Wandering Inn EPUB Creator

A Go tool that creates EPUB files from The Wandering Inn webserial by pirateaba.

Features

• Downloads table of contents from wanderinginn.com
• Interactive chapter selection UI with arrow keys/vim bindings
  • Choose which chapter to start from
  • Choose which chapter to end at
  • Color highlighting shows your current selection and selected range
• Downloads chosen chapters in correct order
• Creates a properly formatted EPUB file

Installation

1. Make sure you have Go installed (version 1.21 or higher)

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/linuxswords/wandering-inn.git
   cd wandering-inn

3. Install dependencies:

   go mod download

Usage

1. Run the tool:

   go run ./cmd/wandering-inn

   Or build and run:

   go build ./cmd/wandering-inn
   ./wandering-inn

2. The tool will:

   • Fetch the table of contents from wanderinginn.com
   • Show an interactive chapter selector (use ↑/↓ arrow keys or j/k vim keys)
   • Ask you which chapter to start from
   • Ask you which chapter to end at (with color highlighting of your selection)
   • Download all selected chapters
   • Create an EPUB file in the current directory (e.g., wandering_inn_chapter1-100.epub)

Example

$ go run ./cmd/wandering-inn
Wandering Inn EPUB Creator
==========================
Select starting chapter (1-450):
Use ↑/↓ arrow keys or j/k (vim keys) to navigate, Enter to select, 'q' to quit

  ...
  > 100. 2.00
    101. 2.01
  ...

[After selecting start chapter]

Select ending chapter (100-450, default: 450):
Use ↑/↓ arrow keys or j/k (vim keys) to navigate, Enter to select, 'q' to quit

  ...
    100. 2.00     [highlighted in green - start of range]
    101. 2.01     [highlighted in green - in range]
  > 150. 2.51     [highlighted in purple - cursor position]
    151. 2.52
  ...

Creating EPUB with 51 chapters from chapter 100 to 150...
Downloading chapter 1/51: 2.00
Downloading chapter 2/51: 2.01
...
EPUB created successfully: wandering_inn_2.00-2.51.epub

Dependencies

• go-epub - For EPUB creation
• bubbletea - For interactive terminal UI
• lipgloss - For terminal styling and colors
• golang.org/x/net - For HTML parsing

Notes

• The tool ensures chapters are downloaded in the correct order as they appear in the table of contents
• If a chapter fails to download, the tool will show a warning and continue with the next chapter
• The resulting EPUB file will be named based on the selected chapters (e.g., wandering_inn_2.00-2.51.epub)
• You can quit the interactive selectors at any time by pressing 'q' or ESC

License

This project is licensed under the AGPLv3 License - see the LICENSE file for details.