starting calibre to do only jobs (no gui)

sosimple · 05-26-2011, 09:26 AM

I'am working on project using calibre and I am not able to find the way to start calibre to do only waiting jobs and quit just after finished.

I don't need gui. This will be started from cron.

This type of running calibre should use user configuration from gui version (rss feeds, smtp configuration, device type, ...)

user_none · 05-26-2011, 09:51 AM

Pretty much every taks is runnable through the command line interface. What exactly do you need to do?

sosimple · 05-26-2011, 10:18 AM

I have few users who has made configuration of rss delivery in calibre but they don't wont to keep calibre running all the time.
So I thought to read scheduler.xml for each user and get times of requested delivery and add it to cron.
And the only thing I can't do right now is to run calibre without gui to process waiting jobs and stop it just after jobs are done.

chaley · 05-26-2011, 10:51 AM

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user_none · 05-26-2011, 11:07 AM

There isn't a way to start calibre and have it stop when the last job is finished.

You can have the ebook-convert command line option to download a recipe. I don't know exactly how to do it with a user created recipe. See the user manual for information on using ebook convert.

Once you have the file you can use the calibredb command to add it to the library. Again see th user manual for details.

That's the only way to use calibre with cron and have it close after it completes.

sosimple · 05-26-2011, 04:45 PM

I am not sure because I am not a python developer but I have found class
FetchNewsAction and method download_scheduled_recipe which looks like doing what I need but I am not sure of this.
Is it possible to run this code from calibre-debug?

Manichean · 05-27-2011, 01:44 AM

Why would you try to run the code directly instead of using the command-line utilities like user_none suggested?

kiwidude · 05-27-2011, 02:56 AM

@Manichean - I think it was from confusion from the last line of user_none's response. What perhaps wasn't clear was that if you use the Calibre command line tools with cron, then it does not require Calibre to be running. But as per the first line of his response, there isn't a way to automate the start of the full Calibre version of Calibre, let it run its configured jobs and then exit.

05-26-2011, 09:26 AM	#1
sosimple Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle	starting calibre to do only jobs (no gui) I'am working on project using calibre and I am not able to find the way to start calibre to do only waiting jobs and quit just after finished. I don't need gui. This will be started from cron. This type of running calibre should use user configuration from gui version (rss feeds, smtp configuration, device type, ...)

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05-26-2011, 09:51 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Pretty much every taks is runnable through the command line interface. What exactly do you need to do?

05-26-2011, 10:18 AM	#3
sosimple Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle	I have few users who has made configuration of rss delivery in calibre but they don't wont to keep calibre running all the time. So I thought to read scheduler.xml for each user and get times of requested delivery and add it to cron. And the only thing I can't do right now is to run calibre without gui to process waiting jobs and stop it just after jobs are done.

05-26-2011, 10:51 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,734 Karma: 6690881 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Moderator Notice Moved to appropriate forum

05-26-2011, 11:07 AM	#5
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	There isn't a way to start calibre and have it stop when the last job is finished. You can have the ebook-convert command line option to download a recipe. I don't know exactly how to do it with a user created recipe. See the user manual for information on using ebook convert. Once you have the file you can use the calibredb command to add it to the library. Again see th user manual for details. That's the only way to use calibre with cron and have it close after it completes.

05-26-2011, 04:45 PM	#6
sosimple Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle	I am not sure because I am not a python developer but I have found class FetchNewsAction and method download_scheduled_recipe which looks like doing what I need but I am not sure of this. Is it possible to run this code from calibre-debug?

05-27-2011, 01:44 AM	#7
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Why would you try to run the code directly instead of using the command-line utilities like user_none suggested?

05-27-2011, 02:56 AM	#8
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,636 Karma: 2162064 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	@Manichean - I think it was from confusion from the last line of user_none's response. What perhaps wasn't clear was that if you use the Calibre command line tools with cron, then it does not require Calibre to be running. But as per the first line of his response, there isn't a way to automate the start of the full Calibre version of Calibre, let it run its configured jobs and then exit.

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