MangaProvider

A library for retrieving manga information from various sites. The retrieved information includes the covers, chapters, pages and others that can be retrieved.

// add the crawlers
MangaProvider.addCrawler(new MangaReaderCrawler());
MangaProvider.addCrawler(new GoodMangaCrawler());

// search
const results = await MangaProvider.search("One Piece");

// get info
const manga = await MangaProvider.getMangaInfo(results[0].mangas[0].location);

// get chapters
const chapters = await MangaProvider.getChapters(results[0].mangas[0].location);

// get pages
const pages = await MangaProvider.getPages(chapters[0].location);

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Requirements

MangaProvider requires the following to run:

• nodejs
• npm

Usage

First, install it via npm.

npm install --save baruch-manga-provider

Then you can load the module into your code with a require call:

const MangaProvider = require("baruch-manga-provider");

or you can use import:

import MangaProvider from "baruch-manga-provider";

Output format

Some output listed below are in Promise. Thus, you need to use .then to get the actual output or you can await it.

.then

MangaProvider.search("One piece").then(res => {
  console.log(res);
});

.await

const res = await MangaProvider.search("One piece");
console.log(res);

Adding a source MangaProvider.addCrawler( crawler )

By default there is no source added. This is so that you can control where you want your information to come from.

Note: Adding many sources will make the initial loading of the library slower, no other side effects other than that.

const {
  MangaReaderCrawler,
  GoodMangaCrawler
} = require("baruch-manga-provider/lib/crawlers");
MangaProvider.addCrawler(new MangaReaderCrawler());
MangaProvider.addCrawler(new GoodMangaCrawler());

Removing a source MangaProvider.removeCrawler( crawler )

const { MangaReaderCrawler } = require("baruch-manga-provider/lib/crawlers");
const crawler = new MangaReaderCrawler();
MangaProvider.addCrawler(crawler);
MangaProvider.removeCrawler(crawler);

Searching a manga MangaProvider.search( title )

Returns a list of manga with minimal information. Output is wrapped in a Promise.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Example
title	string	Possible title of the manga	"One piece"

Sample usage:

MangaProvider.search("One piece").then(res => {
  console.log(res);
});

Return value

An array of these properties:

Name	Type	Description	Example
source	string	Where the list comes from	"GoodManga"
mangas	array of objects	List of manga	See sample output below

Sample output:

[
    {
        source: "MangaReader",
        mangas: [
            {
                title: "One Piece",
                cover: "https://s5.mangareader.net/cover/one-piece/one-piece-l0.jpg",
                location: "https://www.mangareader.net/one-piece"
            }
            ...
        ]
    },
    {
        source: "GoodManga",
        mangas: [
            {
                title: "One Piece",
                cover: "http://www.goodmanga.net/images/series/large/5.jpg",
                location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece"
            },
            {
                title: "One Piece - Digital Colored Comics",
                cover: "http://www.goodmanga.net/images/series/large/10363.jpg",
                location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/10363/one-piece-digital-colored-comics"
            },
            ...
        ]
    },
]

Get manga info MangaProvider.getMangaInfo( location )

Returns manga information. Output is wrapped in a Promise.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Example
location	string	The url of the manga	"http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece"

Sample usage:

MangaProvider.getMangaInfo("http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece").then(res => {
  console.log(res);
});

Return value

Name	Type	Description	Example
title	string	Manga title	"One Piece"
alternativeTitles	array of strings	Other titles (e.g. Japanese title)	["Wan pisu"]
authors	array of strings	Authors	["Oda Eiichiro"]
summary	string	Summary	"A long long time ago..."
genres	array of strings	Genres	["Action", "Adventure", "Comedy"]
status	string	Status	"Ongoing"
releaseDate	string	Date released (Mostly just year)	"1997"
rating	number	Rating from 0 to 10	9
location	string	Manga URL	"http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece"

Sample output:

 {
    title: "One Piece",
    alternativeTitles: [ "Onepiece" ],
    authors: [ "Oda Eiichiro" ],
    summary: 'Greatness, Glory, Gold. A Pirate Named Gold Roger also known as the Pirate King has conquered this all. He was executed with an unknown reason but before he died he had revealed his last word about The legendary Treasure named One Piece which was hidden in the Grand Line. 22 years after his Death, A Pirate named Monkey D. Luffy appeared and has onlyone Goal, To Become the Next "Pirate King" and Find The Treasure "One Piece". This Start The Never Ending Adventure. Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero "Red-Haired" Shanks, sets out on a journey to find the legendary treasure One Piece, to become the new Pirate King, and after eating the devil\"s fruit gains the power to do so. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The Grand Line. But first he must find a crew. less',
    genres: [
        "Action",
        "Adventure",
        "Comedy",
        "Drama",
        "Fantasy",
        "Martial Arts",
        "Mystery",
        "Shounen",
        "Supernatural" ],
    status: "Ongoing",
    releaseDate: "1997",
    rating: 9,
    location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece"
}

Note: Other info might not be returned, some sites might not have the information needed.

Get manga chapters MangaProvider.getChapters( location )

Returns the list of chapters. Output is wrapped in a Promise.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Example
location	string	The url of the manga	"http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece"

Sample usage:

MangaProvider.getChapters("http://www.goodmanga.net/5/one_piece").then(res => {
  console.log(res);
});

Return value

An array of these properties:

Name	Type	Description	Example
index	number	Chapter number	3
title	string	Chapter title	"One Piece Chapter 900"
location	string	URL of the chapter	"http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/3"

Sample output:

[
  {
    title: "One Piece Chapter 904",
    location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/904"
  },
  {
    title: "One Piece Chapter 903",
    location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/903"
  },
  {
    title: "One Piece Chapter 902",
    location: "http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/902"
  }
];

Get chapter pages MangaProvider.getPages( location )

Returns the list of pages in a manga chapter. Output is wrapped in a Promise.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Example
location	string	The url of the manga chapter	"http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/904"

Sample usage:

MangaProvider.getPages("http://www.goodmanga.net/one_piece/chapter/904").then(
  res => {
    console.log(res);
  }
);

Return value

An array of these properties:

Name	Type	Description	Example
index	number	Page number	1
image	string	URL of the page image	"http://www.goodmanga.net/images/manga/one_piece/904/1.jpg"

Sample output:

[
  {
    index: 1,
    image: "http://www.goodmanga.net/images/manga/one_piece/904/1.jpg"
  },
  {
    index: 2,
    image: "http://www.goodmanga.net/images/manga/one_piece/904/2.jpg"
  },
  {
    index: 3,
    image: "http://www.goodmanga.net/images/manga/one_piece/904/3.jpg"
  },
  ...
];

Contributing

To contribute to MangaProvider, clone this repo locally and commit your code on a separate branch. Please write tests for your code before opening a pull-request:

npm test

You can find more detail in our contributing guide.

License

MangaProvider is licensed under the MIT license.
Copyright © 2018, Adrian Dela Piedra