Sorting and filtering of lists working (except file formats)

Refactored and bugfixing show_cover
Refactored import of helper in web.py
Fix for displaying /me (gettext) throwing error 500
Fix get search results throwing error 500
Fix routing books_list for python2.7
Fix for "me" and "settings" pages
Update sidebarview and list view

cps/__init__.py

@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ except cPickle.UnpicklingError as error:
     print("Can't read file cps/translations/iso639.pickle: %s" % error)
     sys.exit(1)
 
-
 searched_ids = {}
 
-
 from worker import WorkerThread
 global_WorkerThread = WorkerThread()
 
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ def create_app():
     app.logger.setLevel(config.config_log_level)
 
     app.logger.info('Starting Calibre Web...')
-    # logging.getLogger("uploader").addHandler(file_handler)
-    # logging.getLogger("uploader").setLevel(config.config_log_level)
     Principal(app)
     lm.init_app(app)
     app.secret_key = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'A0Zr98j/3yX R~XHH!jmN]LWX/,?RT')
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ def create_app():
     db.setup_db()
     babel.init_app(app)
     global_WorkerThread.start()
-
     return app
 
 @babel.localeselector

cps/db.py

@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ def title_sort(title):
     return title.strip()
 
 
-def lcase(s):
-    return unidecode.unidecode(s.lower())
-
-
-def ucase(s):
-    return s.upper()
-
-
 Base = declarative_base()
 
 books_authors_link = Table('books_authors_link', Base.metadata,

cps/helper.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import true, and_, false, text, func
 from iso639 import languages as isoLanguages
 from pagination import Pagination
 from werkzeug.datastructures import Headers
+import json
 
 try:
     import gdriveutils as gd
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ def send_registration_mail(e_mail, user_name, default_password, resend=False):
                                   e_mail, user_name, _(u"Registration e-mail for user: %(name)s", name=user_name), text)
     return
 
+
 def check_send_to_kindle(entry):
     """
         returns all available book formats for sending to Kindle
@@ -444,16 +446,19 @@ def delete_book(book, calibrepath, book_format):
         return delete_book_file(book, calibrepath, book_format)
 
 
-def get_book_cover(cover_path):
+def get_book_cover(book_id):
+    book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
+    if book.has_cover:
+
         if config.config_use_google_drive:
             try:
                 if not gd.is_gdrive_ready():
                     return send_from_directory(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static"), "generic_cover.jpg")
-            path=gd.get_cover_via_gdrive(cover_path)
+                path=gd.get_cover_via_gdrive(book.path)
                 if path:
                     return redirect(path)
                 else:
-                app.logger.error(cover_path + '/cover.jpg not found on Google Drive')
+                    app.logger.error(book.path + '/cover.jpg not found on Google Drive')
                     return send_from_directory(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static"), "generic_cover.jpg")
             except Exception as e:
                 app.logger.error("Error Message: " + e.message)
@@ -461,7 +466,13 @@ def get_book_cover(cover_path):
                 # traceback.print_exc()
                 return send_from_directory(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static"),"generic_cover.jpg")
         else:
-        return send_from_directory(os.path.join(config.config_calibre_dir, cover_path), "cover.jpg")
+            cover_file_path = os.path.join(config.config_calibre_dir, book.path)
+            if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(cover_file_path, "cover.jpg")):
+                return send_from_directory(cover_file_path, "cover.jpg")
+            else:
+                return send_from_directory(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static"),"generic_cover.jpg")
+    else:
+        return send_from_directory(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static"),"generic_cover.jpg")
 
 
 # saves book cover from url
@@ -698,10 +709,15 @@ def fill_indexpage(page, database, db_filter, order, *join):
     return entries, randm, pagination
 
