[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare - Page 707

JimmXinu · 04-14-2025, 11:05 AM

ChaoticAdventure,

I suspect you've left out part of your config.

As shown, you should end up with "Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Hermione Granger", not "Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger". And what's really there is two strings: "Harry Potter" and "Harry Potter, Hermione Granger" -- that's why FFF isn't de-duping.

So I suspect you have a replace_metadata line that's changing the "/" to "," in characters. (Or both / and &.)

If you change the "," to "/," in that line, it will split into two entries and be de-duped in FFF. (Wiki page.)

That should work for both regular and anthology books.

ChaoticAdventure · 04-14-2025, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

ChaoticAdventure,

I suspect you've left out part of your config.

Wow, I completely forgot I had done that.

Yeah, that is what I am doing. I would like for them to stay separated with the comma, though. But I see now why what I want to do isn't possible. Thank you.

JimmXinu · 04-14-2025, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaoticAdventure

Wow, I completely forgot I had done that.

Yeah, that is what I am doing. I would like for them to stay separated with the comma, though. But I see now why what I want to do isn't possible. Thank you.

??? Then change it on characters and not on ships.

Rakshae · 04-14-2025, 10:35 PM

I'm getting an error on AO3 downloads that's odd.

Code:

Status|Title|Author|Comment|URL|Error|
Unknown|Unknown|HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error:  for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126/navigate?view_adult=true'(525)|https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126|

I haven't changed any ini settings since it last worked and I'm unsure why the URL is sending back an error when it works fine in browser.

ownedbycats · 04-14-2025, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakshae

I'm getting an error on AO3 downloads that's odd.

Code:

Status|Title|Author|Comment|URL|Error|
Unknown|Unknown|HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error:  for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126/navigate?view_adult=true'(525)|https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126|

I haven't changed any ini settings since it last worked and I'm unsure why the URL is sending back an error when it works fine in browser.

AO3 is having server issues. Its been going on since February, so if this is the first time you've been very lucky. Use browser cache.

DNSB · 04-14-2025, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakshae

I'm getting an error on AO3 downloads that's odd.

Code:

Status|Title|Author|Comment|URL|Error|
Unknown|Unknown|HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error:  for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126/navigate?view_adult=true'(525)|https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126|

I haven't changed any ini settings since it last worked and I'm unsure why the URL is sending back an error when it works fine in browser.

Interesting. That error indicates an SSL handshake error. Perhaps an issue with the certificates your system is using? The virtual system I used to test is running Windows 11 version 24H2 (OS Build 26200.5518), Calibre 8.2.1 (running from source) with FFF 4.44.0 and it downloaded the file from your URL with a slow startup. I suspect the startup was while dealing with Cloudflare.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I am not using browser cache.

Rakshae · 04-14-2025, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

AO3 is having server issues. Its been going on since February, so if this is the first time you've been very lucky. Use browser cache.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Interesting. That error indicates an SSL handshake error. Perhaps an issue with the certificates your system is using? The virtual system I used to test is running Windows 11 version 24H2 (OS Build 26200.5518), Calibre 8.2.1 (running from source) with FFF 4.44.0 and it downloaded the file from your URL with a slow startup. I suspect the startup was while dealing with Cloudflare.

Thanks for the suggestions and checking I wasn't crazy. I got the story to download from cache, but I'm still not sure why it was having the issue directly from the site when everything else on my system wasn't having a problem with it.

I'm on calibre 8.2.1, FFF v4.44.0, but Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon. I don't know what issue my OS could have that wouldn't also hit my browser.

DNSB · 04-14-2025, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakshae

I'm on calibre 8.2.1, FFF v4.44.0, but Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon. I don't know what issue my OS could have that wouldn't also hit my browser.

Which browser are you using? Firefox for instance has it's own certificate store while Chromium based browsers tend to use the system certificate store.

