novela/docs/changelog-develop.md

Develop Changelog

This file tracks changes on the develop line. changelog.md can later be used for release summaries.

2026-03-25 (20)

• Added Rated section to library sidebar: shows all non-archived books with rating > 0, sorted by rating descending then title alphabetically; badge displays total count; navigable via #rated URL hash

2026-03-25 (19)

• Fixed series index 0 not displaying in series slot view, grid cards, list volume column, and book detail:
  • Series slot labels now show #0 for all slots when the series has at least one positively-indexed sibling (consistent label height across all cards)
  • Grid card and list volume column use the same cross-book heuristic (indexedSeriesSet) to show [0] where appropriate
  • Book detail page queries whether any sibling in the same series has series_index > 0 (series_is_indexed) and shows [0] accordingly

2026-03-25 (18)

• Added autocomplete for Author, Publisher, and Series in the book edit panel: typing shows a filtered dropdown of existing values from the library; selecting a value fills the field (same dropdown styling as genres/tags)
• Status field now defaults to "Complete" when opening the edit panel for a book that has no status set yet

2026-03-25 (17)

• Fixed CBR reader showing only first page: cbr_page_count was missing from the cbr import in reader.py; /api/cbr/info/ was returning an error, causing page_count to fall back to 1 and the Next button to remain disabled

2026-03-25 (16)

• Fixed CBR/CBZ reader stuck on loading: added /api/cbr/info/{filename} endpoint returning {page_count}, and added a CBR/CBZ branch in reader.html that mirrors the PDF paged reader (page images served via /library/cbr/{filename}/{page})

2026-03-25 (15)

• Added series volume 0 and letter suffix support (e.g. "21a", "21b"):
  • New series_suffix VARCHAR(10) column added to library table via migrate_series_suffix
  • series_index lower bound changed from 1 to 0 throughout (index 0 = special/prequel edition)
  • Volume field in the book editor changed from type="number" to type="text" — accepts "0", "1", "21a", etc.
  • Server parses the combined volume string into series_index (INTEGER) + series_suffix (VARCHAR) via parse_volume_str
  • File naming includes suffix: 021a - Title.epub
  • novela:series_suffix meta tag written to/read from EPUB OPF for persistence across rescans
  • Series detail view: books sorted by (series_index, series_suffix); slot labels show "21a"; index 0 shown as slot when any sibling has index > 0
  • Grid cards, list view Volume column, author/publisher sort all include suffix

2026-03-25 (14)

• Added multi-select and bulk delete to All books List view:
  • Checkbox column added to the list table (List mode only; Grid mode unchanged)
  • Select all / Clear all / Clear selection controls in the controls bar
  • Shift+click range selection on checkboxes
  • Delete selected button (red, disabled when nothing is selected) triggers a confirmation dialog; confirmed deletions remove files from disk and database, then reload the library

2026-03-25 (13)

• Fixed EPUB cover replacement reverting to original after upload:
  • GET /library/cover/{filename} for EPUBs now checks the DB cover cache first (populated on upload) before falling back to extracting from the EPUB file; the cache is also warmed on cache-miss so subsequent requests are fast.
  • add_cover_to_epub fully rewritten: locates the OPF via META-INF/container.xml, finds the existing cover image in the OPF manifest, removes it from the ZIP, and writes the new cover in the same directory — works for any EPUB directory structure (OEBPS/, EPUB/, etc.).

2026-03-25 (12)

• Fixed chapter images not loading in EPUBs that use a non-standard root directory (e.g. EPUB/ instead of OEBPS/): image paths are now passed as full ZIP paths instead of stripping the root segment, and the image endpoint no longer hardcodes an OEBPS/ prefix. Case-insensitive fallback retained for EPUBs with mismatched image folder casing.

2026-03-25 (11)

• Fixed reader progress bar jumping to 100% immediately when navigating to the second chapter in short EPUBs (2 chapters): changed progress formula denominator from total - 1 to total so 100% is only reached after fully scrolling through the last chapter. Same fix applied to PDF page progress.

