[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JimmXinu]

custom_columns_settings has to be enabled by a checkbox on the Custom Columns tab near the bottom. Then you use it to tell FFF which metadata entries to put in what #customcolumns.

You have to make the columns yourself.

From defaults.ini:

Spoiler:

## (Plugin Only) - You can also populate calibre custom columns with
## the site specific metadata using custom_columns_settings (but only
## if 'Allow custom_columns_settings from personal.ini' is checked in
## the plugin GUI config.)  There are three parts, the entry name,
## then the label of the calibre custom column, then (optionally) a
## 'mode'.  'r' to Replace any existing values, 'a' to Add to existing
## value (use with tag-like columns), and 'n' for setting on New books
## only.  (Default is 'r'.)

## Literal strings can be set into custom columns using double quotes.
## Each metadata=>column mapping must be on a separate line and each
## needs to have one space at the start of each line.  There is also a
## special case for Integer and Float type custom columns: The static
## value "None" will clear the column.

## 'r_anthaver' and 'n_anthaver' can be used to indicate the same as
## 'r' and 'n' for normal downloads, but to average the metadata for
## the differents story in an anthology before setting in integer and
## float type custom columns.  This can be useful for a averrating
## column, for example.
## 'r_anthmax' and 'n_anthmax' indicate 'r' and 'n' for normal
## downloads, but to use the highest value for the metadata from the
## differents story in an anthology in integer and float type custom
## columns.
## Default is to sum the values of all stories, and numChapters and
## numWords are always summed.

#custom_columns_settings:
# cliches=>#acolumn
# themes=>#bcolumn,a
# timeline=>#ccolumn,n
# "FanFiction"=>#collection
# averrating=>#averrating,r_anthaver

[JimmXinu]

New Version Released

Version 4.41.0 - 2025-01-01
- Update Translations
- New Site: superlove.sayitditto.net (#1136) Thanks xxwhirlpool
- New Site: www.cfaarchive.org (#1136) Thanks xxwhirlpool
- XenForo lazyload: use data-src first if data-url also present. QQ proxy in data-src caches/bypasses some issues
- adapter_inkbunnynet: Implemented always_login, thanks dbhmw
- Small fixes for Wattpad. (#1137), thanks dbhmw
- adapter_fimfictionnet: Implement always_login. Remove unused fail_on_password & do_update_hook settings. #1135
- Call Calibre's safe_open_url for open_pages_in_browser
- Add subject_tags to -m/j CLI output
- Fix for double replace_metadata when non-list metadata called by getList().

[Redevil387]

So, I can update fanfics that are already in my archive but when I try to get story URLs from Email I get this error:


imaplib.IMAP4.error: b'[AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Invalid credentials (Failure)'



I know it isn't that Fanficfare can't connect to my account because when I use my gmail password it tells me that an app password is needed - meaning it recognizes the email account I'm attempting to access.

I've changed my password and Google App password a few times, added and removed the spaces in said password and turned 2 factor authentication on and off but it doesn't get through.


I haven't updated from my email in a few months so I missed out on the Google App password shift and all the changes that came with it. Did I miss out on something else that needs to be altered?


Note:
on the google side of things I made the password under the app name FanFicFare so unless the name the password is formed under is significant...

[winfriedf]

Hi,

The site fictionmania.tv doesn't work anymore. They switched to HTTPS and Fanficfare uses HTTP. Is there a way to set the required protocol myself?

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Redevil387

So, I can update fanfics that are already in my archive but when I try to get story URLs from Email I get this error:

imaplib.IMAP4.error: b'[AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Invalid credentials (Failure)'

I know it isn't that Fanficfare can't connect to my account because when I use my gmail password it tells me that an app password is needed - meaning it recognizes the email account I'm attempting to access.

Did you go read about what Google App Passwords actually are? Because it's not just your email password.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-01-03
- adapter_fictionmaniatv: Change to https

[winfriedf]

Hi,

Sorry, I found another problem on fictionmania.tv. I tried downloading some new stories (from the last month), and for nearly all I got this error:

'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find_previous_siblings'

It seems that they changed more than the protocol - probably beginning of December 2024.

There are some example URLs:

https://fictionmania.tv/stories/read...88260572243360

https://fictionmania.tv/stories/read...70399750268380

https://fictionmania.tv/stories/read...62084143234360

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by winfriedf

Sorry, I found another problem on fictionmania.tv. I tried downloading some new stories (from the last month), and for nearly all I got this error:

'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find_previous_siblings'

Those all downloaded fine for me. Are you sure you installed the test version?

Please post a debug log if you're still seeing problems.

[winfriedf]

Hi,

The test version was installed, but it seems that the server counted my previous unsuccessful http-requests and locked me out with "Server Error 429 - too many requests". FFF tried to process this error page and creates the mentioned error. So i just have to wait one day. My mistake - sorry.

[ownedbycats]

Question: What is proper way to exclude one category if another category is also present? e.g. Star Trek -> Star Trek: The Original Series - exclude first one. I may have asked this before sorry.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Question: What is proper way to exclude one category if another category is also present? e.g. Star Trek -> Star Trek: The Original Series - exclude first one. I may have asked this before sorry.

I shall not include my snarky remarks about "proper" ways.

There's probably more than one way, but the first to come to mind is to add a 'raw' copy of the metadata entry with .NOREPL to use conditional, something like:

add_to_extra_valid_entries:,categoryraw
include_in_categoryraw:category.NOREPL
add_to_replace_metadata:
 category=>^Star Trek$=>&&categoryraw=>^Star Trek.+$

[nan1923]

Hi,
I noticed over the last three days that fetching metadata from ao3 takes far longer then before, over a minute per fic. I downgraded from the latest version to the 4.40.0 version to test if that changed anything. Didn't change anything.
And I sometimes get

HTTPSConnectionPool(host='archiveofourown.org', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /works/.../navigate?view_adult=true (Caused by ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='archiv eofourown.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=60.0)"))
https://archiveofourown.org/works/...

Did ao3 change anything on their end?

[ownedbycats]

https://ao3org.tumblr.com/post/77196...s-please#notes

[nan1923]

Thanks, that explains quite a few things.

I'll need to keep a better eye on their tumblr in the future then.

[PacifiedOwl]

I've been having this problem for a few months and it's been driving me crazy. For whatever reason I'm not able to use the get URL feature because the whole URL I'm trying to pull from won't populate to the box when I open it, and if I type one or copy the full URL I get an HTTP error. It doesn't seem to matter if the URL is short or long. I attached a random example of when I open the box with the URL on my clip board and what I get after I paste the full thing.

I'm hoping someone can tell me what's going wrong, it wasn't an issue for a long time, now when I try to update some things I have to copy/paste individual links instead. If it's user error I can't figure it out. I've gone through all the settings I can find in Calibre and FFF, and I've made sure everything is up to date and cleaned up on my computer so I'm out of ideas now.