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Librarian Book Manager  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)
Version: 3.11
by: Flamage, Orionik
Librarian records every book your character reads in-game and keeps a list of when it was found and whether you have marked it as read, allowing you to continue questing (and not hold up other players) while being confident you won't forget to read anything later.

Any suggestions, bugs or general discussion about the addon can be posted in the comments tab above, in my author portal (button on the right) or in this forum thread.

Features:
- Ability to mark books as read / unread. Books are marked as unread initially so you can feel free to skip reading while questing and know that your book will be easily found later.
- When reading a book, an is shown for books not marked as read (can be disabled in the settings)
- Displays the books in the default book reader interface.
- Imports books you have already read from the Lore Library / Eidetic Memory.
- Records the time each book was first discovered.
- Optionally view books found on your other characters.
- Sorting by unread / read status, time discovered, book title and word count.
- Full text search of all the books in your collection.
- Displays a count of the total number of books found so far and the number that are unread.
- Key binding to open the Librarian window (and a bonus keybind for /reloadUI).
- Optional reminder to /reloadui (and force a save of Librarian data) when a certain number of new books have been discovered, to help prevent loss of data if the client crashes.
- Add some icons in "Lore Library" to see which books are read and which aren't and add possibility to mark them as read/unread there (can be disabled in the settings)

How to use:
- Bind a key for Librarian in the Controls, Keybinds settings menu, or type /librarian into the chat window to open Librarian.
- Click a book or press the action button ('E' by default) while hovering over a title to read that book.
- Hover over a title and press the secondary action button ('R' by default) to toggle the unread state of the highlighted book. You can also toggle the unread state of a book while reading it.
- Click on the column headers to sort by that field. Click again to sort in descending order.

SavedVariables warning:
Librarian relies on SavedVariables to store information about the books you have found. If this file is lost or corrupted, that information will be lost. Therefore, it is important to backup your saved variables regularly. This is quite simple:
1 - Go to your SavedVariables folder (on windows, this can be found at MyDocuments\Elder Scrolls Online\live\SavedVariables.
2 - Create a folder called Backup.
3 - Select Librarian.lua and right click, select copy.
4 - Open the Backup folder, and paste the file.

With version 3, the save was entirely adapted to fix some issues and allow to reduce its size but it is better to copy it elsewhere before updating the addon in order to easily rollback in case of a problem.

Although, if you encounter an issue and didn't copied your save before the update, you can rollback your save by editing your save file (MyDocuments\Elder Scrolls Online\live\SavedVariables\Librarian.lua) and replacing the sections "characterBooks" and "books" of the "Librarian_SavedVariables" table with the content of "LibrarianDeprecation_SavedVariables_Backup" which is in LibrarianDeprecation.lua (next to Librarian.lua). Then you can, install back the previous version of the addon.

Dependency:
- LibAddonMenu-2.0

Starting from v3.5, Librarian is able to display books added by "The Librarium" add-on. If you want more books and see what the ESO community can produce, you should check it out. Big thanks to Alianym for making this collaboration possible.
3.11 2023-11-01
- Updated API for Secret of the Telvanni (101040)

3.10 2023-08-23
- Updated API for 2023 update of quality of life (101039)

3.9 2023-06-05
- Updated API for Necrom (101038)
- Fix book reader scene is now "loreReaderDefault" instead of "loreReaderInteraction"
- Add back PlaySound when opening the reader (but it seems the bug is coming from eso as there is no sound when opening a book from the lore library since the update)

3.8 2022-11-02
- Updated API for Scribes of Fate (101037)

3.7 2022-11-13
- Add chinese translation, credit goes to KomeSake who posted it in the comment section of Librarian in esoui.com

3.6 2022-11-02
- Updated API for Firesong (101036)

3.5 2022-10-03
- Add API for external addon to be able to register their own books to Librarian

3.4 2022-09-11
- Add keybind in lore reader only when the book is recognized by Librarian (it avoids conflicting with other addon like TheLibrarium)
- Add possibility to delete books which don't have a category

3.3 2022-08-23
- Updated API for Lost Depths (101035)
- Widden "Found" column for 12Hour format

3.2 2022-08-06
- Create separate lib for deprecation in order to make eso create a second file for the save variables.

3.1 2022-08-02
- Improve deprecation
- Prevent from opening a book that the current character doesn't know

3.0 2022-07-25
- Updated API for High Isle (101034)
- Fix issues
- Add icons in lore library
- Add option to mark book as read directly from lore library
- Remove Import from before patch option which was meant for save created back in 2015
- Remove some deprecation code for save before 2015
- Deprecate global saves to use bookId as identifiers instead of the title (several books had the same name) and remove all data that could be retrieved thanks to ESO API now that we have the bookId (title, body, medium, showTitle, wordCount). It lightens the save (~2MB for all the books on one character) and allow the player to switch language (although a few books can't be retrieved with their bookId because they don't have a category/collection so for them all the data are kept). Keep for now the previous save in a separate table in case there is a mistake in order to be able to roll back)
- Deprecate characterBooks save, it now references the bookId instead of the title and fill at the same time the unreadPerCollection list
- Optimize ImportFromLoreLibrary by removing the Refresh every frame (without it, past 1000 books, the game slow down a lot and at 4000 you end up with less than 1fps)
- Activate back auto importation from init now that it is quick enough
- Add full localization and support for french language
- Add a small timer before refreshing the list when doing a research as we could trigger a crash if we were typing a search too fast when we have too many books
- Improve settings (better integration with LibAddonMenu and add a few options)
- Add category column in Librarian UI
- Use smaller font in order to fit all of the text in the UI
- Add button to select if you want to search through the Full-Text or just the Title of the books

