ffmirror 0.4.1

Local mirror for Internet fiction sites

ffmirror is a program to create and maintain a local mirror of stories on fiction-publishing sites. It has functionality for downloading stories similar to FanFicFare or other projects, but the differentiating factor is support for creating a local database that maintains downloaded metadata and can automatically update authors that are followed.

ffmirror has two currently maintained script entry points:

• ffdl is a simple one-story file downloader. It takes a single URL and writes an HTML file story.

• ffdb is the manager for local fanfic site mirrors. These maintain a local copy of metadata for a set of followed users alongside copies of all their stories.

The remaining entry points, ffadd, ffup, ffcache are designed for an older format of mirror, and are now deprecated.

ffmirror can be installed via PyPI: pip install ffmirror

To create a mirror, enter an empty directory and issue:

$ ffdb init

This initializes the SQLite database that tracks metadata. You can now add authors by issuing:

$ ffdb add $AUTHOR_URL

Adding an author will immediately download all their stories into the mirror. Stories are stored under top-level directories per author.

Updating the mirror will recheck all authors that have been added and download any new or updated stories. To update the mirror, issue:

$ ffdb update

You can update only one author by issuing:

$ ffdb update $AUTHOR_DIR

where AUTHOR_DIR is the directory with that author’s stories.