def initNextBasedComic(name, home_url, url_episode_1, url_episode_2, url_episode_3, title_episode_2="", episode_title_xpath=""):
"""Creates a new next-harvesting-based webcomic on the database.
It needs the comic name, URL for the first three episodes and title for the third
(to deduce the title xpath)
It can search for the title xpath by receving the second episode's title, or receive
the xpath directly. If no xpath is supplied or searched, episodes will have
auto-generated titles.
Returns the newly created comic"""
# Comic setup (finding the next button and, if needed, title xpath)
c = Comic()
c.name = name
c.home_url = home_url
c.strategy = "N"
links = parser.findLinks(url_episode_2, url_episode_3)
if links:
(c.next_button_xpath, c.next_button_expected_html) = links[0]
else:
raise ValueError("Can't find link from " + url_episode_2 + " to " + url_episode_3)
if not episode_title_xpath:
if title_episode_2:
episode_title_xpath = parser.findXpathFor(url_episode_2, title_episode_2)
if not episode_title_xpath:
raise ValueError("Can't find element containing title '" + title_episode_2 + "' at " + url_episode_2)
# Initial episodes setup
(e1, e2) = (Episode(), Episode())
(e1.order, e2.order) = (1, 2)
(e1.url, e2.url) = (url_episode_1, url_episode_2)
if episode_title_xpath:
c.episode_title_xpath = episode_title_xpath
(e1.title, e2.title) = (parser.getTextForXpath(url_episode_1, episode_title_xpath),
parser.getTextForXpath(url_episode_2, episode_title_xpath))
# Persist the comic, then the episodes
# (the object association is lost if you do it before saving)
c.save()
(e1.comic, e2.comic) = (c, c)
e1.save()
e2.save()
return c
def checkNewEpisode(self):
"""Checks if a comic has a new episode, and, if so, update the comic"""
if self.strategy == "N":
last_episode = self.episode_set.order_by("-order")[0]
next_comic_url = parser.getNext(
last_episode.url,
self.next_button_xpath,
self.next_button_expected_html,
)
if next_comic_url:
e = Episode()
e.comic = self
e.order = last_episode.order + 1
e.url = next_comic_url
if self.episode_title_xpath:
e.title = parser.getTextForXpath(next_comic_url, self.episode_title_xpath)
else:
# TODO
pass
e.save()
return True
return False