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https://github.com/whiletruedoend/livejournal-archive-helper
The script is designed to help archive articles from the livejournal site. It parses all articles of a specified user, then automatically opens them in a browser and saves them in PDF format.
https://github.com/whiletruedoend/livejournal-archive-helper
archive archive-tool articles automation chrome comments export helper javascript js livejournal pdf ruby script selenium
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The script is designed to help archive articles from the livejournal site. It parses all articles of a specified user, then automatically opens them in a browser and saves them in PDF format.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/whiletruedoend/livejournal-archive-helper
- Owner: Whiletruedoend
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2023-12-10T18:00:14.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-10T18:02:06.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-17T09:14:23.156Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: archive, archive-tool, articles, automation, chrome, comments, export, helper, javascript, js, livejournal, pdf, ruby, script, selenium
- Language: Ruby
- Homepage:
- Size: 15.6 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# livejournal-archive-helper
## Description
The script is designed to help archive articles from the livejournal site. It parses all articles of a specified user, then automatically opens them in a browser and saves them in PDF format.
## Features:
- Downloading articles by any user;
- Moving comments to a single page and automatically expand them (script.js);
- Clear downloading without ads and banners;
- Potencial ability to download hidden articles (for friends only) (available only after logging in to your account) (theoretically, not tested);
## Requirements
- OS: windows, linux (mac not supported sorry);
- Ruby (3.1.4);
## Install
* Install ruby (3.1.4):
* (For Windows) you can use [RubyInstaller](https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/);
* For [rvm](https://rvm.io/):
```ssh
rvm install ruby-3.1.4
```
* For [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv):
```ssh
rbenv install 3.1.4
```
* Download repository:
```
git clone https://github.com/Whiletruedoend/livejournal-archive-helper
cd ./livejournal-archive-helper
```
* Run bundler:
```
bundle
```
## There are two ways to proceed with the installation:
### Automatic (recommended)
* Run intall script:
```
ruby install.rb
```
### Manual
1. Download Chrome For Testing (chrome) and Chromedriver from link: https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/
2. Extract `chrome archive` to: `./livejournal-archive-helper/_browsers`
(The folder will contain the chrome (ex. chrome-win64) folder)
3. From `chromedriver archive` extact `chromedriver` file to: `./livejournal-archive-helper/_browsers`
(The folder will contain the chromedriver (ex. chromedriver.exe) file)
4. Extract the contents of file `./livejournal-archive-helper/_browsers/_ext/_settings.zip` to: `./livejournal-archive-helper/_browsers`
## Run
* Now you can run main script:
```
ruby main.rb
```
## Advanced Chrome profile customize
If you need to customize your browser (install/change extensions or log in to your account), you need to do the following:
## Automatic way (recommended)
* Run debug script:
```
ruby browser-debug.rb
```
## Manual way
* Go to chrome browser folder;
* (For windows): Create shortcut .lnk and add:
```
--user-data-dir="path\to\_browsers\_ChromeData"
```
, where you need to change the path to your path where the _ChromeData folder is located.
* (For linux): just run chrome with this param;
* Now you can run chrome and make your changes;
## Contribution
1) Fork tis project;
2) Make changes to the forked project;
3) On the page of this repository, poke Pull Requests and make a Pull Request by selecting your fork in the right list;
## Contact
If you have any ideas or your own developments, or just questions about the performance of the code, then you can always contact me at the following addresses:
- [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/@whiletruedoend:matrix.org)