X-Git-Url: http://git.nikiroo.be/?p=fanfix.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=6b5c5f941c65fddbcc052a0742a196aee9b648bc;hp=39f7fb43f1e611d662aaf8c0651989b2d4c93bee;hb=d649ced99f929e1fcf2421a2357f5fdb8d2fcfe1;hpb=08fe2e33007063e30fe22dc1d290f8afaa18eb1d diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 39f7fb4..6b5c5f9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,71 +1,118 @@ # Fanfix -A small program to download and convert fanfictions and comics from supported websites into offline files (epu, cbz...). +Fanfix is a small Java program that can download stories from some supported websites and render them offline. -It can either "convert" a website into a file, or import/export to/from its library. +(If you are interested in the recent changes, please check the [Changelog](changelog.md).) + +![Main GUI](screenshots/fanfix.png?raw=true "Main GUI") + +It will convert from a (supported) URL to an .epub file for stories or a .cbz file for comics (a few other output types are also available, like Plain Text, LaTeX, HTML...). + +To help organize your stories, it can also work as a local library. + +In this mode, you can: +- Import a story from its URL (or just from a file) +- Export a story to a file (in any of the supported output types) +- Display a story from the local library in text format in the console +- Display a story from the local library graphically **by calling a native program to handle it** (though Fanfix can automatically process it into HTML so any browser can open it) + +## Supported websites + +Currently, the following websites are supported: +- http://FimFiction.net/: fan fictions devoted to the My Little Pony show +- http://Fanfiction.net/: fan fictions of many, many different universes, from TV shows to novels to games +- http://mangafox.me/: a well filled repository of mangas, or, as their website states: most popular manga scanlations read online for free at mangafox, as well as a close-knit community to chat and make friends +- https://e621.net/: a Furry website supporting comics, including MLP + +## A note about file support + +We support a few file types for local story conversion (both as input and as output): +- epub: .epub files created by this program (we do not support "all" .epub files, at least for now) +- text: local stories encoded in plain text format, with a few specific rules: + - the title must be on the first line + - the author (preceded by nothing, ```by ``` or ```©```) must be on the second line, possibly with the publication date in parenthesis (i.e., ```By Unknown (3rd October 1998)```) + - chapters must be declared with ```Chapter x``` or ```Chapter x: NAME OF THE CHAPTER```, where ```x``` is the chapter number + - a description of the story must be given as chapter number 0 + - a cover image may be present with the same filename as the story, but a .png, .jpeg or .jpg extension +- info_text: contains the same information as the text format, but with a companion .info file to store some metadata (the .info file is supposed to be created by Fanfix or compatible with it) +- cbz: .cbz (collection of images) files, preferably created with Fanfix (but any .cbz file is supported, though without most of Fanfix metadata, obviously) +- html: HTML files that you can open with any browser; note that it will create a directory structure with ```index.html``` being the file you need to open (or select if you want to convert it into something else) -- we only support importing HTML files created by Fanfix or compatible ## Supported platforms -Any platform with at lest Java 1.5 on it should be ok. +Any platform with at lest Java 1.6 on it should be ok. -It was only tested on Linux up until now, though. +It has been tested on Linux, MacOS X and Windows for now, but feel free to inform me if you try it on another system. -If you have any problems to compile it on another platform or with a supported Java version (1.4 won't work, but you may try to cross-compile; 1.8 had been tested and works), please contact me. +If you have any problems to compile it with a supported Java version (1.5 won't work, but you may try to cross-compile; 1.6 and 1.8 have been tested and work), please contact me. ## Usage -- java -jar fanfix.jar --convert http://SOME_SUPPORTE_URL/ epub /home/niki/my-story.epub: will convert the story to EPUB -- java -jar fanfix.jar --import http://SOME_SUPPORTED_URL/ : will import the story into the local library -- java -jar fanfix.jar --export LUID CBZ /tmp/comix.cbz : will export the story from the local library -- java -jar fanfix.jar --list: will list the known stories and their LUIDs from the local library -- ... (calling the program without parameters will display the syntax) +You can start the program in GUI mode (as in the screenshot on top): +- ```java -jar fanfix.jar``` + + +The following arguments are also allowed: +- ```--import [URL]```: import the story at URL into the local library +- ```--export [id] [output_type] [target]```: export the story denoted by ID to the target file +- ```--convert [URL] [output_type] [target] (+info)```: convert