wrong matching and very long cache

[tarnecki]

Hi,
i was wondering:
originally i've FTP 2 series with folder structure:
OPT > COMICS > MARVEL > SERIES NAME (YEAR) > name of issue with number 1 etc.
that did match comic to correct one but only 4 out of 5 issues (correct is 5 checked via VINE)
then i renamed files on the location / even tried to change name offline and re-upload again to:
OPT > COMICS > MARVEL > COMIC SERIES NAME (YEAR) > ISSUE1.cbz to ISSUE.5
like you said we should. It matched comics to some weird funny/sexy comics ..... totally not related and i could NOT change it even it i tried to sync few times / re-upload again etc.

Any advice please?

[tarnecki]

probably doesn't matter but i'm using the docker install

[ahahn94]

I had this issue myself, though my comics are on my local harddrive.
What worked for me was renaming the files according to the standards required by ComicTagger. I have all issues of a series in a directory named like "Series (Year)". The issues are named "Series (Year) #Issuenumber".
To give an example: The directory "Giant Days (2015)" contains the files "Giant Days (2015) #1.cbz" and "Giant Days (2015) #2.cbz".
The metadata for the folder structure must match the data from Comicvine.
The 2 additional volumes from the wrong matchings must be deleted manually.

[ahahn94]

Have a look into the wiki here: https://github.com/davide-romanini/comictagger

[tarnecki]

Fantastic, thanks! Will give it a go :)

[tarnecki]

takes ages to sync info from api but looks great ;) so big thanks for that.If only we could download/sync to devices for offline read 😀

[tarnecki]

also is there a way to add location from outside vps? for example local pc or that would have to be combination of local pc web server and external access? did anyone try anything that with tenma? big thanks

[hmhrex]

That’s the one problem with using ComicVine as a source, they are very strict about rate-limiting, so it can take ages to gather data from them.

As for offline reading and other source directories, those are both features that are planned.

As for the original question, Ahahn94 is correct, I use a similar method to ComicTagger for file names. Also, for the odd one that doesn’t get the right data from ComicVine, you can adjust the ID of the comic: https://github.com/Tenma-Server/Tenma/wiki/Fixing-an-Incorrect-Issue-Match

[tarnecki]

so i did the setup and added few comics for testing with format example: Lucifer (2000) folder and files: Lucifer (2000) #1 Lucifer (2000) #2 Lucifer (2000) #3 etc.

'Lucifer (2000)' 75 issues https://comicvine.gamespot.com/lucifer/4050-9744/
'Superman - American Alien (2015)' 7 issues
'Superman - Red Son (2003)' 3 issues
'The Infinity Gauntlet (1991)' 5 issues

only Lucifer did not add correctly (images below) and throwing back some rubbish not related comics :( any ideas?

Crazy! looks like still downloading as there's nowhere near 75 lucifer issues on site but results are really bad metadata wise :(

[tarnecki]

fixed them manually as advised above so looks better now

but still missing 58 issues? and api says my rate is fine:

Current API Usage
You have used 145 requests in the last hour for API Path '/search' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 49 requests in the last hour for API Path '/volume' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 49 requests in the last hour for API Path '/issue' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 13 requests in the last hour for API Path '/publisher' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 11 requests in the last hour for API Path '/story_arc' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 148 requests in the last hour for API Path '/character' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 73 requests in the last hour for API Path '/person' (reset in 9 minutes)
You have used 18 requests in the last hour for API Path '/team' (reset in 9 minutes)
Your request rate is fine

not sure what to expect? will they ever appear? any comments would be appreciated ;) big thanks!

[hmhrex]

Interesting. Not sure why some aren't importing at all. I'll have to test this soon. Thanks for your report!

[tarnecki]

i thought i would leave it for few hrs bit still same added another comic Deadpool vs Thanos and not being added :( will check tomorrow morning maybe theres a limit per day?

[bpepple]

@tarnecki: You're not running into api rate issues since I easily import 500 or so comics an hour.

I looked at the import code 6 months or so ago, and the primary time consumer is the search/matching issues bit. You might also experience a slowdown, if the issues you're importing contains a lot of character, since you need to add/linking them to the issue. In addition, you might also be hitting issues with sqlite db lock-up issues if your reading issues at the same time you're importing.

To get around this, I end up removing the issue search code and tagging my comics with ComicTagger. From the resultant comic archives ComicInfo.xml file, I get the issue's cvid info to import the issue without having to do a search. This reduced the importing time significantly (not to mention it's accuracy).

[tarnecki]

@bpepple i've just installed everything so i'm the only one with access. Not reading while it's importing but i was going in the issues to fix the match.

how one goes around to do that?
removing the issue search code (??) how??

and tagging my comics with ComicTagger (i will try tagger as per link above)

From the resultant comic archives ComicInfo.xml file, I get the issue's cvid info to import the issue without having to do a search. This reduced the importing time significantly (not to mention it's accuracy). (???) how?

big thanks Brian!