Python Calibre Examples

Example #1

File: commands.py Project: bkidwell/caliload

def db_add():
	metadata = Metadata()
	db = Db()
	calibreid = db.get_id(metadata.id)
	if calibreid is None:
		c = Calibre()
		c.insert(metadata)
		return 0, 'Finished inserting %s.' % options.dir
	else:
		return 1, 'Book already exists in Calibre: %s' % options.dir

Example #2

File: commands.py Project: bkidwell/caliload

def db_readmeta():
	metadata = Metadata()
	db = Db()
	calibreid = db.get_id(metadata.id)

	if calibreid is None:
		return 1, 'Book not found in Calibre: %s' % options.dir

	c = Calibre()
	c.write_metadata_file(calibreid, metadata.xmlfilename)

	return 0, 'Finished reading metadata from Calibre for %s.' % options.dir

Example #3

File: commands.py Project: bkidwell/caliload

def db_update():
	metadata = Metadata()
	db = Db()
	calibreid = db.get_id(metadata.id)
	if calibreid is None:
		return 1, 'Book not found in Calibre: %s' % options.dir
	
	c = Calibre()
	c.update_content(calibreid, metadata.bookfile)
	c.update_metadata(calibreid, metadata)

	return 0, 'Finished updating in Calibre: %s' % options.dir

Example #4

File: commands.py Project: bkidwell/caliload

def db_meta_pull():
	metadata = Metadata()
	db = Db()
	calibreid = db.get_id(metadata.id)

	if calibreid is None:
		return 1, 'Book not found in Calibre: %s' % options.dir

	# save metadata from Calibre to metadata.opf
	c = Calibre()
	c.write_metadata_file(calibreid, metadata.xmlfilename)

	# reload metadata from metadata.opf
	metadata = Metadata()
	metadata.write_to_book()

	# push book file with new metadata to Calibre
	c.update_content(calibreid, metadata.bookfile)

	return 0, "Finished updating content and metadata file from Calibre's metadata for %s." % options.dir