 
+def get_typeahead(database, query, replace=('','')):
+    db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
+    entries = db.session.query(database).filter(db.func.lower(database.name).ilike("%" + query + "%")).all()
+    json_dumps = json.dumps([dict(name=r.name.replace(*replace)) for r in entries])
+    return json_dumps
+
 # read search results from calibre-database and return it (function is used for feed and simple search
 def get_search_results(term):
-    def get_search_results(term):
-        db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
+    db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
     q = list()
     authorterms = re.split("[, ]+", term)
     for authorterm in authorterms:
@@ -774,3 +790,10 @@ def get_download_link(book_id, book_format):
         return do_download_file(book, book_format, data, headers)
     else:
         abort(404)
+
+
+
+############### Database Helper functions
+
+def lcase(s):
+    return unidecode.unidecode(s.lower())

cps/opds.py

@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ def render_xml_template(*args, **kwargs):
 @opds.route("/opds/cover/<book_id>")
 @requires_basic_auth_if_no_ano
 def feed_get_cover(book_id):
-    book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
-    return helper.get_book_cover(book.path)
+    return helper.get_book_cover(book_id)
 
 @opds.route("/opds/readbooks/")
 @requires_basic_auth_if_no_ano

cps/static/js/filter_list.js

@@ -16,23 +16,88 @@
  */
 
 var direction = 0;  // Descending order
+var sort = 0;       // Show sorted entries
+
+$("#sort_name").click(function() {
+    var count = 0;
+    var index = 0;
+    var store;
+    // Append 2nd half of list to first half for easier processing
+    var cnt = $("#second").contents();
+    $("#list").append(cnt);
+    // Count no of elements
+    var listItems = $('#list').children(".row");
+    var listlength = listItems.length;
+    // check for each element if its Starting character matches
+    $(".row").each(function() {
+        if ( sort === 1) {
+            store = this.attributes["data-name"];
+        } else {
+            store = this.attributes["data-id"];
+        }
+        $(this).find('a').html(store.value);
+        if($(this).css("display") != "none") {
+            count++;
+        }
+    });
+    /*listItems.sort(function(a,b){
+        return $(a).children()[1].innerText.localeCompare($(b).children()[1].innerText)
+    });*/
+    // Find count of middle element
+    if (count > 20) {
+        var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
+        // search for the middle of all visibe elements
+        $(".row").each(function() {
+            index++;
+            if($(this).css("display") != "none") {
+                middle--;
+                if (middle <= 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        // Move second half of visible elements
+        $("#second").append(listItems.slice(index, listlength));
+    }
+    sort = (sort + 1) % 2;
+});
 
 $("#desc").click(function() {
     if (direction === 0) {
         return;
     }
+    var index = 0;
     var list = $('#list');
     var second = $('#second');
+    // var cnt = ;
+    list.append(second.contents());
     var listItems = list.children(".row");
     var reversed, elementLength, middle;
-    Array.prototype.push.apply(listItems,second.children(".row"))
     reversed = listItems.get().reverse();
     elementLength = reversed.length;
+    // Find count of middle element
+    var count = $(".row:visible").length;
+    if (count > 20) {
+        var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
 
-    middle = parseInt(elementLength / 2) + (elementLength % 2);
+        //var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
+        // search for the middle of all visible elements
+        $(reversed).each(function() {
+            index++;
+            if($(this).css("display") != "none") {
+                middle--;
+                if (middle <= 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        });
 
-    list.append(reversed.slice(0, middle));
-    second.append(reversed.slice(middle,elementLength));
+        list.append(reversed.slice(0, index));
+        second.append(reversed.slice(index,elementLength));
+    }
+    else {
+        list.append(reversed.slice(0, elementLength));
+    }
     direction = 0;
 });
 
@@ -41,34 +106,91 @@ $("#asc").click(function() {
     if (direction === 1) {
         return;
     }
+    var index = 0;
     var list = $("#list");
     var second = $('#second');
+    list.append(second.contents());
     var listItems = list.children(".row");
-    Array.prototype.push.apply(listItems,second.children(".row"));
     reversed = listItems.get().reverse();
     elementLength = reversed.length;
-    middle = parseInt(elementLength / 2) + (elementLength % 2);
 
-    list.append(reversed.slice(0, middle));
-    second.append(reversed.slice(middle,elementLength));
+    // Find count of middle element
+    var count = $(".row:visible").length;
+    if (count > 20) {
+        var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
+
+        //var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
+        // search for the middle of all visible elements
+        $(reversed).each(function() {
+            index++;
+            if($(this).css("display") != "none") {
+                middle--;
+                if (middle <= 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        // middle = parseInt(elementLength / 2) + (elementLength % 2);
+
+        list.append(reversed.slice(0, index));
+        second.append(reversed.slice(index,elementLength));
+    } else {
+        list.append(reversed.slice(0, elementLength));
+    }
     direction = 1;
 });
 
