using `calibre-debug --new-server`. Currently it is more or less feature-comparable to the current server, except that the authentication UI hasn't been exposed. Currently, Kovid has been working on the in-browser viewer, which is still pretty rough around the edges but is still pretty cool. No ETA on when that will be done, and he isn't committing on a date to us. But I have been keeping an eye on it.

05-20-2016, 06:11 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You run two servers, via the command line. One for each library (the metadata-only library and the full library). https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...re-server.html

05-24-2016, 01:30 PM	#10
josh.p.23 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: android kindle app, FB Reader, several tablets	thanks for the great answers, folks crating an "empty" library seems like the right way to go. any ideas on how to automate a sync-up between an empty and non-empty library?

05-24-2016, 02:38 PM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I suppose you could just copy the metadata.db and cover.jpg files into a new folder, and treat that as a library. It would still record the formats as existing, but they would be "missing" formats, so anyone trying to download them would get an error. Also keep in mind, the library is scriptable via the commandline `calibredb` backend. cf. the subcommands "restore_database" or "remove_format". (The "check_library" subcommand does not appear to have an option to fix the things it reports on.)

05-24-2016, 10:10 PM	#13
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Yes, that goes without saying as I first recommended in post #2 (although maybe I wasn't entirely clear, that happens sometimes -- I spend later posts explaining what I implied in earlier posts ). But you did ask for "any ideas on how to automate a sync-up between an empty and non-empty library?" -- emphasis on the automate. Automation suggests things like include/exclude patterns for your sync software (ideally has a command-line method of invocation), followed by scripted callibredb commands to "heal" the database.

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