2026-03-25 (10)

• Added bookmark feature:
  • bookmarks table in DB (migrate_create_bookmarks): filename, chapter_index, scroll_frac, chapter_title, note, created_at
  • New API endpoints: GET/POST /library/bookmarks/{filename}, PATCH/DELETE /library/bookmarks/{id}, GET /api/bookmarks
  • Bookmark button in reader header (orange, bookmark icon): opens modal with optional note field
  • Bookmark modal closes on Escape, backdrop click, or Cancel
  • Reader supports ?bm_ch=N&bm_scroll=F URL params to jump directly to bookmarked position (overrides saved progress)
  • Library sidebar: Bookmarks section in Library nav with live count badge
  • Library #bookmarks view: card list showing cover, book title, author, chapter, note, date, Go-to and Delete buttons

2026-03-22

• Added blueprint/technical documentation structure in docs/.
• Completed router split and bootstrap structure (main.py, routers, migrations, DB pool).
• Expanded media support to EPUB/PDF/CBR/CBZ in import and scan flows.
• Expanded Home UI with:
  • import dropzone for EPUB/PDF/CBR/CBZ
  • search functionality
  • alignment matching Library (search top-right, dropzone below)
• Updated Library import texts and drag/drop filtering for multi-format support.
• Expanded Library New view with:
  • Grid/List toggle
  • column visibility filter in List
  • multi-select + bulk Remove from New
  • selection only in List mode
  • Shift+click range selection on checkboxes
• Added route: POST /library/new/mark-reviewed (bulk set needs_review=false).
• Improved library performance:
  • /api/library fast-path (no full rescan on every page load)
  • optional rescan=true / include_file_info=true
  • SQL optimizations in list_library_json()
  • additional DB indexes for scale
• Restored /api/home full dataset output:
  • continue_reading
  • shorts_unread
  • novels_unread
  • shorts_read
  • novels_read
• Explicitly filtered series books out of Home sections.
• Corrected Home read ordering: shorts_read and novels_read now show oldest first (ORDER BY MAX(read_at) ASC).
• Restored Statistics page by returning the full /api/stats payload required for charts, favorites, top books, and reading history.
• Improved backup implementation:
  • Dropbox token stored encrypted in DB
  • Dropbox backup root configurable via web UI and stored encrypted in DB
  • versioned snapshots + object-store deduplication in Dropbox (library_snapshots / library_objects)
  • configurable snapshot retention (snapshots to keep) via backup settings
  • object pruning based on retained snapshots
  • scheduled backup (enable + interval in hours)
  • backup runs as a background process, so page navigation does not block execution
  • stale running state recovery after restart/crash (old running logs marked interrupted/error)
  • dry-run support in the new flow
• Updated Docker image with postgresql-client for pg_dump.
• Multiple test builds pushed to gitea.oskamp.info/ivooskamp/novela:dev.

2026-03-25 (9)

• Fixed backup progress not visible immediately after clicking Run Live Backup: sidebar loadBackupProgress() is now called directly from the backup page after a successful start
• Fixed backup status timestamp showing wrong relative time (e.g. "1h ago" for a recent backup): server UTC timestamps without timezone suffix are now correctly interpreted as UTC in the browser
• Fixed backup status bar using browser-default purple link color: now uses var(--accent) orange consistent with the rest of the UI
• Added password manager ignore attributes to App Key and App Secret fields: data-1p-ignore (1Password), data-lpignore="true" (LastPass), data-form-type="other" (1Password v8)

2026-03-25 (8)

• Added Dropbox OAuth2 refresh token support (no redirect URI needed):
  • New endpoints: POST /api/backup/oauth/prepare (generates auth URL) and POST /api/backup/oauth/exchange (exchanges code for refresh token)
  • _dbx() now prefers refresh token mode (app key + secret + refresh token) with automatic renewal; falls back to legacy access token for backwards compatibility
  • App key and secret stored encrypted in credentials table (dropbox_app_key, dropbox_app_secret)
  • DELETE /api/backup/credentials now also cleans up dropbox_app_key and dropbox_app_secret
  • Backup page updated with two-step OAuth flow UI (app key/secret → auth URL → paste code)
  • Settings status shows • refresh token or • legacy token indicator

2026-03-25 (7)

• Added backup progress tracking: GET /api/backup/progress returns {running, done, total, phase}; sidebar shows live file count (e.g. 312 / 652 · uploading) polling every 3 s while running

2026-03-25 (6)

• Fixed GET /api/backup/health missing schedule_enabled and schedule_interval_hours in response (values were read but not returned; Health card showed "disabled" even when schedule was on)
• Added backup status indicator in sidebar above Rescan library button: coloured dot + status text (OK/running/failed/never), links to /backup, auto-refreshes every 8 s while running, shows time-ago for last successful backup