 $("#all").click(function() {
-    $(".row").each(function() {
+    var cnt = $("#second").contents();
+    $("#list").append(cnt);
+    // Find count of middle element
+    var listItems = $('#list').children(".row");
+    var listlength = listItems.length;
+    var middle = parseInt(listlength / 2) + (listlength % 2);
+    // go through all elements and make them visible
+    listItems.each(function() {
         $(this).show();
     });
+    // Move second half of all elements
+    if (listlength > 20) {
+        $("#second").append(listItems.slice(middle,listlength));
+    }
 });
 
 $(".char").click(function() {
     var character = this.innerText;
-
+    var count = 0;
+    var index = 0;
+    // Append 2nd half of list to first half for easier processing
+    var cnt = $("#second").contents();
+    $("#list").append(cnt);
+    // Count no of elements
+    var listItems = $('#list').children(".row");
+    var listlength = listItems.length;
+    // check for each element if its Starting character matches
     $(".row").each(function() {
         if (this.attributes["data-id"].value.charAt(0).toUpperCase() !== character) {
             $(this).hide();
         } else {
             $(this).show();
+            count++;
         }
     });
-
+    if (count > 20) {
+        // Find count of middle element
+        var middle = parseInt(count / 2) + (count % 2);
+        // search for the middle of all visibe elements
+        $(".row").each(function() {
+            index++;
+            if($(this).css("display") != "none") {
+                middle--;
+                if (middle <= 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        // Move second half of visible elements
+        $("#second").append(listItems.slice(index,listlength));
+    }
 });

cps/templates/author.html

@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@
     <div id="books" class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
         <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}">
-          {% if entry.has_cover %}
           <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" />
-          {% else %}
-          <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" />
-          {% endif %}
         </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">

cps/templates/book_edit.html

@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 
   <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-3 col-xs-12">
     <div class="cover">
-      {% if book.has_cover %}
         <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=book.id) }}" alt="{{ book.title }}"/>
-      {% else %}
-        <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ book.title }}"/>
-      {% endif %}
     </div>
 {% if g.user.role_delete_books() %}
     <div class="text-center">

cps/templates/detail.html

@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-3 col-xs-5">
       <div class="cover">
-        {% if entry.has_cover %}
           <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-        {% else %}
-          <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-        {% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="col-sm-9 col-lg-9 book-meta">
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tags"></span>
 
         {% for tag in entry.tags %}
-          <a href="{{ url_for('web.category', book_id=tag.id) }}" class="btn btn-xs btn-info" role="button">{{tag.name}}</a>
+          <a href="{{ url_for('web.books_list', data='category', sort='new', book_id=tag.id) }}" class="btn btn-xs btn-info" role="button">{{tag.name}}</a>
         {%endfor%}
       </p>
 

cps/templates/index.html

@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ web.    {% for entry in random %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book" id="books_rand">
       <div class="cover">
           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-            {% if entry.has_cover %}
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-            {% else %}
-              <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-            {% endif %}
           </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
@@ -75,11 +71,7 @@ web.    {% for entry in random %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book" id="books">
       <div class="cover">
           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-            {% if entry.has_cover %}
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}"/>
-            {% else %}
-              <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-            {% endif %}
           </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">

cps/templates/list.html

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 <h1 class="{{page}}">{{_(title)}}</h1>
 
