def add_empty(self, *args):
'''
Add an empty book item to the library. This does not import any formats
from a book file.
'''
author = series = title = None
index = self.gui.library_view.currentIndex()
if index.isValid():
raw = index.model().db.authors(index.row())
if raw:
authors = [a.strip().replace('|', ',') for a in raw.split(',')]
if authors:
author = authors[0]
series = index.model().db.series(index.row())
title = index.model().db.title(index.row())
dlg = AddEmptyBookDialog(self.gui,
self.gui.library_view.model().db,
author,
series,
dup_title=title)
if dlg.exec() == QDialog.DialogCode.Accepted:
temp_files = []
num = dlg.qty_to_add
series = dlg.selected_series
title = dlg.selected_title or _('Unknown')
db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
ids, orig_fmts = [], []
if dlg.duplicate_current_book:
origmi = db.get_metadata(index.row(),
get_cover=True,
cover_as_data=True)
if dlg.copy_formats.isChecked():
book_id = db.id(index.row())
orig_fmts = tuple(
db.new_api.format(book_id, fmt, as_path=True)
for fmt in db.new_api.formats(book_id))
for x in range(num):
if dlg.duplicate_current_book:
mi = origmi
else:
mi = MetaInformation(title, dlg.selected_authors)
if series:
mi.series = series
mi.series_index = db.get_next_series_num_for(series)
fmts = []
empty_format = gprefs.get('create_empty_format_file', '')
if dlg.duplicate_current_book and dlg.copy_formats.isChecked():
fmts = orig_fmts
elif empty_format:
from calibre.ebooks.oeb.polish.create import create_book
pt = PersistentTemporaryFile(suffix='.' + empty_format)
pt.close()
temp_files.append(pt.name)
create_book(mi, pt.name, fmt=empty_format)
fmts = [pt.name]
ids.append(db.import_book(mi, fmts))
for path in orig_fmts:
os.remove(path)
self.refresh_gui(num)
if ids:
ids.reverse()
self.gui.library_view.select_rows(ids)
for path in temp_files:
os.remove(path)
