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Lightnovel Crawler

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Downloads lightnovels from various online sources and generates ebooks in many formats.

Discord: https://discord.gg/7A5Hktx

Telegram: https://t.me/epub_smelter_bot

Table of contents

(A) Installation

This application uses Calibre to convert ebooks.
Install it from https://calibre-ebook.com/download
Without it, you will only get output in epub, text, and web formats.

Also, you have to install node.js to access cloudflare enabled sites (e.g. https://novelplanet.com/). Download and install node.js from here: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

A1. Standalone Bundle (Windows, Linux)

⏬ Windows: lightnovel-crawler v2.17.1 ~ 21MB

In Windows 8, 10 or later versions, it might say that lncrawl.exe is not safe to dowload or execute. You should bypass/ignore this security check to execute this program. Actually, I am too lazy to add proper configuration files to solve this issue. Excuse me please πŸ˜‡.

⏬ Linux: lightnovel-crawler v2.17.0 ~ 24MB

Copy it to /usr/bin or ~/.local/bin to make it accessible in terminal. Or, you can create a launcher to easily access the app.

A2. PIP (Windows, Mac, and Linux)

πŸ“¦ A python package named lightnovel-crawler is available at pypi.

Make sure you have installed Python v3.5 or higher and have pip enabled. Visit these links to install python with pip in Windows, Linux and MacOS. Feel free to ask on the Discord server if you are stuck.

To install this app or to update installed one via pip, just run:

$ pip install --user -U lightnovel-crawler

Remember, in some cases you have to use python3 -m pip or pip3 or python -m pip. And you do not need --user option, if you are running from root.

Next, open your terminal and enter:

$ lightnovel-crawler

# Or, a shortcut:
$ lncrawl

To view extra logs, use: lncrawl -lll

A3. Termux (Android)

πŸ“± Using Termux, you can run this app in your android phones too. Follow this instructions:

  • Install Termux from playstore.
  • Open the app and run these commands one by one:
    • apt update && apt upgrade
    • termux-setup-storage
    • pkg install ndk-sysroot make python zlib clang
    • pkg install libxml2 libxslt libiconv libcrypt libffi zlib libjpeg-turbo
    • pkg install nodejs-lts
    • pip install -U lightnovel-crawler to install the latest version of this app.
  • Now exit the console and relaunch it.
  • Type cd ~/storage/downloads to store novels there.
  • Type lncrawl to start.
  • You navigate up using Volume UP + W and down using Volume UP + S.
  • Run pip install -U lightnovel-crawler again to install the latest updates.

A4. Chatbots

A4.1 Telegram

Visit this link to get started with the telegram bot: https://t.me/epub_smelter_bot

A4.2 Discord

Join our server: https://discord.gg/7A5Hktx

Or, visit this link to install discord bot to your own server: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=537526751170002946&permissions=51264&scope=bot

Send !help to open the bot help message.

A5. Run from source

  • First clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/dipu-bd/lightnovel-crawler
  • Open command prompt inside of the project folder and install requirements:
$ pip install --user -r requirements.txt
  • Run the program (use python v3.5 or higher):
$ python __main__.py

# Or, in short,
$ python .

A6. Heroku Deployment

Simply fill out the environment variables and you get a running instance.

Deploy

(B) General Usage

B1. Available options

To view list of available options:

$ lncrawl -h
================================================================================
                           πŸ“’ Lightnovel Crawler πŸ€2.17.2
                  https://github.com/dipu-bd/lightnovel-crawler
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
usage: lncrawl [options...]
       lightnovel-crawler [options...]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -v, --version         show program's version number and exit
  -l                    Set log levels. (-l = warn, -ll = info, -lll = debug).
  --list-sources        Display a list of available sources.
  -s URL, --source URL  Profile page url of the novel.
  -q STR, --query STR   Novel query followed by list of source sites.
  -x, --sources         Display the source selection menu while searching.
  --login USER PASSWD   User name/email address and password for login.
  -o PATH, --output PATH
                        Path where the downloads to be stored.
  --format E [E ...]    Define which formats to output. Default: all.
  --add-source-url      Add source url at the end of each chapter.
  --single              Put everything in a single book.
  --multi               Build separate books by volumes.
  -f, --force           Force replace any existing folder.
  -i, --ignore          Ignore any existing folder (do not replace).
  --all                 Download all chapters.
  --first [COUNT]       Download first few chapters (default: 10).
  --last [COUNT]        Download last few chapters (default: 10).
  --page START STOP.    The start and final chapter urls.
  --range FROM TO.      The start and final chapter indexes.
  --volumes [N [N ...]]
                        The list of volume numbers to download.
  --chapters [URL [URL ...]]
                        A list of specific chapter urls.
  --bot {console,telegram,discord,test}
                        Select a bot. Default: console.
  --suppress            Suppress all input prompts and use defaults.
  ENV                   [chatbots only] Pass query string at the end of all
                        options. It will be use instead of .env file. Sample:
                        "BOT=discord&DISCORD_TOKEN=***&LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

B2. Example Usage

Open your console and type lncrawl --version first to check if you have installed it properly. Here are some example usage of the app:

  • To start an interactive session: lncrawl

  • To download using an url: lncrawl -s https://boxnovel.com/novel/reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god/

  • To search novels: lncrawl -q "Strongest Sword God"

  • To search novels from selected sources: lncrawl -q "Strongest Sword God" --sources

  • To download all chapters: lncrawl --all

  • To download first 25 chapters: lncrawl --first 25

  • To download all between two chapters: lncrawl --range 10 30

  • To download all between two chapter links: lncrawl https://boxnovel.com/novel/reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god/chapter-2205 https://boxnovel.com/novel/reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god/chapter-2211

  • To download a specific volumes: lncrawl --volumes 2 3

  • To define output path: lncrawl -o "D:\Lightnovels\reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god"

  • To delete the output folder if exists: lncrawl -f

  • To ignore the output folder if exists: lncrawl -i

  • To resume download where is has been left previously: lncrawl -i

  • To specify output formats: lncrawl --format epub pdf mobi

  • To display list of supported sources: lncrawl ---list-sources

  • If you provide an option in the argument, it will skip it in the interactive session. If you want to disable all interactive prompts, pass --suppress at the end.

  • You can stack up options like this: lncrawl -s https://boxnovel.com/novel/reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god/ -o "D:\Lightnovels\reincarnation-of-the-strongest-sword-god" --last 50 -i --format pdf --suppress

B3. Running the bot

There are two chatbots available at this moment: Telegram and Discord. To run your own bot server, follow these instructions:

# Clone this repository
$ git clone https://github.com/dipu-bd/lightnovel-crawler
# Install requirements
$ pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt
$ pip3 install --user -r bot_requirements.txt
# Edit the environment variables
# You should give your API keys and log info here
# Also specify which bot server you want to run
$ cp .env.example .env
$ vim .env
# Run the server using:
$ python3 .

There is a server.sh script to run a bot in ubuntu servers. It will basically execute the python __main__.py and send the task to run in background. I use it to run my discord bot in the server.

(C) Development

You are very welcome to contribute in this project. You can:

  • create new issues pointing out the bugs.
  • solve existing issues.
  • add your own sources.
  • add new output formats.
  • create new bots.

C1. Adding new source

C2. Adding new Bot

C3. Supported sources

Request new one by creating a new issue.

The list of currently available sources are given below:

Available Sources Search Enable
http://gravitytales.com
http://novelfull.com βœ”
http://www.machinenoveltranslation.com
http://zenithnovels.com
https://anythingnovel.com
https://babelnovel.com βœ”
https://bestlightnovel.com βœ”
https://book.qidian.com
https://boxnovel.com βœ”
https://creativenovels.com
https://crescentmoon.blog
https://id.mtlnovel.com βœ”
https://kisslightnovels.info βœ”
https://kiss-novel.com
https://light-novel.online βœ”
https://litnet.com βœ”
https://lnmtl.com
https://m.chinesefantasynovels.com
https://m.novelspread.com
https://m.romanticlovebooks.com
https://m.wuxiaworld.co βœ”
https://meionovel.com
https://mtled-novels.com βœ”
https://myoniyonitranslations.com
https://novelonlinefull.com βœ”
https://novelplanet.com βœ”
https://novelraw.blogspot.com
https://ranobelib.me
https://volarenovels.com
https://webnovel.online
https://wordexcerpt.com
https://wuxiaworld.online βœ”
https://www.asianhobbyist.com
https://www.flying-lines.com
https://www.idqidian.us
https://www.machine-translation.org βœ”
https://www.mtlnovel.com βœ”
https://www.novelall.com βœ”
https://www.novelspread.com
https://www.novelringan.com
https://www.qidian.com
https://www.readlightnovel.org
https://www.readnovelfull.com βœ”
https://www.rebirth.online
https://www.romanticlovebooks.com
https://www.royalroad.com βœ”
https://www.scribblehub.com βœ”
https://www.shinsori.com
https://www.tapread.com
https://www.translateindo.com
https://www.wattpad.com
https://www.webnovel.com βœ”
https://www.worldnovel.online βœ”
https://www.wuxiaworld.co βœ”
https://www.wuxiaworld.com βœ”
https://www.wuxiaworld.site βœ”

C4. Rejected sources

Rejected Sources Reason
http://fullnovel.live 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied
http://moonbunnycafe.com Does not follow uniform format
https://4scanlation.xyz Domain expired
https://comrademao.com Removed
https://indomtl.com Does not like to be crawled
https://lnindo.org Does not like to be crawled
https://novelgo.id/ Removed
https://www.jieruihao.cn Unavailable
https://www.noveluniverse.com Site is down
https://www.novelupdates.com Does not host any novels
https://www.novelv.com Site is down
https://yukinovel.id Removed

C5. Supported output formats

When download is done, the following files can be generated:

  • JSON (default)
  • TEXT
  • WEB
  • EPUB
  • DOCX
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • AZW3
  • FB2
  • LIT
  • LRF
  • OEB
  • PDB
  • PML
  • RB
  • SNB
  • TCR
  • HTML

C6. Supported bots

  • Console Bot
  • Telegram Bot
  • Discord Bot

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