     <div class="filterheader hidden-xs hidden-sm">
+      {% if entries.__len__ %}
+       {% if not entries[0].sort %}
+        <button id="sort_name" class="btn btn-success"><b>B,A <-> A B</b></button>
+       {% endif %}
+      {% endif %}
       <button id="desc" class="btn btn-success"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet"></span></button>
       <button id="asc" class="btn btn-success"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet-alt"></span></button>
       {% if charlist|length %}
@@ -21,9 +26,9 @@
         </div>
         <div id="second" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
       {% endif %}
-      <div class="row" data-id="{% if entry[0].sort %}{{entry[0].sort}}{% else %}{% if entry.name %}{{entry.name}}{% else %}{{entry[0].name}}{% endif %}{% endif %}">
+      <div class="row" {% if entry[0].sort %}data-name="{{entry[0].name}}"{% endif %} data-id="{% if entry[0].sort %}{{entry[0].sort}}{% else %}{% if entry.name %}{{entry.name}}{% else %}{{entry[0].name}}{% endif %}{% endif %}">
         <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-2 col-md-1" align="left"><span class="badge">{{entry.count}}</span></div>
-        <div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-11"><a id="list_{{loop.index0}}" href="{% if entry.format %}{{url_for(folder, data=data, sort='new', book_id=entry.format )}}{% else %}{{url_for(folder, data=data, sort='new', book_id=entry[0].id )}}{% endif %}">
+        <div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-11"><a id="list_{{loop.index0}}" href="{% if entry.format %}{{url_for('web.books_list', data=data, sort='new', book_id=entry.format )}}{% else %}{{url_for('web.books_list', data=data, sort='new', book_id=entry[0].id )}}{% endif %}">
           {% if entry.name %}
           <div class="rating">
           {% for number in range(entry.name) %}

cps/templates/listenmp3.html

@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
       <h2>{{ entry.title }}</h2>
 
       <div class="cover">
-        {% if entry.has_cover %}
-        <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', cover_path=entry.path.replace('\\','/')) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" /> {% else %}
-        <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" /> {% endif %}
+        <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', cover_path=entry.path.replace('\\','/')) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
       </div>
 
       {% if entry.ratings.__len__() > 0 %}

cps/templates/shelf.html

@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
             <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-            {% if entry.has_cover %}
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-            {% else %}
-              <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='generic_cover.jpg') }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
-            {% endif %}
             </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">

cps/ub.py

@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ Base = declarative_base()
 def get_sidebar_config(kwargs=None):
     kwargs = kwargs or []
     if 'content' in kwargs:
+        if not isinstance(kwargs['content'], Settings):
             content = not kwargs['content'].role_anonymous()
         else:
             content = False
+    else:
+        content = False
     sidebar = list()
     sidebar.append({"glyph": "glyphicon-book", "text": _('Recently Added'), "link": 'web.index', "id": "new",
                     "visibility": SIDEBAR_RECENT, 'public': True, "page": "root",

cps/uploader.py

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ try:
     from PIL import __version__ as PILversion
     use_PIL = True
 except ImportError:
+    app.logger.warning('cannot import Pillow, using png and webp images as cover will not work: %s', e)
+    use_generic_pdf_cover = True
     use_PIL = False
 
 

cps/web.py

@@ -21,31 +21,30 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from cps import mimetypes, global_WorkerThread, searched_ids
-from flask import render_template, request, redirect, send_from_directory, make_response, g, flash, abort, url_for
-from werkzeug.exceptions import default_exceptions
-import helper
+from cps import mimetypes, global_WorkerThread, searched_ids, lm, babel, ub, config, get_locale, language_table, app, db
 from helper import common_filters, get_search_results, fill_indexpage, speaking_language, check_valid_domain, \
-    order_authors
-import os
-from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
+    order_authors, get_typeahead, render_task_status, json_serial, get_unique_other_books, get_cc_columns, \
+    get_book_cover, get_download_link, send_mail, generate_random_password, send_registration_mail, \
+    check_send_to_kindle, check_read_formats, lcase
+from flask import render_template, request, redirect, send_from_directory, make_response, g, flash, abort, url_for
 from flask_login import login_user, logout_user, login_required, current_user
-from flask_babel import gettext as _
+from werkzeug.exceptions import default_exceptions
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
 from werkzeug.datastructures import Headers
+from redirect import redirect_back
+from pagination import Pagination
 from babel import Locale as LC
 from babel.dates import format_date
 from babel.core import UnknownLocaleError
-import base64
+from flask_babel import gettext as _
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import text, func, true, false, not_
+from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
+import base64
+import os.path
 import json
 import datetime
 import isoLanguages
-import os.path
 import gdriveutils
-from redirect import redirect_back
-from cps import lm, babel, ub, config, get_locale, language_table, app, db
-from pagination import Pagination
 
 
 feature_support = dict()
@@ -252,8 +251,8 @@ def before_request():
 @login_required
 def get_email_status_json():
     tasks = global_WorkerThread.get_taskstatus()
-    answer = helper.render_task_status(tasks)
-    js = json.dumps(answer, default=helper.json_serial)
+    answer = render_task_status(tasks)
+    js = json.dumps(answer, default=json_serial)
     response = make_response(js)
     response.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json; charset=utf-8"
     return response
@@ -366,12 +365,6 @@ def get_comic_book(book_id, book_format, page):
 
