#7964: Allow setting the series index in bulk metadata search&replace

src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py

@@ -587,8 +587,6 @@ class BulkSeries(BulkBase):
                 else:
                     s_index = self.db.get_custom_extra(book_id, num=self.col_id,
                                                        index_is_id=True)
-                    if s_index is None:
-                        s_index = 1.0
                 extras.append(s_index)
             self.db.set_custom_bulk(book_ids, val, extras=extras,
                                    num=self.col_id, notify=notify)

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
             else:
                 val = mi.get(field, None)
             if val is None:
-                val = []
+                val = ['']
             elif not fm['is_multiple']:
                 val = [val]
             elif field == 'authors':
@@ -547,11 +547,7 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
         if not dest:
             dest = source
         dfm = self.db.field_metadata[dest]
-
         mi = self.db.get_metadata(id, index_is_id=True,)
-        val = mi.get(source)
-        if val is None:
-            return
         val = self.s_r_do_regexp(mi)
         val = self.s_r_do_destination(mi, val)
         if dfm['is_multiple']:

src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py

@@ -725,9 +725,7 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel): # {{{
                     return False
                 val = qt_to_dt(val, as_utc=False)
         elif typ == 'series':
-            val, s_index = parse_series_string(self.db, label, value.toString())
-            if not val:
-                val = s_index = None
+            val = unicode(value.toString()).strip()
         elif typ == 'composite':
             tmpl = unicode(value.toString()).strip()
             disp = cc['display']

src/calibre/library/custom_columns.py

@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ class CustomColumns(object):
                 index_is_id=True)
         val = self.custom_data_adapters[data['datatype']](val, data)
 
+        if data['datatype'] == 'series' and extra is None:
+            (val, extra) = self._get_series_values(val)
+
         if data['normalized']:
             if data['datatype'] == 'enumeration' and (
                     val and val not in data['display']['enum_values']):

src/calibre/library/database2.py

@@ -2133,9 +2133,27 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
                 self.conn.execute('DELETE FROM tags WHERE id=?', (id,))
                 self.conn.commit()
 
+    series_index_pat = re.compile(r'(.*)\[([.0-9]+)\]')
+
+    def _get_series_values(self, val):
+        if not val:
+            return (val, None)
+        match = self.series_index_pat.match(val)
+        if match is not None:
+            idx = match.group(2)
+            try:
+                idx = float(idx)
+                return (match.group(1).strip(), idx)
+            except:
+                pass
+        return (val, None)
+
     def set_series(self, id, series, notify=True, commit=True):
         self.conn.execute('DELETE FROM books_series_link WHERE book=?',(id,))
-        self.conn.execute('DELETE FROM series WHERE (SELECT COUNT(id) FROM books_series_link WHERE series=series.id) < 1')
+        self.conn.execute('''DELETE FROM series
+                             WHERE (SELECT COUNT(id) FROM books_series_link
+                                    WHERE series=series.id) < 1''')
+        (series, idx) = self._get_series_values(series)
         if series:
             if not isinstance(series, unicode):
                 series = series.decode(preferred_encoding, 'replace')
@@ -2147,6 +2165,8 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             else:
                 aid = self.conn.execute('INSERT INTO series(name) VALUES (?)', (series,)).lastrowid
             self.conn.execute('INSERT INTO books_series_link(book, series) VALUES (?,?)', (id, aid))
+            if idx:
+                self.set_series_index(id, idx, notify=notify, commit=commit)
         self.dirtied([id], commit=False)
         if commit:
             self.conn.commit()