Rakshae · 04-14-2025, 11:06 PM

I was checking on Firefox, but Brave also pulls up the story without issue and I believe is chromium based.

DNSB · 04-14-2025, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakshae

I was checking on Firefox, but Brave also pulls up the story without issue and I believe is chromium based.

Yeah, Bravo is a Chromium based browser.

ownedbycats · 04-14-2025, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakshae

Thanks for the suggestions and checking I wasn't crazy. I got the story to download from cache, but I'm still not sure why it was having the issue directly from the site when everything else on my system wasn't having a problem with it.

I'm on calibre 8.2.1, FFF v4.44.0, but Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon. I don't know what issue my OS could have that wouldn't also hit my browser.

Because FFF is an automated downloader and Cloudflare doesn't like those?

DNSB · 04-15-2025, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Because FFF is an automated downloader and Cloudflare doesn't like those?

I'm wondering what mechanism it uses to differentiate? User agent is unlikely.

ownedbycats · 04-15-2025, 12:27 AM

Id think some sort of browser fingerprinting. The other FFDL uses a built-in browser and doesn't run into same issues as FFF on Cloudflare'd sites.

bpothier · 04-16-2025, 03:40 AM

Looks like maybe SOL made a change to login page/URL? (redirects under WLPC, but it has for a while so maybe something else login page/URL/Cookie/CF related?).

Looks to break FFF with a 404 not found error when going from story URL to "login.wlpc.com/?r=xxxx........xxxxxxxxx" and then failing.

Was able to continue by (eventually) installing/running/enabling the nsapa proxy (github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki/ProxyFeatures) and logging in to the web browser it opens, then running FFF request again.

JimmXinu · 04-16-2025, 10:51 AM

I'm not seeing any issues with SOL downloading. Anyone else seeing this?

04-14-2025, 10:35 PM	#10594
Rakshae Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: none	I'm getting an error on AO3 downloads that's odd. Code: Status\|Title\|Author\|Comment\|URL\|Error\| Unknown\|Unknown\|HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error: for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126/navigate?view_adult=true'(525)\|https://archiveofourown.org/works/64294126\| I haven't changed any ini settings since it last worked and I'm unsure why the URL is sending back an error when it works fine in browser.

04-15-2025, 12:27 AM	#10603
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,624 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Id think some sort of browser fingerprinting. The other FFDL uses a built-in browser and doesn't run into same issues as FFF on Cloudflare'd sites. Last edited by ownedbycats; 04-15-2025 at 12:30 AM.

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04-14-2025, 11:05 AM	#10591
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,321 Karma: 5007213 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	ChaoticAdventure, I suspect you've left out part of your config. As shown, you should end up with "Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Hermione Granger", not "Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger". And what's really there is two strings: "Harry Potter" and "Harry Potter, Hermione Granger" -- that's why FFF isn't de-duping. So I suspect you have a replace_metadata line that's changing the "/" to "," in characters. (Or both / and &.) If you change the "," to "/," in that line, it will split into two entries and be de-duped in FFF. (Wiki page.) That should work for both regular and anthology books.

04-14-2025, 11:06 PM	#10599
Rakshae Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: none	I was checking on Firefox, but Brave also pulls up the story without issue and I believe is chromium based.

04-16-2025, 03:40 AM	#10604
bpothier Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: Kobo	Looks like maybe SOL made a change to login page/URL? (redirects under WLPC, but it has for a while so maybe something else login page/URL/Cookie/CF related?). Looks to break FFF with a 404 not found error when going from story URL to "login.wlpc.com/?r=xxxx........xxxxxxxxx" and then failing. Was able to continue by (eventually) installing/running/enabling the nsapa proxy (github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki/ProxyFeatures) and logging in to the web browser it opens, then running FFF request again.

04-16-2025, 10:51 AM	#10605
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,321 Karma: 5007213 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	I'm not seeing any issues with SOL downloading. Anyone else seeing this?