 # ################################### Typeahead ##################################################################
 
-def get_typeahead(database, query, replace=('','')):
-    db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
-    entries = db.session.query(database).filter(db.func.lower(database.name).ilike("%" + query + "%")).all()
-    json_dumps = json.dumps([dict(name=r.name.replace(*replace)) for r in entries])
-    return json_dumps
-
 
 @web.route("/get_authors_json")
 @login_required_if_no_ano
@@ -422,7 +415,7 @@ def get_matching_tags():
     tag_dict = {'tags': []}
     if request.method == "GET":
         q = db.session.query(db.Books)
-        db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
+        db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
         author_input = request.args.get('author_name')
         title_input = request.args.get('book_title')
         include_tag_inputs = request.args.getlist('include_tag')
@@ -497,6 +490,16 @@ def books_list(data, sort, book_id, page):
         return render_hot_books(page)
     elif data == "author":
         return render_author_books(page, book_id, order)
+    elif data == "publisher":
+        return render_publisher_books(page, book_id, order)
+    elif data == "series":
+        return render_series_books(page, book_id, order)
+    elif data == "ratings":
+        return render_ratings_books(page, book_id, order)
+    elif data == "formats":
+        return render_formats_books(page, book_id, order)
+    elif data == "category":
+        return render_category_books(page, book_id, order)
     else:
         entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, True, order)
         return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, entries=entries, pagination=pagination,
@@ -532,24 +535,6 @@ def render_hot_books(page):
         abort(404)
 
 
-@web.route("/author")
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def author_list():
-    if current_user.check_visibility(ub.SIDEBAR_AUTHOR):
-        entries = db.session.query(db.Authors, func.count('books_authors_link.book').label('count'))\
-            .join(db.books_authors_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters())\
-            .group_by(text('books_authors_link.author')).order_by(db.Authors.sort).all()
-        charlist = db.session.query(func.upper(func.substr(db.Authors.sort,1,1)).label('char')) \
-            .join(db.books_authors_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters()) \
-            .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Authors.sort,1,1))).all()
-        for entry in entries:
-            entry.Authors.name = entry.Authors.name.replace('|', ',')
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
-                                     title=u"Author list", page="authorlist", data='author')
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
-
 # ToDo wrong order function
 def render_author_books(page, book_id, order):
     entries, __, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.authors.any(db.Authors.id == book_id),
@@ -566,7 +551,7 @@ def render_author_books(page, book_id, order):
         try:
             gc = GoodreadsClient(config.config_goodreads_api_key, config.config_goodreads_api_secret)
             author_info = gc.find_author(author_name=name)
-            other_books = helper.get_unique_other_books(entries.all(), author_info.books)
+            other_books = get_unique_other_books(entries.all(), author_info.books)
         except Exception:
             # Skip goodreads, if site is down/inaccessible
             app.logger.error('Goodreads website is down/inaccessible')
@@ -575,6 +560,81 @@ def render_author_books(page, book_id, order):
                                  title=name, author=author_info, other_books=other_books, page="author")
 