2026-03-25 (5)

• One-time path migration: all 571 existing library files moved to correct format-prefixed structure (epub/, pdf/, comics/) and all DB references updated (migrate_paths.py --execute)
• Empty old publisher root directories pruned after migration
• Recovery script (recover_decock049.py) written; confirmed file was added after last Dropbox backup so not recoverable — to be re-imported manually

2026-03-25 (4)

• Added {publisher} directory to PDF and CBR/CBZ paths: pdf/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.pdf, comics/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.cbr/cbz — consistent with EPUB structure

2026-03-25 (3)

• Fixed CBZ extension in import: common.make_rel_path always generated .cbr for CBZ files; now accepts ext parameter; library.py passes actual suffix so CBZ files land at comics/{author}/{title}.cbz
• Added missing GET /download/{filename} endpoint (referenced in book.html but was 404)
• TECHNICAL.md fully rewritten: added File Storage Paths section, complete endpoint lists for all routers including settings.py, corrected path documentation

2026-03-25 (2)

• Fixed PDF metadata editing (PATCH /library/book):
  • _sync_epub_metadata is now only called for .epub files; PDFs update DB only
  • _make_rel_path now includes the format prefix matching import: EPUB → epub/{publisher}/{author}/…, PDF → pdf/{author}/{title}.pdf, CBR/CBZ → comics/{author}/{title}{ext}; previously files were moved outside their format directory on metadata save
• Fixed PDF reader (infinite loading screen):
  • reader_page now passes format (epub/pdf/cbr/cbz) to reader.html
  • Added GET /api/pdf/info/{filename} endpoint returning {"page_count": N}
  • reader.html branches on FORMAT: PDFs render page images from /library/pdf/{filename}?page=N, EPUB flow unchanged
  • PDF progress tracked per page; keyboard and button navigation work identically to EPUB
• Edit EPUB button in Book Detail hidden for non-EPUB files

2026-03-23

• Added All books Grid/List toggle in Library:
  • same columns as New view (Publisher, Author, Series, Volume, Title, Has cover, Updated, Genres, Sub-genres, Tags, Status)
  • column visibility filter in List mode
  • no selection checkboxes or bulk actions
  • view mode and column visibility persisted separately in localStorage (novela.all.viewMode, novela.all.visibleColumns)
• Added 1–5 star rating for books:
  • stored in the database (rating SMALLINT DEFAULT 0)
  • written to EPUB OPF as <meta name="novela:rating" content="N"/> on rating change
  • written to CBZ ComicInfo.xml as <NovelaRating>N</NovelaRating> on rating change
  • CBR and PDF are DB-only (file format constraints)
  • rating is recovered from file metadata during rescan/DB rebuild (upsert_book preserves file rating over default 0)
  • stars displayed under the cover (outside .book-info) in all grid views (Library, Home)
  • stars in grid cards are display-only (no click) to prevent accidental taps while scrolling
  • stars in Book Detail are interactive (larger, 1.1rem), clicking same star removes rating
  • star color: amber (#c8a03a) for filled, rgba(200, 160, 58, 0.25) for unfilled — consistent across Library, Home, and Book Detail
• Added text colour setting to reader hamburger menu:
  • 5 warm-tone presets from bright (#e8e2d9) to dim (#938d86)
  • active preset shown with accent-coloured ring
  • choice persisted in localStorage (reader-text-colour) and restored on next open
• Increased spacing between hamburger button and back link in reader header (margin-left: 1rem) to prevent accidental taps
• Removed Cover Missing auto-tag:
  • tag is no longer added on import, rescan, or grabber download
  • ensure_cover_missing_tag() removed from common.py, library.py, and grabber.py
  • startup migration removes all existing Cover Missing tags from the database
• Fixed Tags/Genres/Sub-Genres not saving in book edit panel on desktop:
  • , (comma) now acts as a confirmation key alongside Enter in PillInput
  • flush() added to PillInput: any text still in the input field is auto-confirmed when Save is clicked
• Fixed tag/genre search and tag-pill navigation being broken:
  • renderGenreView was filtering on b.genres (non-existent field); now uses bookGenres(), bookSubgenres(), bookPlainTags()
  • renderSearchResults had the same bug; search now covers title, author, genres, sub-genres, and tags