LibraryThing metadata download plugin

rtype · 02-10-2010, 04:53 PM

Hi,

I've put together a plugin which downloads metadata from libraryThing.com into calibre, based on the amazon one.

The plugin is using the webapi from libraryThing so the information that is extracts can be sparse, however the field I have found usefull is the series and series index fields.

It searches with the isbn if available otherwise uses the name of the book.
the fields it processes (if available) are:

title
author
description
series
originalpublicationdate

In order to use it you will need to get a developer key for librarything, see http://www.librarything.com/services/keys.php

Hopefully someone will find it usefull,
Any comments/tips appreciated as this is pretty much the first chunk of python I've ever hacked together.

Agro · 02-23-2010, 08:52 AM

Thank you i have been looking for this very thing not being that cluey
at writing scripts etc i unfortunately rely on available plugins which seem to be few for Calibre :\

If anyone feels like it a Barnes & Noble one would be great

i use them in another program i have for adding Metadata when Amazon comes up short i can usually get it on Barnes & Nobles so have started using there's more than amazon's for Metadata for that particular program.

Anyway enough rambling
Thank you for your time effort and consideration.

SirBC · 02-23-2010, 11:33 AM

Thanks, downloading the series info is very handy.

I just tried it out and when after fetching the metadata, I get two results, both look similar in the results page. After playing with it a bit, I can see that selecting one of them will return the series info (the LT plugin) and the other will not.

If I only want the series info from the LT result, 1) How do I know which one is the LT result, and 2) Is it possible to use multiple results so that Calibre would grab Title, Autor, Publisher from one source, and then only grab the info it is missing from the next source? I use to use Collectorz.com Book Collector and this is how it would work, you could specify which metadata sources you want, put them in top to bottom order in terms of metadtata source preference, and when fetching metadata info it went down the list and would pull meta info for empty fields. So it would be possible to have 4 meta sources, and the 1st source could have all of the info, but if it was missing, say, reviews, it would go through the remaining metasources looking for that info.

Thanks!

-Dave

rtype · 02-23-2010, 01:45 PM

1) LT always puts Unknown in the publisher field (when the pub date is returned, LT never returns the actual publisher), though it would be nice to have a column indicating the source.

2) There doesn't seem to be, maybe if it was a social metadata plugin It would work like that I'll give it a go and let you know.

rtype · 03-18-2010, 06:54 PM

I've updated the plugin to retrieve isbns from librarything.

So if no isbn is passed, the plugin will ask library thing for a list of isbns librarything thinks are associated with the name of the book.

It will then fetch the data for the first 3 isbns and return any that refer to a unique libraryThing work.

kovidgoyal · 03-18-2010, 10:52 PM

Cool are you interested in getting it integrated into mainline calibre?

rtype · 03-19-2010, 06:32 AM

Yep sure that would be great let me know what I need to do.

kovidgoyal · 03-19-2010, 07:54 AM

open a ticket (I'm traveling right now and will lose track of forum posts) and attach your plugin. I'll review it when I have a little time and get back to you with my comments.

rtype · 03-19-2010, 08:09 AM

ok will do. thanks.

SirBC · 03-19-2010, 08:53 PM

Just wanted to pop back in and thank you for all of the time this plug-in has saved me. It is truly invaluable for grabbing series information.

-Dave

Starson17 · 03-19-2010, 09:37 PM

This is a great plugin. For those who don't know how to use it, just download the zip file, select the Preferences button in Calibre, then Plugins and in the lower right corner of that screen, above the button marked "Add" and to the right of the empty line hit the browse button and browse to the zip file you downloaded. Select the zip file, then finish by hitting the Add button. That's it. I find that it will locate covers and book descriptions, etc. that I couldn't get before.

rtype · 03-21-2010, 11:48 AM

Thanks SirBC, Starson17 for taking the time to comment great to see the plugin is proving of use.

I've created a Ticket (#5148) to have it hopefully have it included in in the main calibre distro at some point.

Starson17 · 03-21-2010, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtype

I've created a Ticket (#5148) to have it hopefully have it included in in the main calibre distro at some point.

Thanks for adding the ticket. I suspect it will be added, it's useful, and it can be turned off for anyone who doesn't want it.

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2010, 10:30 PM

Yeah, as soon as I have some time to look at it.

Starson17 · 03-22-2010, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Yeah, as soon as I have some time to look at it.

Remember ... vacation? Defined as: "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure"

02-23-2010, 08:52 AM	#2
Agro Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook	Library thing Plugin Thank you i have been looking for this very thing not being that cluey at writing scripts etc i unfortunately rely on available plugins which seem to be few for Calibre :\ If anyone feels like it a Barnes & Noble one would be great i use them in another program i have for adding Metadata when Amazon comes up short i can usually get it on Barnes & Nobles so have started using there's more than amazon's for Metadata for that particular program. Anyway enough rambling Thank you for your time effort and consideration.

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02-23-2010, 11:33 AM	#3
SirBC Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 64 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	Thanks, downloading the series info is very handy. I just tried it out and when after fetching the metadata, I get two results, both look similar in the results page. After playing with it a bit, I can see that selecting one of them will return the series info (the LT plugin) and the other will not. If I only want the series info from the LT result, 1) How do I know which one is the LT result, and 2) Is it possible to use multiple results so that Calibre would grab Title, Autor, Publisher from one source, and then only grab the info it is missing from the next source? I use to use Collectorz.com Book Collector and this is how it would work, you could specify which metadata sources you want, put them in top to bottom order in terms of metadtata source preference, and when fetching metadata info it went down the list and would pull meta info for empty fields. So it would be possible to have 4 meta sources, and the 1st source could have all of the info, but if it was missing, say, reviews, it would go through the remaining metasources looking for that info. Thanks! -Dave

02-23-2010, 01:45 PM	#4
rtype Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 200 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	1) LT always puts Unknown in the publisher field (when the pub date is returned, LT never returns the actual publisher), though it would be nice to have a column indicating the source. 2) There doesn't seem to be, maybe if it was a social metadata plugin It would work like that I'll give it a go and let you know.

03-18-2010, 10:52 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Cool are you interested in getting it integrated into mainline calibre?

03-19-2010, 06:32 AM	#7
rtype Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 200 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Yep sure that would be great let me know what I need to do.

03-19-2010, 07:54 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	open a ticket (I'm traveling right now and will lose track of forum posts) and attach your plugin. I'll review it when I have a little time and get back to you with my comments.

03-19-2010, 08:09 AM	#9
rtype Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 200 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	ok will do. thanks.

03-19-2010, 08:53 PM	#10
SirBC Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 64 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	Just wanted to pop back in and thank you for all of the time this plug-in has saved me. It is truly invaluable for grabbing series information. -Dave

03-19-2010, 09:37 PM	#11
Starson17 Wizard Posts: 4,004 Karma: 177841 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: WinMo: IPAQ; Android: HTC HD2, Archos 7o; Java:Gravity T	This is a great plugin. For those who don't know how to use it, just download the zip file, select the Preferences button in Calibre, then Plugins and in the lower right corner of that screen, above the button marked "Add" and to the right of the empty line hit the browse button and browse to the zip file you downloaded. Select the zip file, then finish by hitting the Add button. That's it. I find that it will locate covers and book descriptions, etc. that I couldn't get before.

03-21-2010, 11:48 AM	#12
rtype Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 200 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Thanks SirBC, Starson17 for taking the time to comment great to see the plugin is proving of use. I've created a Ticket (#5148) to have it hopefully have it included in in the main calibre distro at some point.

03-21-2010, 10:30 PM	#14
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah, as soon as I have some time to look at it.

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