 
+def render_publisher_books(page, book_id, order):
+    publisher = db.session.query(db.Publishers).filter(db.Publishers.id == book_id).first()
+    if publisher:
+        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books,
+                                                     db.Books.publishers.any(db.Publishers.id == book_id),
+                                                     [db.Books.series_index, order[0]])
+        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, entries=entries, pagination=pagination,
+                                     title=_(u"Publisher: %(name)s", name=publisher.name), page="publisher")
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
+def render_series_books(page, book_id, order):
+    name = db.session.query(db.Series).filter(db.Series.id == book_id).first()
+    if name:
+        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.series.any(db.Series.id == book_id),
+                                                     [db.Books.series_index, order[0]])
+        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
+                                     title=_(u"Series: %(serie)s", serie=name.name), page="series")
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
+def render_ratings_books(page, book_id, order):
+    if book_id <=5:
+        name = db.session.query(db.Ratings).filter(db.Ratings.id == book_id).first()
+        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.ratings.any(db.Ratings.id == book_id),
+                                                 [db.Books.timestamp.desc(), order[0]])
+        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
+                                     title=_(u"Rating: %(rating)s stars", rating=int(name.rating/2)), page="ratings")
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
+def render_formats_books(page, book_id, order):
+    name = db.session.query(db.Data).filter(db.Data.format == book_id.upper()).first()
+    if name:
+        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.data.any(db.Data.format == book_id.upper()),
+                                                 [db.Books.timestamp.desc(), order[0]])
+        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
+                                     title=_(u"File format: %(format)s", format=name.format), page="formats")
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
+def render_category_books(page, book_id, order):
+    name = db.session.query(db.Tags).filter(db.Tags.id == book_id).first()
+    if name:
+        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.tags.any(db.Tags.id == book_id),
+                                                     [db.Series.name, db.Books.series_index, order[0]],
+                                                     db.books_series_link, db.Series)
+        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, entries=entries, pagination=pagination,
+                                 title=_(u"Category: %(name)s", name=name.name), page="category")
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
+@web.route("/author")
+@login_required_if_no_ano
+def author_list():
+    if current_user.check_visibility(ub.SIDEBAR_AUTHOR):
+        entries = db.session.query(db.Authors, func.count('books_authors_link.book').label('count'))\
+            .join(db.books_authors_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters())\
+            .group_by(text('books_authors_link.author')).order_by(db.Authors.sort).all()
+        charlist = db.session.query(func.upper(func.substr(db.Authors.sort,1,1)).label('char')) \
+            .join(db.books_authors_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters()) \
+            .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Authors.sort,1,1))).all()
+        for entry in entries:
+            entry.Authors.name = entry.Authors.name.replace('|', ',')
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
+                                     title=u"Author list", page="authorlist", data='author')
+    else:
+        abort(404)
+
+
 @web.route("/publisher")
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 def publisher_list():
@@ -585,23 +645,8 @@ def publisher_list():
         charlist = db.session.query(func.upper(func.substr(db.Publishers.name,1,1)).label('char')) \
             .join(db.books_publishers_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters()) \
             .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Publishers.name,1,1))).all()
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.publisher', charlist=charlist,
-                                     title=_(u"Publisher list"), page="publisherlist")
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
-
-@web.route("/publisher/<int:book_id>", defaults={'page': 1})
-@web.route('/publisher/<int:book_id>/<int:page>')
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def publisher(book_id, page):
-    publisher = db.session.query(db.Publishers).filter(db.Publishers.id == book_id).first()
-    if publisher:
-        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books,
-                                                     db.Books.publishers.any(db.Publishers.id == book_id),
-                                                     [db.Books.series_index])
-        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, entries=entries, pagination=pagination,
-                                     title=_(u"Publisher: %(name)s", name=publisher.name), page="publisher")
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
+                                     title=_(u"Publisher list"), page="publisherlist", data="publisher")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
@@ -616,22 +661,8 @@ def series_list():
         charlist = db.session.query(func.upper(func.substr(db.Series.sort,1,1)).label('char')) \
             .join(db.books_series_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters()) \
             .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Series.sort,1,1))).all()
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.series', charlist=charlist,
-                                     title=_(u"Series list"), page="serieslist")
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
-
-@web.route("/series/<int:book_id>/", defaults={'page': 1})
-@web.route("/series/<int:book_id>/<int:page>")
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def series(book_id, page):
-    name = db.session.query(db.Series).filter(db.Series.id == book_id).first()
-    if name:
-        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.series.any(db.Series.id == book_id),
-                                                     [db.Books.series_index])
-        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
-                                     title=_(u"Series: %(serie)s", serie=name.name), page="series")
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
+                                     title=_(u"Series list"), page="serieslist", data="series")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
@@ -644,22 +675,8 @@ def ratings_list():
                                    (db.Ratings.rating/2).label('name'))\
             .join(db.books_ratings_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters())\
             .group_by(text('books_ratings_link.rating')).order_by(db.Ratings.rating).all()
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.ratings', charlist=list(),
-                                     title=_(u"Ratings list"), page="ratingslist")
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
-
-@web.route("/ratings/<int:book_id>/", defaults={'page': 1})
-@web.route("/ratings/<int:book_id>/<int:page>")
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def ratings(book_id, page):
-    if book_id <=5:
-        name = db.session.query(db.Ratings).filter(db.Ratings.id == book_id).first()
-        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.ratings.any(db.Ratings.id == book_id),
-                                                 [db.Books.timestamp.desc()])
-        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
-                                     title=_(u"Rating: %(rating)s stars", rating=int(name.rating/2)), page="ratings")
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=list(),
+                                     title=_(u"Ratings list"), page="ratingslist", data="ratings")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
@@ -671,22 +688,8 @@ def formats_list():
         entries = db.session.query(db.Data, func.count('data.book').label('count'),db.Data.format.label('format'))\
             .join(db.Books).filter(common_filters())\
             .group_by(db.Data.format).order_by(db.Data.format).all()
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.formats', charlist=list(),
-                                     title=_(u"File formats list"), page="formatslist")
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
-
-@web.route("/formats/<book_id>/", defaults={'page': 1})
-@web.route("/formats/<book_id>/<int:page>")
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def formats(book_id, page):
-    name = db.session.query(db.Data).filter(db.Data.format == book_id.upper()).first()
-    if name:
-        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.data.any(db.Data.format == book_id.upper()),
-                                                 [db.Books.timestamp.desc()])
-        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, pagination=pagination, entries=entries,
-                                     title=_(u"File format: %(format)s", format=name.format), page="formats")
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=list(),
+                                     title=_(u"File formats list"), page="formatslist", data="formats")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
@@ -714,7 +717,7 @@ def language_overview():
                                         func.count('books_languages_link.book').label('bookcount')).group_by(
             text('books_languages_link.lang_code')).all()
         return render_title_template('languages.html', languages=languages, lang_counter=lang_counter,
-                                     charlist=charlist, title=_(u"Available languages"), page="langlist")
+                                     charlist=charlist, title=_(u"Available languages"), page="langlist", data="language")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
@@ -747,33 +750,20 @@ def category_list():
         charlist = db.session.query(func.upper(func.substr(db.Tags.name,1,1)).label('char')) \
             .join(db.books_tags_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters()) \
             .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Tags.name,1,1))).all()
-        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.category', charlist=charlist,
-                                     title=_(u"Category list"), page="catlist")
+        return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
+                                     title=_(u"Category list"), page="catlist", data="category")
     else:
         abort(404)
 
