TCBScans Manga Viewer

Retrieves manga chapters for an input chapter and series data. Series and chapter ids can be retrieved from this tool too.

DISCLAIMER: I am not licensed or affiliated with TCBScans or Viz Media and this repository is meant for informational purposes only. Please delete the retrieved pages after reading.

Installation

// Cargo.toml
[dependencies]
tcbscans = "0.1.0"

Usage

Available methods:

• series::get_series(): Retrieves the list of available series from TCBScans.
• chapters::get_chapters(...): Retrieves all available chapters for a series.
• manga::get_pages(...): Retrieves all page links for a chapter from a series.
• download::save_chapter_pages(...): Save the mange page images for a chapter.

Series Module

The series module is responsible for looking up all the supported series from TCBScans. The returned id and slug parameters can be used to retrieve chapter and manga info.

Example

use tcbscans::series::{self, Series};

let all_series: Vec<Series> = series::get_series();
for s in all_series {
    println!("{:?}", &s);
}

Results

Series { id: "1", name: "Ace Novel - Manga Adaptation", slug: "ace-novel-manga-adaptation" }
Series { id: "8", name: "Attack on Titan", slug: "attack-on-titan" }
Series { id: "3", name: "Black Clover", slug: "black-clover" }

Chapters Module

The chapters module is responsible for looking up all the available chapters from a series. Options for chapters::get_chapters(..):

• series_obj: &series::Series = The Series object to look up, containing primarily the slug. The other fields are optionally used for reporting.

Example

use tcbscans::series:Series;
use tcbscans::chapters::{self, Chapter};

let aot: Series = Series {
    id: "8", name: "Attack on Titan", slug: "attack-on-titan"
};
let all_chapters: Vec<Chapter> = chapters::get_chapters(&aot);
for chapter in all_chapters {
    println!("{:?}", &chapter);
}

Results

Chapter { id: "30", name: "Attack on Titan Chapter 139: Moving Towards that Tree on the Hill", slug: "attack-on-titan-chapter-139" }

Manga Module

The manga module is responsible for looking up all the page links in a chapter from a series. Options for manga::get_pages(...) are:

• chapter: &chapters::Chapter = The Chapter object used to look up the pages of the chapter, containing primarily the slug of the chapter. The other fields are optionally used for reporting.

Example

use tcbscans::chapters::Chapter;
use tcbscans::manga;

let aot: Chapter = Chapter {
    id: "", name: "", slug: "attack-on-titan-chapter-139"
};
let all_pages: Vec<String> = manga::get_pages(&aot);
for link in all_pages {
    println!("{}", &link);
}

Results

https://cdn.onepiecechapters.com/file/CDN-M-A-N/aotv2_139_vol_01.png
https://cdn.onepiecechapters.com/file/CDN-M-A-N/aotv2_139_vol_02.png
https://cdn.onepiecechapters.com/file/CDN-M-A-N/aotv2_139_vol_03.png

Download Module

The download module is responsible for downloading and minimizing the chapter pages. The chapter pages will be downloaded into a folder named after the chapter slug. Image minimization is performed using the imagequant crate. Options for save_chapter_pages(...) are:

• chapter: &chapters::Chapter = The Chapter object used to look the pahes of the chapter, containing primarily the slug of the chapter. The other fields are optionally used for reporting.
• directory: &str = The parent directory to save all the chapter pages. A folder with the chapter slug will be created in this directory. If a chapter directory is already created, the chapter will not be redownloaded.

Example

use tcbscans::chapters::Chapter;
use tcbscans::download;

let aot: Chapter = Chapter {
    id: "", name: "", slug: "attack-on-titan-chapter-139"
};
let dir = "images/";
download::save_chapter_pages(&aot, dir);

Results

images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page28.png
images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page42.png
images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page49.png

CLI Usage

This crate is also packaged with a CLI tool for exploring the TCBScans data.

Download manga chapters from TCBScans

USAGE:
    tcbscans <SUBCOMMAND>

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help       Print help information
    -V, --version    Print version information

SUBCOMMANDS:
    chapters    List all chapters for a supported series
    help        Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
    manga       Save an entire chapter to disk
    series      List all supported series

Get Series

>>> tcbscans series

{"id":"1","name":"Ace Novel - Manga Adaptation","slug":"ace-novel-manga-adaptation"}
{"id":"8","name":"Attack on Titan","slug":"attack-on-titan"}
{"id":"3","name":"Black Clover","slug":"black-clover"}

Get Chapters

>>> tcbscans chapters --help
List all chapters for a supported series

USAGE:
    tcbscans chapters [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS:
        --download <DOWNLOAD>    Download all chapters of the series to a directory
    -h, --help                   Print help information
    -i, --id <ID>                Id of the series
    -s, --slug <SLUG>            Slug name of the series

>>> tcbscans chapters --id 8

{"id":"30","name":"Attack on Titan Chapter 139: Moving Towards that Tree on the Hill","slug":"attack-on-titan-chapter-139"}

Download Manga

>>> tcbscans manga --help
Save an entire chapter to disk

USAGE:
    tcbscans manga [OPTIONS] <SERIES> <DIRECTORY>

ARGS:
    <SERIES>       Slug name of the series
    <DIRECTORY>    Directory to save the chapter

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help           Print help information
    -i, --id <ID>        Id of the chapter
    -s, --slug <SLUG>    Slug name of the chapter

>>> tcbscans manga attack-on-titan --id 30 images/

images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page28.png
images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page42.png
images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page49.png

Docker

The CLI can be built and run via a Docker container. Pre-built containers can be found at: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/minormending/tcbscans

>>> docker build -t tcbscans .
>>> docker run -v /home/user/images/:/images/:rw tcbscans manga  attack-on-titan --id 30 /images/

/images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page28.png
/images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page42.png
/images/attack-on-titan-chapter-139/attack-on-titan-chapter-139-page49.png