User:Sotha LMD/Book Linker Tool

Book linker

This tool helps you to add external book links to Wikipedia articles. It is a free tool that helps authors and marketers sell more books with a single, universal link that works internationally and gives readers access to multiple books with just one link.

Project status: actively maintained | not maintained | ... other

Basic functionality

Book Linker is intended for use by editors. It is meant to help editors add credible citations in books format to wikipedia articles.

The tool enables access of books from a single or universal link.

• Preview: By clicking on the preview button, it generates a list of the original citations on a wikipedia article and propose a list of citations to be added to a wikipedia article.
• Run bot: The run bot feature automatically adds a list of proposed citations to a wikipedia article. After successfully adding the citations, You can click on the article link to visit the article page on wikipedia or click on the "view edit history" to cross-check your edit.

Give a basic description of what the tool does and how it does it, but leave technical details for later. {Book Linker} uses links to store addresses of books linked to the tool. It takes {the links of books} from {authors all around the world} and uses it to {provide a kind of book repository for readers on the internet to gain access to those books}. For more details about the technical implementation, see the developer documentation.

What Book Linker does not do

This tool cannot recognise all book format. It does not have offline functionality.

Prerequisites

Before using this tool, you should be familiar with:

Basics HTML or Wiki Markup – Familiarity with formatting citations in Wikipedia or other wiki-based platforms.

ISBN System – Understanding how International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) work, as the tool relies on them for book identification.

You should have:

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• {permissions, access, account requirements}

How to use Book Linker

Write down the 3-5 most important tasks that users of your tool will do. Each of those tasks is a section of your user guide.

Run Bot

1. Step 1 Click on the Run Bot botton.
2. Step 2 Click on view edit history to review the articles you added.
3. Step 3 Click on Return to article list.

When a user has completed all the steps you list, they should have successfully done the thing you named in the section header.

Do another thing

Go to bup.toolforge.org

1. Step 1 login with your Wiki account and authenticate.
2. Step 2 click on preview button to look at the article
   1. Sub-step a Go to original citation
   2. Sub-step b Go to purpose citation
   3. Sub-step c Return to article list
3. Step 3 Click on view edit history to review the article edited

When a user has completed all the steps you list, they should have successfully done the thing you named in the section header.

Troubleshooting

The tool does not generate a link

• How to resolve it

-Try refreshing the page or using a different browser -Ensure you have an active internet connection. -Check for any ongoing issues with the tool or Wikimedia servers.

ISBN Link Does Not Work

• How to resolve it

-Verify that the ISBN exists in major book databases like WorldCat or Google Books. -Try an alternative source if the linked database does not have the book. -Ensure the ISBN is correctly formatted (e.g., 10-digit vs. 13-digit).

How to get help and report issues

• Report issues at phabricator
• Ask questions or get help at Wikimedia support desk. You can expect a response in few days.

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Provide a brief technical overview of how you implemented the tool's main functionality. This tool uses MediaWiki API and Wikidata Query Service to fetch book-related metadata and generate links to Wikipedia project such as Wikisource, wikidata,and external digital libraries. It depends on Python and JavaScript because it uses AJAX for dynamic,and SPARQL queries for efficiently linking books to relevant sources without requiring full-page reloads.

Code structure

A high-level description of the code architecture, focusing on what a developer would need to understand if they were trying to get oriented to the repository so they can contribute code or debug an issue. The book linker module does automated reference linking. The frontend directory contains JavaScript files,the backend directory contains Python The templates directory contains HTML templates,the config file or directory contains API keys, endpoint URLs, and customizable settings.

Local development

Set up

How to set up development environment:

1. clone the repository
   1. set up virtual environment using python
   2. Install dependencies

Install

How to install:

1. Run setup script
   1. open a terminal and run
   2. Ensure all dependencies are installed

{Optional: Include a code sample or screenshot that helps your users complete this step}

Configure

How to configure:

1. Create a.env file or update config/settings.json
2. Modify any additional setting in config/settings.json

Build and test

How to build and run locally:

1. Start the application
   1. open a terminal and run
   2. Access via API

How to run tests:

1. Run unit test
   1. Run a unit test
   2. Run integration tests

Debugging

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  • How to resolve the error, or what the log output means
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  • How to resolve the error, or what the log output means

How to contribute

The book linker maintainers welcome contributions! (OR)...are not able to accept contributions at this time.

• {Type of contribution you want}
• {Another type of contribution you want}

Contribution process

Before contributing, read the {Code of Conduct} that outlines community guidelines and expectations. We follow {style guide / coding conventions}.

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Credits

List any contributors and individuals, teams, or organizations who contributed to your development of this tool.

License

Link to a file or page where you declare the license for your code.