A book uploader bot that transfers documents from public libraries such as Google Books, and Punjab Digital Library etc to Internet Archive. Built for Wikimedia Tool Labs. Check out BUB2 on Toolforge!
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.
- Node.JS ( check for installation with
npm -vandnode -von terminal ) - Docker toolbox ( Optional )
- Redis
- Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/coderwassananmol/BUB2 - Navigate to the project directory on the terminal:
cd BUB2. - For developers, checkout to develop branch:
git checkout develop - Run
npm install
Rename .env.example to .env. Then, to fill the credentials,
- Make an account on archive.org and note down the sign-in credentials. Using these details, fill 'email' and 'password' fields in the
.envfile. - Go to https://archive.org/account/s3.php . Generate the access and secret keys and fill
them in the
.envfile in the corresponding fields. - Go to Google Developers console. Make a new project to run the app. In that Google Developers project, search for 'Books API' in the Google API console, then enable the API for the project, then generate the API keys, and then copy and paste the API key in the
GB_Keyfield. - Fill the
redishostfield with docker if you are using docker, otherwise 127.0.0.1 - Fill the
redisportfield with 6379, which is the default port number for redis. - Fill
servicefield with your mail service provider (Ex. gmail, outlook) Note: In order to send email through gmail, you may need to allow less secure app access. To turn it on, go to https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps?pli=1
- Refer to Redis for download and setup documentation ,or
docker run --name redis -p 6379:6379 redis
docker start redis
docker-compose up -d
docker-compose start
- Run
npm run devfor development andnpm run startfor production. - Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000
This is the simple example how BUB2(Book Uploader Bot) works.
- Open the Website here
- Choose the
Libraryoption.
- Then enter the ID or URI.
- In this we use the example for the Panjab digital Library and link of the book is here.
- Then enter your
email addresswhich will be used to notify that your upload has been completed and click thesubmitbutton.
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to BUB2.
- Fork the repository.
- Clone the repository to your local system by using the command :
git clone "https://github.com/<YOUR_USERNAME>/BUB2". - To work on an issue, go through the issues section in the main repository.
- Select an issue you would like to work on and comment expressing your interest.
- Start working on the issue once it is assigned to you.
- Create a new branch and start working on the issue locally.
- Create a PULL REQUEST to merge your branch to the main branch.
- The issue will be considered closed and resolved once the PR is accepted. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to BUB2.
There was no Node.js wrapper available for Internet Archive, so I decided to write the Node implementation to upload books to Internet Archive. If you like this repository, show your support by starring the project. Cheers!
Please read licence for more information.

