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Create a Bookwyrm-ready import list from humble bundle
Usage: ./grab.nu <link-to-humble-book-bundle-page>
For example: ./grab.nu https://www.humblebundle.com/books/data-engineering-science-oreilly-books | save -f data-eng.csv
Will download book info in parallel, but often does not find enough info for all books.
Internal logic
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get humble bundle page
http get https://www.humblebundle.com/books/software-architecture-pearson-books -
extract correct element for json data
open out.html | pup "script#webpack-bundle-page-data text{}" | from json -
get transposed version
open books.json | get bundleData.tier_item_data | transpose machine_id item | insert human_name {$in.item.human_name} | insert cover_art {$in.item.resolved_paths.front_page_art_imgix_retina} | insert publisher {$in.item.publishers.0.publisher-name} | reject item -
get details of books into tabled format
open books_transposed.json | where machine_id != "code_org" | insert human_name {$in.item.human_name} | insert cover_art {$in.item.resolved_paths.front_page_art_imgix_retina} | insert publisher {$in.item.publishers.0.publisher-name} | insert author {$in.item.developers.0.developer-name} | reject item | save books.csv -
search openlibrary for the book
http get https://openlibrary.org/search.json?author=Oliver+Goldman&title=Effective+Software+Architecture | save search_result.json -
get isbn from openlibrary (currently first result, primary edition)
open search_result.json | get docs.0.cover_edition_key | http get $"https://openlibrary.org/books/($in).json" | save work_result.json -
fill out other information from edition info if available
- publishers
- publish_date
- languages
- authors?
- title
- subtitle
- isbn_13
- isbn_10 if exists
- olid (Openlibrary ID) = key above
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save it into csv
- title
- author_text (First Last, First Last)
- remote_id (link, nothing)
- openlibrary_key (olid above)
- isbn_10
- isbn_13