2.0 (2/12/18)
- Updated API for Dragon Bones (100022)
- Fixed issue with ZOS function LoreReader, and new issue with ZO_SceneManager. Currently closes back to
UI and not Librarian list, will update that soon.

1.9 (9/10/17)
- Updated API for Horns Of The Reach (100020)
- Updated LAM to 2.0 r24
- Fixed issue with ZOS function LoreReader

1.8 (6/10/17)
- Updated API for Morrowind (100019)

1.7 (2/5/17)
- Updated LAM to 2.0 r23
- Updated to API 18 (Homestead)

1.6.3 2016-09-10
- Import feature working much better thanks some input from Votan (Thank You!)

1.6.2 2016-09-10
- Updated to LibAddonMenu 2.0 r17
- Updated for Shadows of the Hist, API 100016, also confirmed working for 100017
TODO: Looking at building language localizations and some category filters for book types. Also looking at improving the import function.

1.6.1
- Added License for LibAddonMenu

1.6.0
- Updated TOC for Tamriel Unlimited
- Updated LibAddonMenu

1.5.0
- Updated TOC for patch 1.5
- Updated LibAddonMenu 2.0

1.4.0
- Updated TOC for patch 1.4

1.2.6 2014-9-5
- Added an option to disable the character spin when opening the Librarian window.
- Added a shortcut button to the setting window in the top right of Librarian.
- Compatibility fixes for version 1.4 from the PTS.

1.2.5 2014-8-18
- Exiting the book reader interface now returns to Librarian rather than the base scene. Also fixes this behaviour with books opened from the inventory and the lore library.

1.2.4 2014-8-15
- Modified the SavedVariable import process to fix data for all accounts, not just the currently logged-in account.

1.2.3 2014-8-6
- Added missing references to LibAddonMenu.lua files that was causing an error.

1.2.2 2014-8-6
- Fixed a bug where full-text search would show an error if a book was missing its body.

1.2.1 2014-8-5
- Fixed a error caused by a change to the Scene Manager in 1.3
- Added a function to migrate data from the "empty" account that was created by the GetDisplayName() bug in 1.2.3

1.2.0 2014-6-25
- Updated to LibAddonMenu 2.0.
- Added a SavedVariable backup reminder.

1.1.2 2014-6-24
- Fixed a bug with the "Waterlogged Journal" from Craglorn that was caused a user to lose all their data. A more robust fix will be deployed later.

1.1.1 2014-6-14
- Temporarily disabled integration with the LoreLibrary which was causing connection time-outs for some users. This feature will be re-enabled when a fix for it is found.

1.1.0 2014-5-23
- Update API version to 100004. Addon appears to be stable, so I have moved to version 1.1.0.

1.0.18 2014-5-8
- Fixed a bug with upgrading old databases that would result in an error.

1.0.17 2014-5-7
- Fixed a bug in the settings panel when a newer version of LibAddonMenu was loaded.
- Updated the bundled version of LibAddonMenu to 1.0r7

1.0.16 2014-5-5
- Added a new optional reloadui reminder feature. By default, after finding 5 new books the game reminds you in a chat message to reloadui so that you do not lose much progress in the case of a crash.
- Fixed a bug with non-english clients that was preventing keybindings from working.
- Added the current version number to the UI.

1.0.15 2014-4-30
- Fixed an error that occurred when viewing a book that was not already in the collection.

1.0.14 2014-4-30
- Added a new unread indicator to the book reader. The indicator can be disabled in the settings.

1.0.13 2014-4-30
- Added the ability to toggle a book's unread status while reading it.

1.0.12 2014-4-29
- Added full-text search feature.

1.0.11 2014-4-28
- Added the LoreLibrary import feature.
- Fixed a error when changing the time display setting.

1.0.10 2014-4-28
- Fixed an error that was occurring when upgrading users of an older version of Librarian. Sorry I missed that!

1.0.9 2014-4-25
- From user feedback, performance looks to have been fixed! Moving back onto features.
- Added an unread book counter

1.0.8 2014-4-24
- Completely revamped the code to use ZO_SortFilterList as the basis of the Librarian book list. Hopefully performance is significantly improved, both for scrolling, and loading / exiting the game.

1.0.7 2014-4-21
- Added a setting to specify whether or not to display alerts in chat and/or as a banner-type alert.

1.0.6 2014-4-17
- Fixed a bug with the keybinding unread / read display when a book is highlighted.
- Replaced the chat alert when finding a new book with an alert similar to when finding a new lore book.