the story at URL into target, and force-add the .info and cover if +info is passed +- ```--read [id] ([chapter number])```: read the given story denoted by ID from the library +- ```--read-url [URL] ([chapter number])```: convert on the fly and read the story denoted by ID, without saving it +- ```--list```: list the stories present in the library and their associated IDs +- ```--set-reader [reader type]```: set the reader type to CLI or LOCAL for this command (must be the first option) +- ```--help```: display the available options ### Environment variables -- LANG=en java -jar fanfix.jar: force the language to English (the only one for now...) -- CONFIG_DIR=$HOME/.fanfix java -jar fanfix.jar: use the given directory as a config directory (and copy the default configuration if needed) -- NOUTF=1 java -jar fanfix.jar: try to fallback to non-unicode values when possible (can have an impact on the resulting files, not only on user messages) +Some environment variables are recognized by the program: +- ```LANG=en```: force the language to English (the only one for now...) +- ```CONFIG_DIR=$HOME/.fanfix```: use the given directory as a config directory (and copy the default configuration if needed) +- ```NOUTF=1```: try to fallback to non-unicode values when possible (can have an impact on the resulting files, not only on user messages) +- ```DEBUG=1```: force the ```DEBUG=true``` option of the configuration file (to show more information on errors) ## Compilation -./configure.sh && make +```./configure.sh && make``` -You can also import the java sources into, say, Eclipse, and create a runnable JAR file from there. -Just remember to unpak the 2 dependant libraries before (or "make libs" can do it). +You can also import the java sources into, say, [Eclipse](https://eclipse.org/), and create a runnable JAR file from there. ### Dependant libraries (included) -- libs/nikiroo-utils-sources-0.9.1.jar: some shared utility functions I also use elsewhere -- libs/unbescape-1.1.4-sources.jar: a nice library to escape/unescape a lot of text formats; I only use it for HTML - -Nothing else but Java 1.5+. +- libs/nikiroo-utils-sources.jar: some shared utility functions I also use elsewhere +- [libs/unbescape-sources.jar](https://github.com/unbescape/unbescape): a nice library to escape/unescape a lot of text formats; I only use it for HTML -Note that calling "make libs" will export the libraries into the src/ directory. +Nothing else but Java 1.6+. -## Supported websites - -Currently, the following websites are supported: -- http://FimFiction.net/: Fanfictions devoted to the My Little Pony show -- http://Fanfiction.net/: Fan fictions of many, many different universes, from TV shows to novels to games. -- http://mangafox.me/: A well filled repository of mangas, or, as their website states: Most popular manga scanlations read online for free at mangafox, as well as a close-knit community to chat and make friends. -- https://e621.net/: Furry website supporting comics, including MLP - -We also support some other (file) types: -- epub: EPUB files created by this program (we do not support "all" EPUB files) -- text: Support class for local stories encoded in textual format, with a few rules : - - the title must be on the first line, - - the author (preceded by nothing, "by " or "©") must be on the second line, possibly with the publication date in parenthesis (i.e., "By Unknown (3rd October 1998)"), - - chapters must be declared with "Chapter x" or "Chapter x: NAME OF THE CHAPTER", where "x" is the chapter number, - - a description of the story must be given as chapter number 0, - - a cover image may be present with the same filename but a PNG, JPEG or JPG extension. -- info_text: Contains the same information as the TEXT format, but with a companion ".info" file to store some metadata -- cbz: CBZ (collection of images) files created with this program +Note that calling ```make libs``` will export the libraries into the src/ directory. ## TODO -- A nice README file -- A binary JAR release (and thus, versions) -- Improve the CLI reader -- Offer some other readers (TUI, GUI) -- Check if it can work on Android +Currently missing, but either in progress or planned: +- [ ] A GUI (work in progress) + - [x] Make one + - [x] Make it run when no args passed + - [x] Fix the UI, it is ugly + - [x] Work on the UI thread is BAD + - [x] Allow export + - [x] Allow delete/refresh + - [ ] Show a list of types + - [x] ..in the menu + - [ ] ..as a screen view + - [ ] options screen +- [ ] A TUI reader +- [ ] Check if it can work on Android +- [ ] Translations + - [x] i18n system in place + - [x] Make use of it + - [x] Use it for most user ouput + - [ ] Use it for all user output + - [ ] French translation +- [x] Allow lauching a custom application instead of Desktop.start ? + - [ ] Make a wrapper for firefox to create a new, empty profile ? +- [x] Install a mechanism to handle stories import/export progress update + - [x] Progress system + - [x] in support classes (import) + - [x] in output classes (export) + - [x] CLI usage of such + - [x] GUI usage of such