[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-06-22
- Plugin BG Jobs: Remove old multi-process code
- Report BG job failed entirely as individual books failed instead of just exception. For #1225
- adapter_fimfictionnet: New img attr and class. #1226

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-06-25
- adapter_ashwindersycophanthexcom: http to https

[ownedbycats]

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

Worked fine for me. Transient (hopefully) issues with the site, I would assume

[ebichuman]

Hi! I use Fanficfare to download exclusively from ao3. I love this plugin but would like to utilize Calibre better for my library.

I can view and click the story URL from the Id section or see the URL in the update pop-up.
I tried to add custom URL columns with #sourceurl and #calibre_cust_sourceurl but they did not work even though I updated.

I might be missing something basic but unfortunately could not find a solution by myself.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ebichuman

Hi! I use Fanficfare to download exclusively from ao3. I love this plugin but would like to utilize Calibre better for my library.

I can view and click the story URL from the Id section or see the URL in the update pop-up.
I tried to add custom URL columns with #sourceurl and #calibre_cust_sourceurl but they did not work even though I updated.

I might be missing something basic but unfortunately could not find a solution by myself.

You haven't actually said what you want to accomplish here, so I'm guessing a bit.

You can get FFF to populate your custom column on download/update with the story URL on FFF's Custom Column setting tab.

Alternatively, you can create in Calibre a composite custom column (AKA a 'column made from other columns') that displays the url identifier using {identifiers:select(url)}. That would work with past downloads without requiring update.

If there's a way to make a url clickable in a column, I don't know what it is.

[chrisric]

Hi - I've been using a couple of custom adapters for a while now, I know next to nothing. I just copy what smart people have done already

Anyway, I normally clone the repo, make the changes and then make the zip and import a new plugin.

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters? Maybe something can be added to the personal.ini file to point to the new adapter?

I guess I'm asking how everyone else does it.

Thanks.

-Chris

[ebichuman]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

You haven't actually said what you want to accomplish here, so I'm guessing a bit.

You can get FFF to populate your custom column on download/update with the story URL on FFF's Custom Column setting tab.

Alternatively, you can create in Calibre a composite custom column (AKA a 'column made from other columns') that displays the url identifier using {identifiers:select(url)}. That would work with past downloads without requiring update.

If there's a way to make a url clickable in a column, I don't know what it is.

That did work thank you. I keep a separate spreadsheet of the stories I like and I have it setup like this:
story name, author, URL, notes

I would like to compare it with my calibre data to see if I am missing any fics either from my spreadsheet or from Calibre. So I wanted to be able to view and export the table to compare. Now I can see the URL in Calibre. But is there also a way I can copy the columns that I can see as text to paste into Excel?

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by chrisric

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters? Maybe something can be added to the personal.ini file to point to the new adapter?

I guess I'm asking how everyone else does it.

I use a batch file that creates the zip then installs it with "calibre-customize -a FanFicFare.zip" and starts Calibre

In practice, I don't think there are many users running their own code.

Originally Posted by ebichuman

I would like to compare it with my calibre data to see if I am missing any fics either from my spreadsheet or from Calibre. So I wanted to be able to view and export the table to compare. Now I can see the URL in Calibre. But is there also a way I can copy the columns that I can see as text to paste into Excel?

I don't think I've ever tried that--it's more of a Calibre question.

[applegaa]

Originally Posted by chrisric

Anyway, I normally clone the repo, make the changes and then make the zip and import a new plugin.

Is there a quicker way to test changes/new adapters?

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I use a batch file that creates the zip then installs it with "calibre-customize -a FanFicFare.zip" and starts Calibre

In practice, I don't think there are many users running their own code.

As a learning experiment, I've been working on creating adapters for a couple of unsupported sites that I read.

What I do is update the FanFicFare.zip file currently in use. The specific steps are:
Browse to \fanficfare\adapters\ within the zip file
Copy __init__.py out of the zip file
Edit __init__.py to load my adapter(s)
Copy __init__.py and my adapter file(s) into the zip file
Restart Calibre

The above steps have to be repeated each time you update the plugin, but otherwise changes to your adapter just require copying the new adapter file into the zip file and restarting Calibre.

I don't know if that's quicker than what you do, but I find it pretty simple.

Also, if your adapter file breaks the plugin, backing out is as simple as removing your adapters from the __init__.py file and restarting Calibre.

- Andrew

[Elaine T]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

With use_archiveofourown_gay:true, update metadata from website gets NoneType errors on restricted stories. Tested several stories, did this. Other update modes work.

Glitch with the one update mode, or just website being screwy again?

EDIT: I pm'd links.

I just saw the same errors, in case this is helpful to know. Error message


Status
Title
Author
Comment
URL
Error
Unknown
Unknown
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_text'
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29515740

[ownedbycats]

A way for open_pages_in_browser to use non-systemdefault browser?

[spidersylar]

I've started experiencing an error today which I've never seen before. It happens both when trying to update an existing fanfic, or downloading a new one. Whether the story is locked, or has an age restriction doesn't seem to matter.
It's the below followed by the story url:
HTTP Error in FFF '418 Client Error: for url:

[ownedbycats]

Odd. HTTP 418 is "I'm a teapot." Maybe Cloudflare repurposed it.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

A way for open_pages_in_browser to use non-systemdefault browser?

Look at Calibre's openers_by_scheme tweak.