[Editor Plugin] EpubCheck

[hiteshp]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

If you want the plugin to display the time stamp, add this line to the beginning of EpubCheck.json:

{
  "extra": true,

The plugin will then also display the following information, if the epub is valid:

publisher:
title:
creator:
date:
description:
identifier:
language:
nSpines:
checkSum:
renditionLayout:
renditionOrientation:
renditionSpread:
ePubVersion:
isScripted:
hasFixedFormat:
isBackwardCompatible:
hasAudio:
hasVideo:
charsCount:
hasEncryption:
hasSignatures:

Or do you want the plugin to add the date and the EPUBCheck version number to the epub metadata?

I want the date/time stamp of last checked. Thank You

[hiteshp]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

If you want the plugin to display the time stamp, add this line to the beginning of EpubCheck.json:

{
  "extra": true,

The plugin will then also display the following information, if the epub is valid:

publisher:
title:
creator:
date:
description:
identifier:
language:
nSpines:
checkSum:
renditionLayout:
renditionOrientation:
renditionSpread:
ePubVersion:
isScripted:
hasFixedFormat:
isBackwardCompatible:
hasAudio:
hasVideo:
charsCount:
hasEncryption:
hasSignatures:

Or do you want the plugin to add the date and the EPUBCheck version number to the epub metadata?

{
extra;

gives too much information. I only want the last run date/time stamp to be displayed. Also with the above line, the time-zone seems to be improper. It seems to taking GMT instead of system time
.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by hiteshp

gives too much information. I only want the last run date/time stamp to be displayed. Also with the above line, the time-zone seems to be improper. It seems to taking GMT instead of system time.

If you change the following line in main.py from:

status_message += format_publication_info(info["publication"])

to:

data = json.loads(stdout); checker = data.get("checker", {}); status_message += "\ncheckDate: {}".format(checker.get("checkDate", 0))

You you should get a MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS time stamp.
For example: checkDate: 04-05-2026 14:53:21

[hiteshp]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

If you change the following line in main.py from:

status_message += format_publication_info(info["publication"])

to:

data = json.loads(stdout); checker = data.get("checker", {}); status_message += "\ncheckDate: {}".format(checker.get("checkDate", 0))

You you should get a MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS time stamp.
For example: checkDate: 04-05-2026 14:53:21

:-( nope.. I couldn't find that line in main.py

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by hiteshp

:-( nope.. I couldn't find that line in main.py

Then your installed plugin is outdated or you used the wrong search option in your editor.
Download the plugin from the very first post, extract main.py. Go to line 622 and change it to:

data = json.loads(stdout); checker = data.get("checker", {}); status_message += "\ncheckDate: {}".format(checker.get("checkDate", 0))

(There need to be exactly 16 spaces before the command.)

[hiteshp]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Then your installed plugin is outdated or you used the wrong search option in your editor.
Download the plugin from the very first post, extract main.py. Go to line 622 and change it to:

data = json.loads(stdout); checker = data.get("checker", {}); status_message += "\ncheckDate: {}".format(checker.get("checkDate", 0))

(There need to be exactly 16 spaces before the command.)

1. Updated the ePubcheck from the first post
2. Replaced the main.py with the latest main.py
3. enabled Json for showing extra infos
4. edited the text on line 622 with leaving exactly 16 spaces ahead of the line.

But still the check is showing all the other info including the date. Also the timestamp shown is GMT and not local time. Attaching the SS

[DiapDealer]

Just what do you think a line number of -1 means, Jon? There is no bug in Doitsu's plugin. If you'd rather Epubcheck didn't use -1 to indicate no line number (or column number), take your complaint upstream to epubcheck itself. But I don't recommend it. Using -1 for an undefined value is pretty standard practice. Or perhaps you think calibre should interpret a line number of -1 differently??

[JSWolf]

@Doitsu, would you be able to modify the epubcheck plugin so it allows sorting like epubveri plugin does?

[JSWolf]

How do we adjust the plugin to allow -maxOfEachMessage? Thanks.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

How do we adjust the plugin to allow -maxOfEachMessage? Thanks.

Open main.py and change this line from:

            # run epubcheck

to:

            args.extend(['--maxOfEachMessage', 'unlimited'])

            # run epubcheck

(There need to be exactly 12 spaces before the new line.)

[JSWolf]

Thank you. I'll try it when I get a chance.