Add ANON_BROWSE configuration option

config.ini.example

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ TITLE_REGEX = ^(A|The|An|Der|Die|Das|Den|Ein|Eine|Einen|Dem|Des|Einem|Eines)\s+
 DEVELOPMENT = 0
 PUBLIC_REG = 0
 UPLOADING = 0
+ANON_BROWSE = 0

cps/config.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TITLE_REGEX = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Advanced', 'TITLE_REGEX', '^(A|The|An|Der|
 DEVELOPMENT = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Advanced', 'DEVELOPMENT', 0))
 PUBLIC_REG = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Advanced', 'PUBLIC_REG', 0))
 UPLOADING = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Advanced', 'UPLOADING', 0))
-ANO_SHOW_BOOKS = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Advanced', 'ANO_SHOW_BOOKS', 0))
+ANON_BROWSE = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Advanced', 'ANON_BROWSE', 0))
 
 SYS_ENCODING="UTF-8"
 
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ configval["DEVELOPMENT"] = DEVELOPMENT
 configval["TITLE_REGEX"] = TITLE_REGEX
 configval["PUBLIC_REG"] = PUBLIC_REG
 configval["UPLOADING"] = UPLOADING
-configval["ANO_SHOW_BOOKS"] = ANO_SHOW_BOOKS
-
+configval["ANON_BROWSE"] = ANON_BROWSE
 
 def save_config(configval):
     new_config = ConfigObj()
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ def save_config(configval):
     new_config['Advanced']['DEVELOPMENT'] = int(configval["DEVELOPMENT"])
     new_config['Advanced']['PUBLIC_REG'] = int(configval["PUBLIC_REG"])
     new_config['Advanced']['UPLOADING'] = int(configval["UPLOADING"])
-    new_config['Advanced']['ANO_SHOW_BOOKS'] = int(configval["ANO_SHOW_BOOKS"])
+    new_config['Advanced']['ANON_BROWSE'] = int(configval["ANON_BROWSE"])
     new_config.write()
     return "Saved"
 

cps/web.py

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def requires_basic_auth_if_no_ano(f):
     @wraps(f)
     def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
         auth = request.authorization
-        if config.ANO_SHOW_BOOKS != 1:
+        if config.ANON_BROWSE != 1:
             if not auth or not check_auth(auth.username, auth.password):
                 return authenticate()
         return f(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def url_for_other_page(page):
 app.jinja_env.globals['url_for_other_page'] = url_for_other_page
 
 def login_required_if_no_ano(func):
-    if config.ANO_SHOW_BOOKS == 1:
+    if config.ANON_BROWSE == 1:
         return func
     return login_required(func)
 

readme.md

@@ -21,19 +21,27 @@ Calibre Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and d
 - Support for reading eBooks directly in the browser
 - Upload new books in PDF format
 - Support for Calibre custom columns
+- Fine grained per-user permissions
 
 ## Quick start
 
-1. Rename `config.ini.example` to `config.ini` and set DB_ROOT to the path of the folder where your Calibre library (metadata.db) lives
-2. To enable public user registration set PUBLIC_REG to 1
-3. To enable uploading of PDF books set UPLOADING to 1
-4. Execute the command: `python cps.py`
-5. Point your browser to `http://localhost:8083` or `http://localhost:8083/feed` for the OPDS catalog 
+1. Rename `config.ini.example` to `config.ini` and set `DB_ROOT` to the path of the folder where your Calibre library (metadata.db) lives
+2. Execute the command: `python cps.py`
+3. Point your browser to `http://localhost:8083` or `http://localhost:8083/feed` for the OPDS catalog 
 
 **Default admin login:**    
 *Username:* admin   
 *Password:* admin123
 
+## Runtime Configuration Options
+
+`PUBLIC_REG`    
+Set to 1 to enable public user registration.    
+`ANON_BROWSE`    
+Set to 1 to allow not logged in users to browse the catalog.    
+`UPLOADING`    
+Set to 1 to enable PDF uploading. This requires the imagemagick library to be installed.    
+
 ## Requirements
 
 Python 2.7+