7.3 Utilities

Libiry has several standalone utility scripts for maintenance and troubleshooting.

Available utilities

Utility	Purpose
Clear cache	Clear Libiry’s cache
create_icons.py	Generate application icons (for internal use)

Batch scripts

Windows launchers

Script	Purpose
libiry.bat	Launch Libiry without console output
libiry_debug.bat	Launch Libiry with console output
install.bat	Create venv and install dependencies
Libiry2Go.bat	Launch Libiry2Go

Usage

All batch scripts should be run from the Libiry folder:

cd C:\path\to\Libiry
libiry.bat

Creating custom scripts

Python environment

Use the Libiry virtual environment:

@echo off
cd /d "%~dp0"
call venv\Scripts\activate
python your_script.py

Importing Libiry modules

Your custom scripts can use Libiry’s core modules:

import sys
from pathlib import Path
 
# Add Libiry to path
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
 
# Import modules
from core.metadata_extractor import extract_metadata
from core.cover_extractor import extract_cover
 
# Use them
metadata = extract_metadata(Path("book.epub"))
print(metadata)

Available modules

Module	Functions
core.metadata_extractor	extract_metadata(), OPF helpers
core.cover_extractor	extract_cover()
core.cover_cache	Thumbnail caching
core.file_opener	Open files in apps
core.library	Folder scanning