[GUI Plugin] Action Chains

[capink]

Originally Posted by SoccerDad91016

Updated the Action Chains plugin to version 1.8.4 and now Calibre will not start. I get the startup banner, then the main window flashes briefly and closes. I don't see any tasks in taskmanager either.

When I run Calibre in Debug (calibre-debug -g 1>> log.txt 2>&1), I get the following error in the log file...

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.action_chains.events.base", line 49, in run
File "calibre_plugins.action_chains.events.event_tools" , line 43, in __init__
KeyError: 'event_members'


Running Calibre v5.17 64-bit on Windows 10

Was working fine prior to the latest update

I uploaded a new version that should fix this problem. You can get it directly from the first post or wait until calibre announces the update (will take calibre nearly an hour from now). Please report back on how it works for you.

This problem happens when you add an event with no chains attached to it. The problem was always there and not related to the latest release.

[SoccerDad91016]

Originally Posted by capink

I uploaded a new version that should fix this problem. You can get it directly from the first post or wait until calibre announces the update (will take calibre nearly an hour from now). Please report back on how it works for you.

This problem happens when you add an event with no chains attached to it. The problem was always there and not related to the latest release.

Thank you for the quick fix!

Not sure why the previous version was more forgiving, haven't changed any of the chains I have for a few weeks.

Everything is working again!

[phossler]

I installed it and worked through some very simple examples

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...01&postcount=1

What I'd really like to do is be able to chain a number of my canned "Saved Searches", but the Action Chains PI only seems to handle metadata (as far as I can see)

Is there a way to chain editor actions (esp. Saved Searches)?

[chaley]

If by "editor" you mean the calibre book editor, then I strongly suspect that the PI can't and won't be able help you. It can launch the calibre editor, but because the editor isn't part of the standard GUI, Action Chains can't "talk" to it once it is running.

[phossler]

Originally Posted by chaley

If by "editor" you mean the calibre book editor, then I strongly suspect that the PI can't and won't be able help you. It can launch the calibre editor, but because the editor isn't part of the standard GUI, Action Chains can't "talk" to it once it is running.

Yes, I did mean the calibre book editor, I wasn't specific enough

and

Yes, I sort of suspected that the PI was limited to the main GUI since I couldn't make it 'visible' when editing a epub file

Darn

[ownedbycats]

I am not sure what is going on but I discovered two errors that went away when I removed Action Chains. See this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1928321

Attached .json for replication purposes and there's a test db in the comments of bug report too.

[capink]

I posted a new version that should fix the issue. The issue has to do with the new template functions: field_names() and field_metadata(). They modified a mutable object instead of copying it.

Please test and confirm.

[Terisa de morgan]

I have a request.... could this plugin apply to the editor? Because I do a lot of automatic tasks there.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by capink

I posted a new version that should fix the issue. The issue has to do with the new template functions: field_names() and field_metadata(). They modified a mutable object instead of copying it.

Please test and confirm.

Both issues fixed!

[capink]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I have a request.... could this plugin apply to the editor? Because I do a lot of automatic tasks there.

I don't use the editor and my knowledge there is pretty much non-existent.

[Terisa de morgan]

I have to check to see the differences for the plugins installed in the editor.

[ownedbycats]

Can Device > Update cached metadata on device be added to a chain? I couldn't find it in the Calibre Actions list.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Can Device > Update cached metadata on device be added to a chain? I couldn't find it in the Calibre Actions list.

The items on the "Device" button aren't standard calibre actions so no, you won't find them.

@capink: if you want to add them as a special case, do

_('Eject this device'): get_gui().location_manager.unmount_device.emit()
_('Configure this device') ==> get_gui().location_manager.configure_device.emit()
_('Update cached metadata on device'): get_gui().location_manager.update_device_metadata.emit()

It would probably be best to ensure that a device view is active:

if get_gui().current_view() is not get_gui().library_view:

[capink]

Originally Posted by chaley

@capink: if you want to add them as a special case, do

Thanks for you continuous help. I will look into this when doing the next release.

[capink]

Version 1.9.0

• Update: Calibre Actions: Add device actions.
• Update: Allow adding separator to submenus.
• Minor Fixes.