Help needed: Regex for Add Books

macnab69 · 03-23-2015, 04:49 AM

This is my current regex:

Code:

^(?P<author>((?!\s-\s).)+)\s-\s(?:(?:\[\s*)?(?P<series>.+)\s(?P<series_index>[\d\.]+)(?:\s*\])?\s)?(?P<title>[^(]+)(?:\(.*\))?

for format

Code:

author - [series series-index] title

I need it changed to handle

Code:

author - [series series-index] !tag1, tag2# title

eschwartz · 03-23-2015, 09:01 PM

Do you want to capture everything between a "!" and a "#" as the contents for the tags column?

If so, try:

Code:

^(?P<author>((?!\s-\s).)+)\s-\s(?:(?:\[\s*)?(?P<series>.+)\s(?P<series_index>[\d\.]+)(?:\s*\])?\s)?(?:\s*!(?P<tags>.+)#\s+)?(?P<title>[^(]+)(?:\(.*\))?

(My addition is in red.)

macnab69 · 03-24-2015, 03:47 AM

Doesn't read the tags. Everything else still works.

macnab69 · 03-24-2015, 07:33 AM

calibre doesn't read into Tags column from filename.

EDIT: Setting "Read metadata from file rather than filename" does it.

eschwartz · 03-24-2015, 01:16 PM

That would imply the tags and other info are already embedded in the file.

Also, sorry for not realizing Add books doesn't allow tags as a filename metadata source.

BetterRed · 03-24-2015, 04:17 PM

@macnab69 - the cli command calbredb -add can contain tags.

With a text editor perhaps you could munge the file names into calibredb add commands.

BR

macnab69 · 03-24-2015, 11:48 PM

@eschwartz: In my case the books have been through calibre to edit them, because so many have terrible layouts and formatting.

@Better Red: Some sort of script would be needed to parse each filename. At least calibredb add allows to to set Tags.

eschwartz · 03-24-2015, 11:56 PM

If they have been through calibre, why do you need to add metadata based on the filename?

BetterRed · 03-25-2015, 12:06 AM

@macnab - I would pipe a directory list of the 'files with tags in file names' into a command file -- bat, bash -- whatever.

I'd then open that file in an editor like Notepad++ or emacs, do find & replaces to transform each line into a calibredb add command with the --tags "blah, blah blah, blah blah blag" etc.

Run the command file, throw it away

BR

macnab69 · 03-25-2015, 12:48 AM

@eschwartz - I fix the books for a friend who is not really savvy. It wasn't until now that I thought about the metadata being embedded in the file.

03-23-2015, 04:49 AM	#1
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	Help needed: Regex for Add Books This is my current regex: Code: ^(?P<author>((?!\s-\s).)+)\s-\s(?:(?:\[\s)?(?P<series>.+)\s(?P<series_index>[\d\.]+)(?:\s\])?\s)?(?P<title>[^(]+)(?:\(.*\))? for format Code: author - [series series-index] title I need it changed to handle Code: author - [series series-index] !tag1, tag2# title

03-23-2015, 09:01 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)	Do you want to capture everything between a "!" and a "#" as the contents for the tags column? If so, try: Code: ^(?P<author>((?!\s-\s).)+)\s-\s(?:(?:\[\s)?(?P<series>.+)\s(?P<series_index>[\d\.]+)(?:\s\])?\s)?(?:\s!(?P<tags>.+)#\s+)?(?P<title>[^(]+)(?:\(.\))? (My addition is in red.) Last edited by eschwartz; 03-23-2015 at 09:04 PM.

03-24-2015, 07:33 AM	#4
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	calibre doesn't read into Tags column from filename. EDIT: Setting "Read metadata from file rather than filename" does it. Last edited by macnab69; 03-24-2015 at 07:48 AM.

03-24-2015, 01:16 PM	#5
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)	That would imply the tags and other info are already embedded in the file. Also, sorry for not realizing Add books doesn't allow tags as a filename metadata source. Last edited by eschwartz; 03-24-2015 at 01:23 PM.

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03-24-2015, 03:47 AM	#3
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	Doesn't read the tags. Everything else still works.

03-24-2015, 04:17 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@macnab69 - the cli command calbredb -add can contain tags. With a text editor perhaps you could munge the file names into calibredb add commands. BR

03-24-2015, 11:48 PM	#7
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	@eschwartz: In my case the books have been through calibre to edit them, because so many have terrible layouts and formatting. @Better Red: Some sort of script would be needed to parse each filename. At least calibredb add allows to to set Tags.

03-24-2015, 11:56 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)	If they have been through calibre, why do you need to add metadata based on the filename?

03-25-2015, 12:06 AM	#9
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@macnab - I would pipe a directory list of the 'files with tags in file names' into a command file -- bat, bash -- whatever. I'd then open that file in an editor like Notepad++ or emacs, do find & replaces to transform each line into a calibredb add command with the --tags "blah, blah blah, blah blah blag" etc. Run the command file, throw it away BR

03-25-2015, 12:48 AM	#10
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	@eschwartz - I fix the books for a friend who is not really savvy. It wasn't until now that I thought about the metadata being embedded in the file.

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