[Metadata Source Plugin] Goodreads

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Phil_C

Is there a way to keep the current columns for rating and votes, and enter numbers manually for newly added books? Manual entry does not seem to be allowed.

(Not a GR user but I read the manual linked in post #1)
Both those are actually saved as identifiers
Identifiers are a 2 part value. <Name> : <value>
So you can manually add those to {identifiers}
grvotes: <value>
grrating: <value>

Maybe someone will make a simple GRtool that you can manually fill in a form that mimics what was automatically done

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by theducks

(Not a GR user but I read the manual linked in post #1)
Both those are actually saved as identifiers
Identifiers are a 2 part value. <Name> : <value>
So you can manually add those to {identifiers}
grvotes: <value>
grrating: <value>

Maybe someone will make a simple GRtool that you can manually fill in a form that mimics what was automatically done

ActionChains would be enough (I'm using it for filling other data)

[Phil_C]

Changing the template changes the value for all books, so that doesn't solve this.

I have not used the Action Chain plugin. I fail to see how that could work with the Goodreads plugin.

It seems I need to find a way to copy all the current values from GR Rating and GR Votes to two new columns. Then I can do manual entry for newly added books.

I don't want to lose the current values for thousands of books.

[Comfy.n]

I have a minimal fix for the plugin, that fetches grvotes and grrating. Blurb is truncated because it is a server-side limit for the autocomplete API. Will post it shortly.

[Comfy.n]

This version can fetch grvotes and grrating fields, which I use a lot to sort my library. GR identifier is also available.

Published date and Publisher cannot be fetched. Comments (blurb) is limited because it's truncated to a certain characters limit server-side.

The autocomplete API also exposes numPages, so this could be used to fix the Count Pages feature.

[dunhill]

The plugin could not have an integrated browser that opens from Calibre to retrieve data, as if it were a store plugin.

[Phil_C]

Originally Posted by Comfy.n

This version can fetch grvotes and grrating fields, which I use a lot to sort my library. GR identifier is also available.

Published date and Publisher cannot be fetched. Comments (blurb) is limited because it's truncated to a certain characters limit server-side.

The autocomplete API also exposes numPages, so this could be used to fix the Count Pages feature.

This works! GR Identifier, grrating and grvotes are fetched. As you said, comments are cut short.

The grrating and grvotes are most important to me, as I also use them in other templates.

Wonderful!!!!

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by Phil_C

This works! GR Identifier, grrating and grvotes are fetched. As you said, comments are cut short.

The grrating and grvotes are most important to me, as I also use them in other templates.

Wonderful!!!!

You also saved my library, thank you.