Allow automatic series increment algorithm to be tweaked by editing the config file tweaks.py

resources/default_tweaks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:ai
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+'''
+Contains various tweaks that affect calibre behavior. Only edit this file if
+you know what you are dong. If you delete this file, it will be recreated from
+defaults.
+'''
+
+
+# The algorithm used to assign a new book in an existing series a series number.
+# Possible values are:
+# next - Next available number
+# const - Assign the number 1 always
+series_index_auto_increment = 'next'

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata import authors_to_sort_string, string_to_authors, \
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.library_thing import cover_from_isbn
 from calibre import islinux
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import get_metadata
-from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
 from calibre.customize.ui import run_plugins_on_import, get_isbndb_key
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.config.social import SocialMetadata
 
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
             if not pm.isNull():
                 self.cover.setPixmap(pm)
             self.cover_data = cover
+        self.original_series_name = unicode(self.series.text()).strip()
 
     def validate_isbn(self, isbn):
         isbn = unicode(isbn).strip()
@@ -610,10 +611,13 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
     def increment_series_index(self):
         if self.db is not None:
             try:
-                series = unicode(self.series.text())
+                series = unicode(self.series.text()).strip()
-                if series:
+                if series and series != self.original_series_name:
-                    ns = self.db.get_next_series_num_for(series)
+                    ns = 1
+                    if tweaks['series_index_auto_increment'] == 'next':
+                        ns = self.db.get_next_series_num_for(series)
                     self.series_index.setValue(ns)
+                    self.original_series_name = series
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc()
 

src/calibre/gui2/library.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from calibre.gui2.widgets import EnLineEdit, TagsLineEdit
 from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import SearchQueryParser
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import set_metadata as _set_metadata
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata import string_to_authors, fmt_sidx
+from calibre.utils.config import tweaks
 
 class LibraryDelegate(QItemDelegate):
     COLOR    = QColor("blue")
@@ -660,9 +661,10 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):
                     self.db.set_series_index(id, float(match.group(1)))
                     val = pat.sub('', val).strip()
                 elif val:
-                    ni = self.db.get_next_series_num_for(val)
+                    if tweaks['series_index_auto_increment'] == 'next':
-                    if ni != 1:
+                        ni = self.db.get_next_series_num_for(val)
-                        self.db.set_series_index(id, ni)
+                        if ni != 1:
+                            self.db.set_series_index(id, ni)
                 if val:
                     self.db.set_series(id, val)
             elif column == 'timestamp':

src/calibre/utils/config.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 '''
 Manage application-wide preferences.
 '''
-import os, re, cPickle, textwrap, traceback, plistlib, json
+import os, re, cPickle, textwrap, traceback, plistlib, json, shutil
 from copy import deepcopy
 from functools import partial
 from optparse import OptionParser as _OptionParser
@@ -676,6 +676,24 @@ def _prefs():
 
 prefs = ConfigProxy(_prefs())
 
+# Read tweaks
+def read_tweaks():
+    tweaks_file = os.path.join(config_dir, 'tweaks.py')
+    if not os.path.exists(tweaks_file):
+        shutil.copyfile(P('default_tweaks.py'), tweaks_file)
+    l, g = {}, {}
+    try:
+        exec open(tweaks_file, 'rb') in g, l
+    except:
+        print 'Failed to load custom tweaks file'
+        traceback.print_exc()
+    dl, dg = {}, {}
+    exec P('default_tweaks.py', data=True) in dg, dl
+    dl.update(l)
+    return dl
+
+tweaks = read_tweaks()
+
 def migrate():
     if hasattr(os, 'geteuid') and os.geteuid() == 0:
         return