SManga

SManga is a command-line tool for scraping manga chapters from various websites using Scrapy.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/xMohnad/SManga.git
   cd SManga

2. Install the package:

   pip install dist/SManga-*.tar.gz

   • or .whl

   pip install dist/SManga-*-py3-none-any.whl

Commands Overview

1. crawl: Scrape manga chapters from a given link

smanga crawl <link> [OPTIONS]

• Description:
  Scrapes chapters from the provided link and saves the data in a JSON file.

• Parameters:

  • link: The link to scrape chapters from.
  • -f, --file: The output file to save the data (default: chapters.json).
  • -u, --User-Agent: A custom User-Agent to use during scraping.
  • -o, --overwrite: Overwrite the existing file if it already exists.
  • -r, --recent: Display the most recent saved chapters.
  • -s, --spider: The spider to use (optional).

• Examples:

  smanga crawl https://example-manga-site.com/manga-title/1 -f data.json -o -u "Custom-Agent"

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2. list: List all available spiders

smanga list

• Description:
  Displays a list of all available spiders that can be used for scraping.

• Examples:

  smanga list

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3. add: Add manga data for future scraping

smanga add <json_file> <spider_name>

• Description:
  Adds manga data from a JSON file to be used later with the -r option in the crawl command.

• Parameters:

  • json_file: The path to the JSON file containing manga data.
  • spider_name: The name of the spider used for scraping the data.

• Examples:

  smanga add manga_data.json "example_spider"

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To use the SManga

smanga [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

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Notes

• Some websites may reject scraper requests, so using an appropriate User-Agent is recommended.
• Use the --overwrite option cautiously to avoid losing important data.

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License

SManga is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. This means you can freely use, modify, and distribute the tool, provided you include the original license and copyright notice in any distributions or derivative works.