 
-@web.route("/category/<int:book_id>", defaults={'page': 1})
-@web.route('/category/<int:book_id>/<int:page>')
-@login_required_if_no_ano
-def category(book_id, page):
-    name = db.session.query(db.Tags).filter(db.Tags.id == book_id).first()
-    if name:
-        entries, random, pagination = fill_indexpage(page, db.Books, db.Books.tags.any(db.Tags.id == book_id),
-                                                     (db.Series.name, db.Books.series_index),db.books_series_link,
-                                                     db.Series)
-        return render_title_template('index.html', random=random, entries=entries, pagination=pagination,
-                                 title=_(u"Category: %(name)s", name=name.name), page="category")
-    else:
-        abort(404)
-
+# ################################### Task functions ################################################################
 
 @web.route("/tasks")
 @login_required
 def get_tasks_status():
     # if current user admin, show all email, otherwise only own emails
     tasks = global_WorkerThread.get_taskstatus()
-    answer = helper.render_task_status(tasks)
+    answer = render_task_status(tasks)
     return render_title_template('tasks.html', entries=answer, title=_(u"Tasks"), page="tasks")
 
 
@@ -798,8 +788,8 @@ def search():
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 def advanced_search():
     # Build custom columns names
-    cc = helper.get_cc_columns()
-    db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
+    cc = get_cc_columns()
+    db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
     q = db.session.query(db.Books)
 
     include_tag_inputs = request.args.getlist('include_tag')
@@ -978,8 +968,7 @@ def render_read_books(page, are_read, as_xml=False, order=None):
 @web.route("/cover/<int:book_id>")
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 def get_cover(book_id):
-    book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
-    return helper.get_book_cover(book.path)
+    return get_book_cover(book_id)
 
