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  1. @The-Running-Dev The-Running-Dev revised this gist Jun 8, 2023. 1 changed file with 8 additions and 0 deletions.
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    <#
    Save to: Create-Kavita-Structure.ps1
    and run it with: .\Create-Kavita-Structure.ps1 -sourceDir 'DriveLetter:\PathToBooks' -kavitaDir 'DriveLetter:\PathToKavitaWatchedDir"
    If sourceDir is not specified, assumes current directory (.)
    If kavitaDir is not specified, assumes @Kavita under the current directory (.\@Kavita)

    To test this without making any changes: Create-Kavita-Structure.ps1 -whatIf
    #>
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)][ValidateScript( { Test-Path (Resolve-Path $_) })][string] $sourceDir = (Resolve-Path .),
  2. @The-Running-Dev The-Running-Dev revised this gist Jun 8, 2023. No changes.
  3. @The-Running-Dev The-Running-Dev created this gist Jun 8, 2023.
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    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)][ValidateScript( { Test-Path (Resolve-Path $_) })][string] $sourceDir = (Resolve-Path .),
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)][ValidateScript( { Test-Path (Resolve-Path $_) })][string] $kavitaDir = (Resolve-Path '.\@Kavita')
    )

    # List of type level directories to exclude
    $excludelist = '\@(Recycle|Kavita|Audiobookshelf|Plex)'

    # Get top level directories
    $directories = Get-ChildItem $sourceDir -Directory | Where-Object Name -NotMatch $excludelist

    # Create the top level structure inside the Kavita directory
    $directories | ForEach-Object {
    $subDir = Join-Path $kavitaDir $_.Name

    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($subDir, 'Create')) {
    if (-not (Test-Path $subDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "Creating Directory $subDir"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory $subDir | Out-Null
    }
    }}

    # Create the sub directories and hard links to files
    $directories | `
    ForEach-Object {
    $subDir = Join-Path $kavitaDir $_.Name
    $files = Get-ChildItem $($_.FullName) -Include *.pdf, *.epub, *.chm -File -Recurse

    $files | Select-Object -First 5 | ForEach-Object {
    $bookSubDirectory = Join-Path $subDir $_.BaseName
    $bookSymLink = Join-Path $bookSubDirectory $_.Name

    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($bookSubDirectory, "Create Directory")) {
    # Create a sub directory for the file
    if (-not (Test-Path $bookSubDirectory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "Creating Directory $bookSubDirectory"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory $bookSubDirectory | Out-Null
    }
    }

    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($bookSymLink, "Create Hard Link")) {
    if (-not (Test-Path $bookSymLink -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "Creating Hard Link $bookSymLink"
    New-Item -ItemType HardLink -Path $bookSymLink -Value $_.FullName | Out-Null
    }
    }
    }
    }