ComicScanner

ComicScanner is a tool designed to scan and catalog comic book collections. It allows users to easily manage their comic book library by scanning barcodes, retrieving metadata, and organizing the collection.

• Barcode scanning for quick cataloging
• Automatic retrieval of comic metadata
• User-friendly interface for managing collections
• Support for multiple comic book databases
• Export and import functionality for backups

• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Contributing
• License

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (Python package installer)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/btuckerc/ComicScanner.git
   cd ComicScanner

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Activate the virtual environment if not already activated:

   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

2. Run the application:

   python run.py

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to start scanning and managing your comic book collection.

Configuration options can be found in the config.yaml file. Modify this file to customize the behavior of ComicScanner.

database:
  name: comic_db
  user: user
  password: password
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

scanner:
  device: /dev/usbscanner
  resolution: 300

metadata_sources:
  - source: 'ComicVine'
  - source: 'GrandComicsDatabase'

We welcome contributions! Please follow these steps:

Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature). Make your changes and commit them (git commit -m 'Add some feature'). Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature). Open a pull request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.