Old Plugin Thread for KOReader Sync - Page 4

harmtemolder · 02-18-2022, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FickleHare

How can I do this "last read" column, or what am I missing? thanks.

I believe KOReader doesn't actually store the last time you read a book. I have added a "Status modified date column", which is the last modified date of the metadata file. What happens If you use that?

Hyphen-ated · 03-03-2022, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by harmtemolder

I believe KOReader doesn't actually store the last time you read a book. I have added a "Status modified date column", which is the last modified date of the metadata file. What happens If you use that?

It looks like "Status modified date column" was added in november 2020 and is documented as:
"A “Date” column to store the date on which the book’s status was last modified. (This is probably the date on which you marked it as read."

This documentation matches the behavior for me, it shows the date the Reading Status was changed, rather than the date the book was last viewed on the device.

The modify date of the metadata file on the device filesystem DOES look like it contains the information we're after, so I think the approach you mentioned should work! I don't see anything in the plugin that reads or exposes it, did you forget to push/release the new code?

FickleHare · 03-10-2022, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by harmtemolder

I have added a "Status modified date column", which is the last modified date of the metadata file. What happens If you use that?

I've configured the "Status Modified Date Column" and made a custom column #KoLastModDate w/ type Date. Marked a few books as finished/read but it doesn't seem to do any sync for this column.

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"A “Date” column to store the date on which the book's status was last modified. (This is probably the date on which you marked it as read.)"

harmtemolder · 03-31-2022, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FickleHare

I've configured the "Status Modified Date Column" and made a custom column #KoLastModDate w/ type Date. Marked a few books as finished/read but it doesn't seem to do any sync for this column.

I've gone through my code from 2020 again, and it reads the date from `summary` > `modified` in the `metadata.epub.lua`. But I'm manually opening a couple from books that I've recently finished, and all of these have an empty string in that field. So it looks like KOReader no longer logs that in the metadata.

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Originally Posted by Hyphen-ated

The modify date of the metadata file on the device filesystem DOES look like it contains the information we're after, so I think the approach you mentioned should work! I don't see anything in the plugin that reads or exposes it, did you forget to push/release the new code?

I did not actually change the code to do this. I do remember exploring this in the past, but calibre's `get_file` function only gets its contents, not its creation or modification dates.

If anyone has any idea where to get a "last read" date from, please let me know. Or fork and change the code yourself

kuba · 05-03-2022, 06:34 AM

This plugin is great. I think I am missing something though. What do I do with the synced data?

I would like to use it to sync the reading progress between devices.
Read on my kindle with koreader, and read the same books on my computer with Calibre. Can the calibre viewer be configured to use the %_read_column synced from koreader?

jnikkir · 05-03-2022, 03:36 PM

I was hoping to use this plugin to import my highlights into Calibre. Unfortunately the way it saves the imported highlights doesn't make reviewing the highlighted passages very enjoyable/useful to me... What would be ideal is if I could export the highlights as HTML from within KOReader, and then import that HTML into a custom column in Calibre, so it's formatted nicely. Is this possible?

Raymen3d3 · 05-17-2022, 04:50 PM

Hey guys!

Thank you for this awesome plugin. Although, there seems to be a problem with my device: PocketBook Touch Lux 5. When I try to sync the data with calibre, nothing happens. No data gets synced, and I don't know what to do. My books are on my SD Card, maybe that's the problem? Anyone got a solution for that? Thank you.

Huwaetzel · 05-31-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Raymen3d3

Hey guys!

Thank you for this awesome plugin. Although, there seems to be a problem with my device: PocketBook Touch Lux 5. When I try to sync the data with calibre, nothing happens. No data gets synced, and I don't know what to do. My books are on my SD Card, maybe that's the problem? Anyone got a solution for that? Thank you.

Hi Raymen, see my entry #41. I am facing the same issue. The plugin only works with the books on the main device.

Huwaetzel · 07-19-2022, 04:14 PM

Hi harmtemolder. For the newer pocketbook devices a new driver is existing. Devices show up as Pocketbook632. It has some improvements compared to the standard pocketbook driver. Would it be possible to add this "device" to allow the use of your plugin?

Thank you for considering

chaley · 07-19-2022, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Huwaetzel

Hi harmtemolder. For the newer pocketbook devices a new driver is existing. Devices show up as Pocketbook632. It has some improvements compared to the standard pocketbook driver. Would it be possible to add this "device" to allow the use of your plugin?

Thank you for considering

@Huwaetzel: you are approaching being a spammer, posting the same information in multiple places. Don't do that.

And FYI: it is the writer of a plugin that does the work to offer the plugin to the calibre community, with the implicit commitment to maintain it. "Zisoft" can do that or not, as s/he wishes.

Huwaetzel · 07-20-2022, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by chaley

@Huwaetzel: you are approaching being a spammer, posting the same information in multiple places. Don't do that.

And FYI: it is the writer of a plugin that does the work to offer the plugin to the calibre community, with the implicit commitment to maintain it. "Zisoft" can do that or not, as s/he wishes.

