[GUI Plugin] Action Chains

[MikePatch]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

Hey, a make a module.
The purpose of this module is to update the title and/or author sorting key, like the options in the Bulk Metadata dialog, options that are unavailable via Action Chains (I won't open the huge Bulk Metadata dialog just to check the same 2 options everytime => go on to make a non-interactive module).

I remember you had created a thread to reference different user modules (and other event managers), but I couldn't find it.
If it exists, it would be nice to have an explicit link in the description (so that we can look for it before breaking our heads to do things ourselves, especially if we don't understand anything in code)

Here is the code of the module:
EDIT: code moved into the dedicated thread

I'm getting this message adding you code
"calibre, version 5.42.0
ERROR: Invalid Python code: The code you created is not valid Python code, with error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'"

Could you please help me?

MP

[un_pogaz]

Originally Posted by MikePatch

I'm getting this message adding you code
"calibre, version 5.42.0
ERROR: Invalid Python code: The code you created is not valid Python code, with error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'"

Could you please help me?

MP

Thats was weird. I'm also on 5.42.0 so...
What language do you use?

I update the code modules with a smal fix, but I am really, really intrigued to know more about how this bug happened.

[MikePatch]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

Thats was weird. I'm also on 5.42.0 so...
What language do you use?

I update the code modules with a smal fix, but I am really, really intrigued to know more about how this bug happened.

I use English language
another info it is a portable calibre.

[un_pogaz]

Originally Posted by MikePatch

I use English language
another info it is a portable calibre.

Okay. No idea how this could happen.
Oh well, the fix work?

[capink]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

Okay. No idea how this could happen.
Oh well, the fix work?

I can confirm the bug happens to me as well. Also can confirm that your fix solves the problem.

The reason for the bug is that set_translators.lang returns None for people who have English language as their interface language. Both yourself and Terisa de Morgan have languages other than English (languages that need translators), so the bug cannot be caught on your systems.

You can test this yourself by temporarily switching to English.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by capink

I can confirm the bug happens to me as well. Also can confirm that your fix solves the problem.

The reason for the bug is that set_translators.lang returns None for people who have English language as their interface language. Both yourself and Terisa de Morgan have languages other than English (languages that need translators), so the bug cannot be caught on your systems.

You can test this yourself by temporarily switching to English.

Usually it's in the other way (problem if you have a translated interface)

[un_pogaz]

Originally Posted by capink

I can confirm the bug happens to me as well. Also can confirm that your fix solves the problem.

The reason for the bug is that set_translators.lang returns None for people who have English language as their interface language. Both yourself and Terisa de Morgan have languages other than English (languages that need translators), so the bug cannot be caught on your systems.

You can test this yourself by temporarily switching to English.

Oh, Aah.
I found it strange because sometimes I test my plugin/module in others languages but I had never seen that because when I switch to English, I use "English (United Kingdom)" which returns en_GB, but there is another "English" (the true default) which gives None.
I take note of this subtility.

Also, edit my code to not raise a execption with this case. try catch a exception is a emergency solution, not the default or valide way.

[ackomb]

Hi, I've been using action chains for a while now and I have a question, I've been searching online all day, been looking at the template functions, but I can't figure out how they work without an example that make sense.
I just can't find the answer to this question.

We all know AO3 is a mess when it comes to tags. So I've created a separate column for them (#ao3tags). Some of them I actually want to use within my column (#genre) others I just want to leave as be.

How to I move a number of specific tags from one column to the other with leaving the rest untouched?

For example you have the tags

car, tram, train, bike, bus, boat, ferry, cat, dog,

and then I want

^tram$|^train$|^bus$|^ferry$

to be moved from the column

#ao3tags

to the column

#genre

While leaving the rest in the tags column.

Obviously you won't see these tags in a fanfic, but it illustrates the purpose.

I've tried using the search and replace, but the problem is that it not only amends and moves the tags I want, but also the ones I don't want in my 2nd column.

Can this be done using template functions, and if so can you code different replacements within the same template?

