How to force KoboCloud to sync followed by AutoShelf

ajkessel · 07-28-2022, 02:01 PM

I'm using KoboCloud to sync with Google Drive and AutoShelf to organize the content. It works to manually tap on the sync icon, wait a while, and then connect/disconnect USB to trigger AutoShelf, but I'd like to have a single action from NickelMenu to cause all this to happen. I currently have the following:

Code:

menu_item :main    :Cloud Rebuild      :cmd_spawn          :/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh
  chain_success    :cmd_spawn          :/usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf.sh

But this does not appear to work. One thing I've noticed is the two commands run in immediate succession, rather than the second waiting for the first to finish ("succeed"). But even apart from the lack of sequential delay, it doesn't seem like either of these commands actually causes the right actions to occur.

Can anyone suggest how to accomplish this?

ajkessel · 07-28-2022, 03:13 PM

I also tried this code

Code:

qndb -t 60000 -s pfmDoneProcessing -m pfmRescanBooksFull
echo usb plug add >>/tmp/nickel-hardware-status  
sleep 10
echo usb plug remove >>/tmp/nickel-hardware-status

The problem here is even though I have a 60 second timeout for qndb, it seems to return immediately and thus the scan doesn't finish in time. Any idea why it's not waiting?

qkqw · 08-06-2022, 11:38 AM

According to this issue it does not seem to be possible: https://github.com/pgaskin/NickelMenu/issues/129

Although you could create a wrapper script which calls the two shell scripts?

ajkessel · 08-08-2022, 09:28 AM

Thanks -- I wrote a wrapper script that works. I also had to add a new shell script for Kobocloud so it doesn't fork immediately on execution. My script calls a non-forking Kobocloud script, waits for that to finish, then simulates USB connect/disconnect to force an autoshelf.

I was also trying to figure out if there is some way to run autoshelf directly without having to trigger a USB toggle, but if I just run /usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf.sh, nothing happens.

07-28-2022, 02:01 PM	#1
ajkessel Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Boston Device: Kobo Libra 2	How to force KoboCloud to sync followed by AutoShelf I'm using KoboCloud to sync with Google Drive and AutoShelf to organize the content. It works to manually tap on the sync icon, wait a while, and then connect/disconnect USB to trigger AutoShelf, but I'd like to have a single action from NickelMenu to cause all this to happen. I currently have the following: Code: menu_item :main :Cloud Rebuild :cmd_spawn :/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh chain_success :cmd_spawn :/usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf.sh But this does not appear to work. One thing I've noticed is the two commands run in immediate succession, rather than the second waiting for the first to finish ("succeed"). But even apart from the lack of sequential delay, it doesn't seem like either of these commands actually causes the right actions to occur. Can anyone suggest how to accomplish this?

07-28-2022, 03:13 PM	#2
ajkessel Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Boston Device: Kobo Libra 2	I also tried this code Code: qndb -t 60000 -s pfmDoneProcessing -m pfmRescanBooksFull echo usb plug add >>/tmp/nickel-hardware-status sleep 10 echo usb plug remove >>/tmp/nickel-hardware-status The problem here is even though I have a 60 second timeout for qndb, it seems to return immediately and thus the scan doesn't finish in time. Any idea why it's not waiting?

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08-06-2022, 11:38 AM	#3
qkqw Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 143000 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	According to this issue it does not seem to be possible: https://github.com/pgaskin/NickelMenu/issues/129 Although you could create a wrapper script which calls the two shell scripts?

08-08-2022, 09:28 AM	#4
ajkessel Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Boston Device: Kobo Libra 2	Thanks -- I wrote a wrapper script that works. I also had to add a new shell script for Kobocloud so it doesn't fork immediately on execution. My script calls a non-forking Kobocloud script, waits for that to finish, then simulates USB connect/disconnect to force an autoshelf. I was also trying to figure out if there is some way to run autoshelf directly without having to trigger a USB toggle, but if I just run /usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf.sh, nothing happens.