 
 @web.route("/show/<book_id>/<book_format>")
@@ -1007,7 +996,7 @@ def serve_book(book_id, book_format):
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 @download_required
 def download_link(book_id, book_format, anyname):
-    return helper.get_download_link(book_id, book_format)
+    return get_download_link(book_id, book_format)
 
 
 @web.route('/send/<int:book_id>/<book_format>/<int:convert>')
@@ -1018,7 +1007,7 @@ def send_to_kindle(book_id, book_format, convert):
     if settings.get("mail_server", "mail.example.com") == "mail.example.com":
         flash(_(u"Please configure the SMTP mail settings first..."), category="error")
     elif current_user.kindle_mail:
-        result = helper.send_mail(book_id, book_format, convert, current_user.kindle_mail, config.config_calibre_dir,
+        result = send_mail(book_id, book_format, convert, current_user.kindle_mail, config.config_calibre_dir,
                                   current_user.nickname)
         if result is None:
             flash(_(u"Book successfully queued for sending to %(kindlemail)s", kindlemail=current_user.kindle_mail),
@@ -1055,7 +1044,7 @@ def register():
             if check_valid_domain(to_save["email"]):
                 content.nickname = to_save["nickname"]
                 content.email = to_save["email"]
-                password = helper.generate_random_password()
+                password = generate_random_password()
                 content.password = generate_password_hash(password)
                 content.role = config.config_default_role
                 content.sidebar_view = config.config_default_show
@@ -1065,7 +1054,7 @@ def register():
                     ub.session.commit()
                     if feature_support['oauth']:
                         register_user_with_oauth(content)
-                    helper.send_registration_mail(to_save["email"], to_save["nickname"], password)
+                    send_registration_mail(to_save["email"], to_save["nickname"], password)
                 except Exception:
                     ub.session.rollback()
                     flash(_(u"An unknown error occurred. Please try again later."), category="error")
@@ -1120,8 +1109,6 @@ def login():
                 app.logger.info('Login failed for user "' + form['username'] + '" IP-adress: ' + ipAdress)
                 flash(_(u"Wrong Username or Password"), category="error")
 
-    # next_url = request.args.get('next')
-    # if next_url is None or not is_safe_url(next_url):
     next_url = url_for('web.index')
 
     return render_title_template('login.html', title=_(u"login"), next_url=next_url, config=config, page="login")
@@ -1223,7 +1210,7 @@ def token_verified():
 @web.route("/me", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 @login_required
 def profile():
-    # content = ub.session.query(ub.User).filter(ub.User.id == int(current_user.id)).first()
+    global _
     downloads = list()
     languages = speaking_language()
     translations = babel.list_translations() + [LC('en')]
@@ -1282,9 +1269,9 @@ def profile():
                                                  registered_oauth=oauth_check, oauth_status=oauth_status)
         flash(_(u"Profile updated"), category="success")
     return render_title_template("user_edit.html", translations=translations, profile=1, languages=languages,
-                                 content=current_user, downloads=downloads, title=_(u"%(name)s's profile",
-                                 name=current_user.nickname), page="me", registered_oauth=oauth_check,
-                                 oauth_status=oauth_status)
+                                 content=current_user, downloads=downloads, title= _(u"%(name)s's profile",
+                                                                                           name=current_user.nickname),
+                                 page="me", registered_oauth=oauth_check, oauth_status=oauth_status)
 
 
 # ###################################Show single book ##################################################################
@@ -1344,7 +1331,7 @@ def show_book(book_id):
             except UnknownLocaleError:
                 entries.languages[index].language_name = _(
                     isoLanguages.get(part3=entries.languages[index].lang_code).name)
-        cc = helper.get_cc_columns()
+        cc = get_cc_columns()
         book_in_shelfs = []
         shelfs = ub.session.query(ub.BookShelf).filter(ub.BookShelf.book_id == book_id).all()
         for entry in shelfs:
@@ -1371,8 +1358,8 @@ def show_book(book_id):
 
         entries = order_authors(entries)
 
-        kindle_list = helper.check_send_to_kindle(entries)
-        reader_list = helper.check_read_formats(entries)
+        kindle_list = check_send_to_kindle(entries)
+        reader_list = check_read_formats(entries)
 
         audioentries = []
         for media_format in entries.data: