[GUI Plugin] Book Sync **Deprecated**

[kiwidude]

Dammit Charles, you are supposed to say this is all impossible to implement and let my todo list empty out a little...

But thanks for the info. I think.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by kiwidude

Dammit Charles, you are supposed to say this is all impossible to implement and let my todo list empty out a little...

But thanks for the info. I think.

I forgot to mention using those signals can corrupt the USB cable connecting a device to the computer, causing the connected device to melt into a puddle of plastic that cannot be disposed of without a WEEE license. No known workaround.

[thrawn_aj]

Thanks for this very useful plugin, kiwidude!
(I'm sure you're aware of this already, but I thought I'd mention that it works just fine with the new 0.8 release of Calibre - think of this as one of those weird "no error occurred" messages in old Windows programs ).

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by thrawn_aj

"no error occurred"

..............................

Thanks Kiwidude

[kiwidude]

Changes in this release:

• Rewritten to support multiple devices for device independent lists
• Allow renaming of devices
• Allow specifying a device to not automatically be synced to
• Allow syncing to a device manually while it is connected

Obviously the main feature in this release is support for multiple "device" sync lists. A device could be a location on an e-reader, a folder or iTunes. It no longer uses the Calibre news sync feature and operates completely independently.

Note that the first time you use the plugin after upgrading you will not have any menus available to you. First you must connect to your device/folder/iTunes, then enter the plugin dialog and click the "Add connected device". You can rename it, turn off autosyncing for that device etc. If you have multiple devices of the same type, be sure to rename them from this screen while they are connected to prevent any confusion.

There is also a bug currently in Calibre which means connecting or disconnecting a device while a dialog is open can cause a Calibre crash. So be sure to complete the connection before opening the configuration dialog and then close it before disconnecting. A ticket has been raised but this workaround will ensure you have no issues in the meantime.

Appreciate any thoughts on how well this works.

[nynaevelan]

My menu is not being updated with the connection of a kindle or a folder.

[kiwidude]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

My menu is not being updated with the connection of a kindle or a folder.

Did you go into the configuration dialog after connecting to then click on the Add connected device button?

[nynaevelan]

I do not have a configuration dialog, all I have is add to default sync list and view default sync list. Then I thought you moved the config to the plugins section in Preferences and I get this error message when clicking on the customize plugin option:

calibre, version 0.8.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'BookSyncAction' object has no attribute 'connected_device_info'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\preferences\plugins.py", line 262, in customize_plugin
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\preferences\plugins.py", line 337, in modify_plugin
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\__init__.py", line 150, in do_user_config
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.__init__", line 62, in config_widget
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.config", line 202, in __init__
AttributeError: 'BookSyncAction' object has no attribute 'connected_device_info'


Is there somewhere else I should be looking for the config screen??

[kiwidude]

Hmmm. It must be throwing an error in building your menus for you to not get the "Configure plugin" option. That would explain why you get the subsequent error above. Run Calibre in debug mode and post any error info you get from when it starts up. Also attach your Book Sync.config file.

[nynaevelan]

Here is the debug info. I had to rename my json file in order for it to be attached.

calibre Debug log
calibre 0.8.0
Windows-7-6.1.7600
Windows
('Windows', '7', '6.1.7600')
Python 2.7.1
Windows: ('7', '6.1.7600', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Starting up...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 333, in initialize
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 52, in initialization_complete
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 102, in rebuild_menus
KeyError: u'syncShortcut'
Started up in 70.010999918
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\preferences\plugins.py", line 262, in customize_plugin
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\preferences\plugins.py", line 337, in modify_plugin
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\__init__.py", line 150, in do_user_config
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.__init__", line 62, in config_widget
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.config", line 202, in __init__
AttributeError: 'BookSyncAction' object has no attribute 'connected_device_info'

[kiwidude]

Changes in this release:

• Bug-fix for first time upgraders who did not have the sync now keyboard shortcut

@Nyn - not quite sure why someone who I had test this previously did not get that error but this should fix it. It is related to a new keyboard shortcut in the config file that wasnt there previously, you hit a combination that caused it to error by not being there, well done

[nynaevelan]

I am getting this error when connecting my kindle, this is after Calibre finished its startup, then I connected the kindle. I assume I am getting this because Calibre isn't finished "reading" my device before the plugin does it's thing:

calibre, version 0.8.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>UnboundLocalError</b>:local variable 'device_uuid' referenced before assignment

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 254, in _on_device_metadata_available
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 115, in rebuild_menus
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'device_uuid' referenced before assignment

This is the info when restarting in debug mode:

calibre Debug log
calibre 0.8.0
Windows-7-6.1.7600
Windows
('Windows', '7', '6.1.7600')
Python 2.7.1
Windows: ('7', '6.1.7600', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Starting up...
Started up in 5.99800014496
Job: 1 Get device information finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= None
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: dirs are: E:\ documents
DEBUG: 12.2 USBMS: scan from root False E:\documents
DEBUG: 15.4 USBMS: count found in cache: 739, count of files in metadata: 739, need_sync: False
DEBUG: 15.4 USBMS: Finished fetching list of books from device. oncard= None
DEBUG: 15.4 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= carda
DEBUG: 15.4 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= cardb
Job: 2 Get list of books on device finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 21.5 USBMS: starting sync_booklists
BOOKSYNC: Metadata available: {'main': {u'device_store_uuid': u'ea994618-710c-4f6f-b99b-609219252e12', u'prefix': 'E:/', u'device_name': u'Amazon Kindle', u'calibre_version': u'0.8.0', u'location_code': 'main', u'last_library_uuid': u'c261bb36-ccf0-486c-8f6a-b0ee45cc5bec', u'date_last_connected': u'2011-05-12T16:53:37.960000+00:00'}}
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 254, in _on_device_metadata_available
File "calibre_plugins.book_sync.action", line 115, in rebuild_menus
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'device_uuid' referenced before assignment

DEBUG: 46.5 USBMS: finished sync_booklists
Job: 3 Send metadata to device finished
No details available.

EDIT: I get the same error when connecting to a folder.

[kiwidude]

Changes in this release:

• Bug-fix for when have less than two devices configured

@Nyn - my apologies, I clearly needed to test this better for the situation of upgraders. I have just cleared my config file out to simulate exctly your situation and fixed a few other problems as well. Fingers crossed this version should get you up and running. Thanks for your patience.

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by kiwidude

Changes in this release:

• Bug-fix for when have less than two devices configured

@Nyn - my apologies, I clearly needed to test this better for the situation of upgraders. I have just cleared my config file out to simulate exctly your situation and fixed a few other problems as well. Fingers crossed this version should get you up and running. Thanks for your patience.

No prob, I do not mind being a beta tester, especially for something that is going to make my life a little easier.

EDIT: I think we have a winner, so far connecting to two different folders are working. This may not have been your intention but I think I am going to set this up to backup my books to their appropriate backup folders along with my kindle and galaxy tab. THANK YOU for this addition.

[itimpi]

I noticed I could not rename a device unless I actually had it plugged in. Is this a deliberate restriction?