jmeb

#!/usr/bin/python
#
#jmeb @ May 2011
#A very first attempt at python scripting
#
#Automate various conversions between ebook formats
#
#TODO:
#

import os
import subprocess
import sys
import datetime
import argparse

def main():

  #List of available formats to convert
  formats = [
            'epub','mobi','html','lit',
            'rtf', 'txt', 'odt'
            ]

  #Parse command line arguments
  ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Batch convert between ebook formats.')
  ap.add_argument('--have', action='store', default='epub', choices=formats)
  ap.add_argument('--want', action='store', default='mobi', choices=formats)
  ap.add_argument('-s', '--src', default=os.getcwd())
  ap.add_argument('-d', '--dst', default=os.getcwd())
  args = ap.parse_args()

  #Switch dirs to absolute paths
  src = os.path.abspath(args.src)
  dst = os.path.abspath(args.dst)

  #Add period and string-ify things to be safe
  have = "." + str(args.have)
  want = "." + str(args.want)

  #Get the two lists of files, sans extensions
  froms = [ fn[:-len(have)] for fn in os.listdir(src) if fn.endswith(have)]
  tos = [ fn[:-len(want)] for fn in os.listdir(dst) if fn.endswith(want)]

  #Compare the two lists
  converts = [ convert for convert in froms if convert not in tos ]

  #Generate bash-friendly list to run conversion
  ebooks = []
  for convert in converts:
    fromfile =  src + '/"' + convert + have + '" '
    tofile = dst + '/"' + convert + want + '" '
    ebook = 'ebook-convert ' + fromfile + tofile
    ebooks.append(ebook)

  #Run the conversion
  for ebook in ebooks:
    subprocess.call(ebook, shell=True)

  #Log things if necessary
  if len(converts) > 0:
    os.chdir(src)
    Log = open('ConversionLog.txt', 'a')
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    Log.write('\n' + 'Converted to ' + want + ' at ' + str(now) + '\n')
    for convert in converts:
      Log.write(convert + '\n')
    Log.close()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()