Hi Chaley, the same is true for 2 different plugins, therefore 2 times a similar message. Do not take the messages out of context.
Zisoft was already contacted via Github. What else do you suggest me to do?

chaley · 07-20-2022, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Huwaetzel

Zisoft was already contacted via Github. What else do you suggest me to do?

Wait for Zisoft to sign up for the work, or take over the software (fork the repository) and do the work yourself. Zisoft could possibly see the second option can be seen as hostile.

EDIT: Or possibly I am misunderstanding you. If you are not asking to have the Zisoft driver added to calibre's plugin scheme then my answer is wrong. It isn't clear to me what you are asking for, but that doesn't matter if it is clear to other people.

harmtemolder · 07-22-2022, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jnikkir

... What would be ideal is if I could export the highlights as HTML from within KOReader, and then import that HTML into a custom column in Calibre, so it's formatted nicely. Is this possible?

I'm not sure in what format KOReader lets you export highlights, but technically it would be possible to change the way this plugin stores them in Calibre to HTML. I added something similar to this plugin's todo list, but I'm hoping someone else can pick that up.

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Originally Posted by Raymen3d3

... Although, there seems to be a problem with my device: PocketBook Touch Lux 5. When I try to sync the data with calibre, nothing happens. No data gets synced, and I don't know what to do. My books are on my SD Card, maybe that's the problem? ...

I've put it on the list.

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Originally Posted by Huwaetzel

... For the newer pocketbook devices a new driver is existing. Devices show up as Pocketbook632. It has some improvements compared to the standard pocketbook driver. Would it be possible to add this "device" to allow the use of your plugin?

Are you saying this driver already is part of Calibre, but not of this plugin yet? If so, I can add it. That would mean that you get an error saying the device is not supported when you try to sync with the driver name. Could you give me that exact driver name?

Huwaetzel · 07-23-2022, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by harmtemolder

Are you saying this driver already is part of Calibre, but not of this plugin yet? If so, I can add it. That would mean that you get an error saying the device is not supported when you try to sync with the driver name. Could you give me that exact driver name?

The driver can be installed as a plugin and when the device is connected it gives a popup "Pocketbook632. Also in your plugin the error message states "type POCKETBOOK632 not yet supported.

I hope that helps and thank you for this very useful plugin

lightmaster · 09-09-2022, 07:36 PM

Can you add support for the Device type "USER_DEFINED"? I added it as a compatible device type in the plugin I downloaded and it seems to work just fine, capable of finding the metadata and syncing to Calibre.

On a different note, it seems that while Koreader sets the "Summary"=>"Status" metadata when you finish a book, it does not set any status metadata for when you have a book that is currently being read. I thought that something like this might work, but my very rudimentary knowledge of python prevents me from trying it myself: "if 'Summary'=>'Status' doesn't exist, and read progress is >0 and <1, then set 'Summary'=>'Status' to 'in-progress'". This logic would also mean that if Koreader does start setting an in-progress metadata, this plugin won't override it.

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05-03-2022, 06:34 AM	#50
kuba Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2022 Device: pw2	This plugin is great. I think I am missing something though. What do I do with the synced data? I would like to use it to sync the reading progress between devices. Read on my kindle with koreader, and read the same books on my computer with Calibre. Can the calibre viewer be configured to use the %_read_column synced from koreader?

05-03-2022, 03:36 PM	#51
jnikkir Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 198 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: Kindle PW5/11th Gen	I was hoping to use this plugin to import my highlights into Calibre. Unfortunately the way it saves the imported highlights doesn't make reviewing the highlighted passages very enjoyable/useful to me... What would be ideal is if I could export the highlights as HTML from within KOReader, and then import that HTML into a custom column in Calibre, so it's formatted nicely. Is this possible?

05-17-2022, 04:50 PM	#52
Raymen3d3 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 - PB628	Hey guys! Thank you for this awesome plugin. Although, there seems to be a problem with my device: PocketBook Touch Lux 5. When I try to sync the data with calibre, nothing happens. No data gets synced, and I don't know what to do. My books are on my SD Card, maybe that's the problem? Anyone got a solution for that? Thank you.

07-19-2022, 04:14 PM	#54
Huwaetzel Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Pocketbook 903	Hi harmtemolder. For the newer pocketbook devices a new driver is existing. Devices show up as Pocketbook632. It has some improvements compared to the standard pocketbook driver. Would it be possible to add this "device" to allow the use of your plugin? Thank you for considering

09-09-2022, 07:36 PM	#60
lightmaster Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2022 Device: Kindle PW4 10th gen; Kobo Libra 2	Can you add support for the Device type "USER_DEFINED"? I added it as a compatible device type in the plugin I downloaded and it seems to work just fine, capable of finding the metadata and syncing to Calibre. On a different note, it seems that while Koreader sets the "Summary"=>"Status" metadata when you finish a book, it does not set any status metadata for when you have a book that is currently being read. I thought that something like this might work, but my very rudimentary knowledge of python prevents me from trying it myself: "if 'Summary'=>'Status' doesn't exist, and read progress is >0 and <1, then set 'Summary'=>'Status' to 'in-progress'". This logic would also mean that if Koreader does start setting an in-progress metadata, this plugin won't override it.

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