Content server: When clicking on author names in the book details page perform the same action as clicking it in the calibre program's book details panel

src/calibre/srv/code.py

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ from calibre import as_unicode
 from calibre.constants import in_develop_mode
 from calibre.customize.ui import available_input_formats
 from calibre.db.view import sanitize_sort_field_name
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata.book.render import resolve_default_author_link
 from calibre.srv.ajax import search_result
-from calibre.srv.errors import BookNotFound, HTTPBadRequest, HTTPForbidden, HTTPNotFound, HTTPRedirect
+from calibre.srv.errors import BookNotFound, HTTPBadRequest, HTTPForbidden, HTTPNotFound, HTTPRedirect, HTTPTempRedirect
 from calibre.srv.last_read import last_read_cache
-from calibre.srv.metadata import book_as_json, categories_as_json, categories_settings, icon_map
+from calibre.srv.metadata import book_as_json, categories_as_json, categories_settings, get_gpref, icon_map, web_search_link
 from calibre.srv.routes import endpoint, json
 from calibre.srv.utils import get_library_data, get_use_roman
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ def basic_interface_data(ctx, rd):
         'default_book_list_mode': rd.opts.book_list_mode,
         'donate_link': localize_website_link('https://calibre-ebook.com/donate'),
         'lang_code_for_user_manual': lang_code_for_user_manual(),
+        'default_author_link': resolve_default_author_link(get_gpref('default_author_link')),
     }
     ans['library_map'], ans['default_library_id'] = ctx.library_info(rd)
     if ans['username']:
@@ -419,6 +421,29 @@ def book_metadata(ctx, rd, book_id):
     return data
 
 
+@endpoint('/web-search/{book_id}/{field}/{item_val}', postprocess=json)
+def web_search(ctx, rd, book_id, field, item_val):
+    '''
+    Redirect to a web search URL for the specified item.
+    Optional: ?library_id=<default library>
+    '''
+    db, library_id = get_library_data(ctx, rd)[:2]
+    try:
+        book_id = int(book_id)
+    except Exception:
+        raise HTTPNotFound(f'Book with id {book_id!r} does not exist')
+    if db is None:
+        raise HTTPNotFound(f'Library {library_id!r} not found')
+    with db.safe_read_lock:
+        if not ctx.has_id(rd, db, book_id):
+            raise BookNotFound(book_id, db)
+        mi = db.get_metadata(book_id, get_cover=False)
+        url, tooltip = web_search_link(db, book_id, field, item_val)
+        if url:
+            raise HTTPTempRedirect(url)
+    raise HTTPNotFound(f'No web search URL for {field} {item_val}')
+
+
 @endpoint('/interface-data/tag-browser')
 def tag_browser(ctx, rd):
     '''

src/calibre/srv/errors.py

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ class HTTPRedirect(HTTPSimpleResponse):
         HTTPSimpleResponse.__init__(self, http_code, http_message, close_connection, location)
 
 
+class HTTPTempRedirect(HTTPSimpleResponse):
+
+    def __init__(self, location, http_code=http_client.TEMPORARY_REDIRECT, http_message='', close_connection=False):
+        HTTPSimpleResponse.__init__(self, http_code, http_message, close_connection, location)
+
+
 class HTTPNotFound(HTTPSimpleResponse):
 
     def __init__(self, http_message='', close_connection=False):

src/pyj/book_list/book_details.pyj

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from book_list.item_list import create_item, create_item_list, create_side_actio
 from book_list.library_data import (
     all_libraries, book_after, book_metadata, cover_url, current_library_id,
     current_virtual_library, download_url, library_data, load_status,
-    set_book_metadata, download_data_file_url
+    set_book_metadata, download_data_file_url, web_search_url
 )
 from book_list.router import back, home, open_book, report_a_load_failure, show_note, open_book_url_in_library, search_url_in_library
 from book_list.theme import (
@@ -286,18 +286,33 @@ def render_metadata(mi, table, book_id, iframe_css):  # {{{
                 v += ''
             parent = table.lastChild.lastChild
             if is_searchable:
+                websearch_link = False
+                if field is 'authors':
+                    websearch_link = bool(interface_data.default_author_link) and interface_data.default_author_link is not 'search-calibre'
                 text_rep = search_text or v
-                parent.appendChild(E.a(
+                target = '_self'
-                    v,
+                if websearch_link and jstype(v) is not 'string':
-                    title=_('Click to see books with {0}: {1}').format(name, text_rep), class_='blue-link',
+                    websearch_link = False
-                    href=href_for_search(is_searchable, text_rep, use_quotes=use_quotes)
+                calibre_search_url = href_for_search(is_searchable, text_rep, use_quotes=use_quotes)
-                ))
+                calibre_search_tooltip = _('Click to see books with {0}: {1}').format(name, text_rep)
+                if websearch_link:
+                    url = web_search_url(book_id, field, v)
+                    target = '_blank'
+                    tooltip = _('Click to browse for {} on the web').format(text_rep)
+                else:
+                    url = calibre_search_url
+                    tooltip = calibre_search_tooltip
+                parent.appendChild(E.a(v, target=target, title=tooltip, class_='blue-link', href=url))
                 if link_maps[field] and link_maps[field][text_rep]:
                     url = link_maps[field][text_rep]
                     if url.startswith('https://') or url.startswith('http://'):
                         parent.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '))
                         parent.appendChild(E.a(
-                            svgicon('external-link'), title=_('Click to open') + ': ' + url, href=url, target='_new', class_='blue-link'))
+                            svgicon('external-link'), title=_('Click to open') + ': ' + url, href=url, target='_blank', class_='blue-link'))
+                if websearch_link:
+                    parent.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '))
+                    parent.appendChild(E.a(
+                        svgicon('search'), title=calibre_search_tooltip, href=calibre_search_url, class_='blue-link'))
             else:
                 if v.appendChild:
                     parent.appendChild(v)

src/pyj/book_list/library_data.pyj

@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ def download_data_file_url(book_id, relpath, content_disposition):
     return ans
 
 
+def web_search_url(book_id, field, item_val):
+    return absolute_path(f'web-search/{book_id}/{encodeURIComponent(field)}/{encodeURIComponent(item_val)}?library_id={encodeURIComponent(current_library_id())}')
+
+
 def book_metadata(book_id):
     return library_data.metadata[book_id]
 

src/pyj/session.pyj

@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ default_interface_data = {
     'library_map': None,
     'search_the_net_urls': [],
     'donate_link': 'https://calibre-ebook.com/donate',
+    'default_author_link': '',
     'icon_map': {},
     'icon_path': '',
     'custom_list_template': None,