[chaley]

Off the top of my head, you can do this in search & replace.

Search field: template
Search template: program: list_intersection($#ao3tags, 'tram, train, bus, ferry', ',')
Search for: (^.*$)
Replace with: \1
Destination field: #genre
Mode: Append to field

The template produces a list of acceptable values (the second parameter) from tags. The rest S&R appends that list to #genre. Duplicates will be removed in that process.

EDIT: You didn't say if you want to use Action Chains Single Field Edit. If you do then this template should work

program:
	a = list_intersection($ao3tags, 'tram, train, bus, ferry', ',');
	list_union($#genre, a, ',')

[ackomb]

Originally Posted by chaley

Off the top of my head, you can do this in search & replace.

Search field: template
Search template: program: list_intersection($#ao3tags, 'tram, train, bus, ferry', ',')
Search for: (^.*$)
Replace with: \1
Destination field: #genre
Mode: Append to field

The template produces a list of acceptable values (the second parameter) from tags. The rest S&R appends that list to #genre. Duplicates will be removed in that process.

EDIT: You didn't say if you want to use Action Chains Single Field Edit. If you do then this template should work

program:
	a = list_intersection($ao3tags, 'tram, train, bus, ferry', ',');
	list_union($#genre, a, ',')

Thanks, that got me going in the right direction. I'm going to fiddle with it for a while.

[ackomb]

So I have a question why is it not possible to amend listed items in items editor, under predefined values?
Every time, I want to change it/add a value, I get asked to discard the values and I have to start all over again.

Is there a way to change this, so you can amend the list rather then discard it?

[ackomb]

So I find action chains very useful, but right now I'm stuck on something. I've use the chains to amend certain tags to something a bit more generic. So for example, I've changed all categories from Supergirl, Supercorp, Danvers into Arrowverse, and Clexa, 100, Ranya into the 100 etc. etc. But there are still tags that are useless such as 'more tags will be added', 'other' or tags that actually belong to the characters rather then category, which I've also tackled with the action chains. But in the end I want Action Chains to remove all tags from category but leave 'the 100' and 'Arrowverse'

I've found a way to remove 'all' tags or remove 'certain' tags but not 'all but' X, Y, Z.

Could use your help on this one.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by ackomb

So I find action chains very useful, but right now I'm stuck on something. I've use the chains to amend certain tags to something a bit more generic. So for example, I've changed all categories from Supergirl, Supercorp, Danvers into Arrowverse, and Clexa, 100, Ranya into the 100 etc. etc. But there are still tags that are useless such as 'more tags will be added', 'other' or tags that actually belong to the characters rather then category, which I've also tackled with the action chains. But in the end I want Action Chains to remove all tags from category but leave 'the 100' and 'Arrowverse'

I've found a way to remove 'all' tags or remove 'certain' tags but not 'all but' X, Y, Z.

Could use your help on this one.

My guess is you want to use list_intersection() similarly to what I described in post 864, as in

program:
	list_intersection($tags, 'X, Y, Z', ',')

The function returns items in $tags that are also in the list 'X, Y, Z', e.g. if the tags are 'A, B, X, Z' then the function returns 'X, Z'.

[ackomb]

Originally Posted by chaley

My guess is you want to use list_intersection() similarly to what I described in post 864, as in

program:
	list_intersection($tags, 'X, Y, Z', ',')

The function returns items in $tags that are also in the list 'X, Y, Z', e.g. if the tags are 'A, B, X, Z' then the function returns 'X, Z'.

I do actually, never thought about using it this way as well, but I guess that would work if instead of append to field I use replace field??

Works perfect except for one little snag, where I had to circumvent an ' in one of the tags with a \ like in regex.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by ackomb

Works perfect except for one little snag, where I had to circumvent an ' in one of the tags with a \ like in regex.

Another way to handle that is to use " as a string delimiter instead of '. Example: "a, b'c, d" is valid without the escapes. If the string contains both " and ' characters then you must escape one of them.