Releases: Monty/IMDb_xref
Auto install rg & xsv
If rg is not installed, offer to install it. Installs Rust, rg, and xsv.
Interactive Filmography and macOS double-click Filmography
If your focus is on people rather than shows, it's simple to add a filmography. Run
createFilmography.sh with the name or names you are interested in. Filmographies
are created in subdirectories so they will not overload the primary directory. You'll
have the opportunity to review results before committing. If you are just playing
around, answer no to relevant prompts, or rm -rf
the directory when you're done.
If you don't enter a name on the command line, createFilmography.sh will prompt you
to enter one. If you are on a Mac, just double-click on Generate Filmography in the
"macOS commands" directory.
Added Filmographies
The original focus of IMDb_xref was on finding information on shows you'd already added to a list.
Now you can easily look up people and shows by name and automatically add them to your list using createFilmography.sh and createTconstFile.sh.
You always have the option to skip adding the results, so you can explore freely without committing.
Simplified way to add new shows
Refactored and simplified createTconstFile.sh -- Add a tconst ID for any show to a file.
Search IMDb titles for a match to a tconst or a show name. A tconst should be unique,
but a show name can have several or even many matches. Allow user to select one match
or skip a show if there are too many matches.
First release with incremental queries
I'm moving from a developer and terminal window focus to a more user-friendly interactive system that is usable from an ssh session on an iPad. I've minimized the typing required to build and run queries.
After completing the installation, run ./iQuery.sh to play with the system. Then expand by adding other shows or people you are interested in.
I still need to work on simplifying and automating the addition of new data. Now that I have the basics down, it may not be that difficult.
Feedback is always welcome.