[GUI Plugin] Consolidate All Library Metadata (CALM)

[Rellwood]

LOL! Now I know! I have spent WAYYYY too much time trying to figure out and fix this on my own.

[DaltonST]

Version 2.0.38 -2020-12-16 Many miscellaneous technical tweaks to improve overall performance. Template Target CALM Library updated to version 24 by Calibre automatically.


DaltonST

[redlob]

UnboundLocalError: local variable 'e' referenced before assignment

I installed this plugin on Calibre 5.7.2, OSX Big Sur 11.1, Macbook air M1. Plugin is version 2.0.38

Full log is here

Any ideas? Thanks!

[DaltonST]

Your generation failed because it could not open the CALM tools.db database that lives with the Target Library. LAN?? Anyway, refresh the CALM Target Library. Start over. Check the Target directory to ensure there are 2 .db files.

[redlob]

Thanks. No my library is on the same drive as Calibre.

I reinstalled the plugin, but when I start it, the first error message is this:



Then after I click OK, the UnboundLocalError pops up:



So it's not even possible to change any settings for CALM

[DaltonST]

You cannot change the settings within the CALM Target Library itself.

[1] Have you ever been successful in creating a good CALM Target Library, and been able to use its tools?

[2] Are you trying to start Calibre directly into the CALM Target Library? If so, don't. Start Calibre via command line, specifying a Source Library. Then, run CALM and change your settings. Start fresh with a completely new CALM Target Directory (after backing up your personally customized metadata_tools.db file), and extract a fresh Target Library.

I am going to release a new version with enhanced help messages for your error. I have never seen it happen until now.





DaltonST

[redlob]

Originally Posted by DaltonST

You cannot change the settings within the CALM Target Library itself.

[1] Have you ever been successful in creating a good CALM Target Library, and been able to use its tools?

Yes, a long time ago on a different machine. I have rather large libraries and CALM was taking too long to consolidate so I never used it. But it did work after installing the plugin.

[2] Are you trying to start Calibre directly into the CALM Target Library? If so, don't. Start Calibre via command line, specifying a Source Library. Then, run CALM and change your settings. Start fresh with a completely new CALM Target Directory, and extract a fresh Target Library.

I start Calibre with my default library, then create a new library called CALM. Then I go back to my main library and install the plugin and run it by clicking on it's icon on the toolbar. That's when the errors pop-up.

I think I'm doing nothing different from the last time I tried CALM. The only difference is a new machine with a new OS.

[DaltonST]

So, you have never been successful on your current computer.

then create a new library called CALM

That is your error. CALM creates the CALM Target Library, not you.

Please read the ToolTips, FAQs and instructions in the CALM dialog.


Download the latest version with enhanced help messages.


DaltonST

[redlob]

Ok, I deleted the CALM library and folder and installed the updated plugin. Thank you for that.

Then I started Calibre from command line pointing to my main library.

Clicked on the CALM icon and got these three error messages







Full log is here

[DaltonST]

Same issue. You need to:

#1 delete the calm.json file under /config/plugins.

#2 find a new top directory to have CALM create a new library folder and then to extract a fresh target library.

Something is corrupt about the path you are telling it to create its target library in.

[DaltonST]

The first 2 CALM error messages are spot-on and valid. Do what they say.

The Exception is that the Exception is not a proper Python Exception: "TypeError: exceptions must derive from BaseException".

Ignore that 3d Exception, since it is intentionally raised just stop everything where it is, which it did.

I believe the root cause of your whole problem is that you manually created the ../CALM/ library, which is forbidden, and that royally confused CALM, because CALM always refreshes it with 2 files: the template CALM Target Library, and the CALM tools .db file. You cannot possibly create the CALM tools .db file, which is what your error messages are all about.

CALM creates the ../CALM/ library itself. Always.

Please carefully read all of the ToolTips for all of the widgets in the CALM Dialog, as well as any embedded instructions and FAQs.



DaltonST

[redlob]

Yes! Deleting the .json file fixed my problem. CALM is now starting and ready to configure

Thanks for all the help @DaltonST!

[Rellwood]

It worked! I was able to consolidate all my libraries, now I have to figure out how it all works!

[Rellwood]

Quick question,

How do I make whatever changes I made in my CALM library "go out" to the books in their source libraries?

I might be thinking that this plugin does more than I thought.

I am under the impresion that any changes, ie. titles, authors, comments, etc. can be made in the CALM library and have them go to the source libraries.

Is this a mistake?

[DaltonST]

Read the Metadata Tools Tab tooltips. That is where everything that can be done is done.


Also read the FAQs Tab.