A simple GUI for create ComicInfo.xml
and .cbz
archive at easy way.
ComicInfo.xml is a metadata for manga/comic. It is used in some self-hosted app, e.g. komga
.
After select folder for generate ComicInfo.xml
, a preview page will appear. User can change content before export real ComicInfo.xml
.
When there has existing ComicInfo.xml
file in selected folder, GUI will load existing ComicInfo.xml
data instead of create a new one.
Currently, this project supports fields:
Title
,Number
,Summary
,Year/Month/Day
,Web
,GTIN
- ALL Creator fields:
Writer
,Translator
.etc Tags
with GUI to edit & viewSeries
,Volume
,Count
AgeRating
,Manga
with Enum values supportedGenre
,LanguageISO
SeriesGroup
,AlternateSeries
AlternateNumber
,AlternateCount
StoryArc
,StoryArcNumber
By "Save" button, you can generate ComicInfo.xml
file in selected folder automatically.
Every timer user export comicinfo, the input value will be save to local database file automatically.
User can use these values when they generate another comicinfo, with easy-to-use GUI.
Currently, this feature support below fields:
Genre
Publisher
Tags
More field will be added in near future.
After preview & press button to export, User can defined export folder, and export in following options:
.cbz
file ONLY.cbz
withkomga
folder structure, using book name as folder name.cbz
withkomga
folder structure, using custom folder name
Ignore preview section and generate .cbz
with komga
folder structure directly.
Default export location is inside selected folder. Export location can be changed by configuration ONLY.
The file structure will be:
{export-folder OR selected folder}/
├─ {comic-title}/
│ ├─ {comic-title}.cbz
│ │ ├─ {...images file}
│ │ ├─ ComicInfo.xml
User can directly copy {comic-title}/
folder to komga
comic directory.
This program support some customizations by .yaml
file configuration.
Your configuration file should like:
your-folder/
├─ ComicInfo-Parser.exe
├─ config.yaml
If no configuration is found, program will NOT create for yourself. Instead, it will use its default behavior.
You may found a sample of configuration file in config-example.yaml
.
You should use absolute paths as possible. If folder is missing, then program will try to create for all folders.
Field | Type | Usage |
---|---|---|
default |
struct | storing default values for program |
default.export |
string | default export folder path, if empty string, then create inside input directory |
All data will be stored in sqlite3 database, which located at {Home Directory}/comicInfo-parser/storage.db
.
When database schema upgrade (e.g. v1 -> v2), a auto backup will be created in {Home Directory}/comicInfo-parser/backup
folder.
Please be aware that all downgrade scripts are not guaranteed to have correct & complete data due to:
- Unsupported Values: Some values may not be compatible with the older schema.
- Corrupted Data: Corrupted values may fail to convert properly during the downgrade process.
All downgrade scripts are intended for developer use only, and should not be used by end-users.
Developer should always ensure backup are taken before executing any downgrade operations.