[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[chrnno]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I've tried use_cloudscraper:true and setting user_agent without success. That's about all the effort I'm prepared to put into a client forbidden error specific to one site and a 4 year out-of-date Calibre version.

Since you've proven it doesn't happen in other Calibre versions, you clearly have other versions available.

That is fine. I posted mostly out of worry something screwy was going on pre-announcing a later problem, if you have confirmed it is specific then good enough for me.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by veviara

Hi!

Short version:

I suspect that fanficfares "pass calibre columns into FanficFare on update/overwrite" stopped working around version 4.57.0 of fanficfare. I don't need help, but thought informing you of my suspicions would be the right thing to do. ...

This is indeed a problem that arrived in 4.57. Specifically in 270e01c3c747e012cb85a6c17d495406b7c4b4f7, a change to cache ini settings for performance improvement.

Unfortunately, I did not remember that the "pass calibre columns into FanficFare" effectively changes the ini settings.

Thanks for catching this. Fix will be in the next test version.

[veviara]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

This is indeed a problem that arrived in 4.57. Specifically in 270e01c3c747e012cb85a6c17d495406b7c4b4f7, a change to cache ini settings for performance improvement.

Unfortunately, I did not remember that the "pass calibre columns into FanficFare" effectively changes the ini settings.

Thanks for catching this. Fix will be in the next test version.

That sounds great! I’ll check it out once it’s here 😊

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2026-06-10
- Fix for PI's 'pass calibre columns into FanficFare' broken by 270e01c

[Goku90504]

Originally Posted by Daveo32

Sorry to sound Dumb.

How do I install the Test version ?

I d/l off here> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...25&postcount=2

and it is a zip file
I have unzipped it

Not dumb I wasn't even sure where to find the test version so thank you for the link I was having the same problem with lite... so thank you for giving me a step by step to hopefully solve my problem even if it was by you tripping over all the same problems I'm having and asking for help before I got around to doing so myself

[Goku90504]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

The link and a spoiler with the instructions to how to install the test version is always at the bottom of the test version post:


NSFW Links
I have removed them for you this time, but in future please do not post direct NSFW links--or quote them. MR tries to be SFW. Thanks.

How do I share a sample link of the problem since the problem is with certain links from literotica?

I updated to the latest test version in the last few hours and I'm getting a problem with a subsection of literotica's stories

Error
Unknown
Unknown
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'
*URL Redacted due to which site*

I will post a debug version log as soon as ongoing download for a different site finishes

[veviara]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

New Test Version Posted

2026-06-10
- Fix for PI's 'pass calibre columns into FanficFare' broken by 270e01c

That was quick! I will check it out Saturday when I have the time!

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Goku90504

How do I share a sample link of the problem since the problem is with certain links from literotica?

• Use the forum's private message system -- which may be a problem for you, I believe the site wants you to have made 10 approved posts before unlocking it.
  
• Open an issue on FFF's github repo.
  
• Obfuscate. I don't believe it violates policy to mention the literotica site and story id birthday-surprises when they aren't a URL.

[Goku90504]

alright absent better instructions I just did a find and replace in the log find 'literotica' replace with ' NSFWsiteLE ' with a space before and after to not accidently link to some other NSFW site

Spoiler:

ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
ApplicationPaletteChange event received
EpubMerge: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:02:41,301: calibre_plugins.epubmerge.epubmerge_plugin(156): macmenuhack file_path:C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\fanficfare_macmenuhack.txt
calibre Debug log
calibre 9.9 Portable embedded-python: True
Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '11', '10.0.26200')
Python 3.14.5
Windows: ('11', '10.0.26200', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre\calibre-debug.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Count Pages (1, 15, 2) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 12, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 58, 6) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 10)
calibre 9.9 Portable embedded-python: True
Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '11', '10.0.26200')
Python 3.14.5
Windows: ('11', '10.0.26200', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre\calibre-debug.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Count Pages (1, 15, 2) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 12, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 58, 6) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 10)
QPA platform: windows
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 127.66492146596858 x 127.59069767441859
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Showing splash screen...
[1.26] splash screen shown
[1.26] Initializing db...
[1.33] db initialized
[1.33] Constructing main UI...
[3.26] GUI main window shown
[3.42] main UI initialized...
[3.42] Hiding splash screen
[3.53] splash screen hidden
[3.53] Started up in 3.53 seconds with 1771 books
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:15,558: configurable.py(565): config site:test1.com
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,193: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.dialogs(528): self.extraoptions['anthology_url']:NOT FOUND
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,199: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin(1178) : FanFicFare v4.58.6
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,353: configurable.py(565): config site: NSFWsiteLE .com
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,367: configurable.py(1055): use_browser_cache:
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,367: configurable.py(1076): use_basic_cache:true
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,367: adapter_ NSFWsiteLE .py(166): Chapter/Story URL:
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,368: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://www. NSFWsiteLE .com/series/se/448298280
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:22,368: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://www. NSFWsiteLE .com/series/se/448298280
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:23,185: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:23,185: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:23,185: decorators.py(129): random sleep(0.50-1.50):1.04
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:24,226: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2026-06-10 15:03:24,226: adapter_ NSFWsiteLE .py(174): set opened url:https://www. NSFWsiteLE .com/series/se/448298280
FFF: ERROR: 2026-06-10 15:03:24,226: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.dialogs(802): Exception: {'title': 'Unknown', 'author_sort': ['Unknown'], 'author': ['Unknown'], 'comments': '', 'good': False, 'status': 'Error', 'showerror': True, 'calibre_id': None, 'begin': None, 'end': None, 'comment': "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'", 'url': 'https://www. NSFWsiteLE .com/series/se/448298280', 'site': ' NSFWsiteLE .com', 'series': '', 'added': False, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'uniqueurl': 'https://www. NSFWsiteLE .com/series/se/448298280[None-None]', 'listorder': 0, 'collision': 'Update EPUB if New Chapters'}:'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.dialogs", line 789, in do_loop
File "C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\fff_pro file.py", line 43, in profiled_func
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 1398, in prep_download_loop
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 1264, in get_story_metadata_only
File "C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\base_adapter.py", line 378, in getStoryMetadataOnly
File "C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\base_adapter.py", line 488, in doExtractChapterUrlsAndMetadata
File "C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\adapter_ NSFWsiteLE .py", line 175, in extractChapterUrlsAndMetadata
File "C:\Base64Convert-win64-v1.9\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\adapter_ NSFWsiteLE .py", line 104, in _setURL
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'
[75.95] Shutdown starting...
[76.19] Shutdown message shown...
[76.19] Grid view shutdown
[76.19] Bookshelf view shutdown
[76.19] Actions shutdown
[76.39] Various services shutdown
[76.39] Metadata backup shutdown
[76.39] Current database closed
[76.40] Windows hidden
[76.51] Waiting for overseers, mdns, and live to shutdown
[76.51] Waiting for device manager to shutdown
[76.51] Shutdown complete in 0.55, quitting...
[76.51] Thread still alive:

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2026-06-10
- Fix for PI's 'pass calibre columns into FanficFare' broken by 270e01c
- adapter_literotica: Apply .title() to tags_from_chapters eroticatags #1360
- adapter_literotica: Patch from dbhmw for 'Get Story URLs from page' #1360
- adapter_literotica: Raise StoryDoesNotExist when redirected to home page. Closes #1365

[ownedbycats]

How long was "pass calibre columns" broken? Need to know how far back to fix them.

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

How long was "pass calibre columns" broken? Need to know how far back to fix them.

I think it broke in 4.57.0

[ownedbycats]

Beginning of may then. I'll find those

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2026-06-11
- adapter_ficbooknet: enable replace_text_formatting for epub output #1368, thanks trousev!
- adapter_literotica: More patch from dbhmw for #1360

[booster-t]

Ok ... here's a new one for me. Version 4.5.8 of the plugin ... worked yesterday ...

Stephen