1.0.5 2014-4-17
- Fixed a bug with toggling the read / unread status of books.

1.0.4 2014-4-17
- Account-wide book access. There is a checkbox available at the bottom of the Librarian interface to toggle the showing of books seen across any of your characters. Initially, you will need to log in each character once to move their data to the account-wide Library.
- Big changes on the data storage side. Actual book data is stored in an account-wide variable, and only the time found is stored per-character.

1.0.3 2014-4-15
- Added a settings screen which can be accessed from the standard settings menu.
- Added a time format setting so the user can choose between 12 and 24 hour time. This setting should default to 12 hour for english and 24 hour for other languages, which is the same logic the game itself uses.
- Fixed the bug where times were always being displayed as "P.M."

1.0.2 2014-4-14
- Added a book count header.
- Fixed a bug with highlighting of sort headers.
- Known issue: book found times are still inconsistent.

1.0.1 2014-4-13
- Added a wordcount field.
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Unread 04/16/14, 09:41 PM  
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With the new version when I get a new book I get the new book icon, however when I hover over it the option is to Mark as Unread, even though I haven't marked it as read and it still has the new book icon. Hitting R once changes the option to Mark as Read and still shows the new book option. Hitting R a second time clears the new book icon and changes the option to Mark as Unread. When I log out and log back in all the new books added since this new version come back in the library with the new book icon and not marked as read. This is with the Show books for all characters option not clicked.

When I do get the new icon cleared and marked as read and toggle the option to Show books for all characters all the new icon marks appear next to the books I've marked as read.

When I log in a character I have zero books discovered, I see nothing in that character's list. When I hit Show books for all characters I see all the discovered books on the main character and all the old books from the previous version are marked as read but the new books added with the new version are still marked with the new icon.

I marked a pre-update book, 4th down on the list, as unread and hit reloadui. It returned marked as read, but the 7th book down on the list now had a new book icon. Now that 8th book down is acting just like the new books added since the update.

Every time I log back in or reloadui they appear with the new book icon. No matter what I do the new book icons appear.

I had to revert back to v1.0.3 by deleting the addon directory and the saved variable Librarian.lua, exiting the game and place the back up copy of Librarian.lua int he saved variable folder and extracting v1.0.3 back into the addon directory. Once I did that the addon functions fine.
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Originally Posted by Flamage
Originally Posted by MrGrim
yeah but normally i just remove the old version completelly first then put the new one in. that would ruin it wouldnt it? so now i should basically just throw the new version ontop?
Removing the addon files and then installing the new version is fine. If you remove the SavedVariables though, you will lose your library.
AAH so thats where it saves those settings. great to know thanks m8
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Originally Posted by MrGrim
yeah but normally i just remove the old version completelly first then put the new one in. that would ruin it wouldnt it? so now i should basically just throw the new version ontop?
Removing the addon files and then installing the new version is fine. If you remove the SavedVariables though, you will lose your library.
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Originally Posted by Flamage
Originally Posted by MrGrim
can i and if so how do i update this addon without loosing the books i found so far?
I always write the addon updates to that it should seamlessly update your library without any loss of data, so there shouldn't be anything you need to worry about when a new version is released. That said, I know how upset I'd be if I lost my Library, so if you want to be as safe as possible, back up your Librarian.lua file in your SavedVariables folder before you install an update.

If anyone EVER has an issue updating to a new version of Librarian, *please* let me know and if possible send me a copy of your Librarian.lua file from before the update so I can troubleshoot what went wrong, rollback the update, fix the problem and get a new version out asap.
yeah but normally i just remove the old version completelly first then put the new one in. that would ruin it wouldnt it? so now i should basically just throw the new version ontop?
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Originally Posted by MrGrim
can i and if so how do i update this addon without loosing the books i found so far?
I always write the addon updates to that it should seamlessly update your library without any loss of data, so there shouldn't be anything you need to worry about when a new version is released. That said, I know how upset I'd be if I lost my Library, so if you want to be as safe as possible, back up your Librarian.lua file in your SavedVariables folder before you install an update.

If anyone EVER has an issue updating to a new version of Librarian, *please* let me know and if possible send me a copy of your Librarian.lua file from before the update so I can troubleshoot what went wrong, rollback the update, fix the problem and get a new version out asap.
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can i and if so how do i update this addon without loosing the books i found so far?
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Thank you very much!
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Originally Posted by Rhynchelma
Superb add-on.

Please allow 24 hour clock, please allow a little more space between time column and thistle column,

But wonderful. Thanks.
24 hour clock is in. There is a settings menu you can use to switch between 12 and 24 hour time formats.
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Thanks sooooo much for this.

If it's possible, it would be nice to be able to open books you've read prior to the addon from the Journal and have the addon recognize it and add it as a new book to it's list. For instance, started a new character and red the Origin of the Mages Guild lore book. Once read, it disappeared from the environment and I cannot click it to add to the library. It may be I'll run into this book again but I'm not sure if you will see multiple copies of lore books that disappear after reading.
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Unread 04/13/14, 06:42 PM  
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Thanks this is realy a awesome addons
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Checked it out now. Wow this is really nice! and some of the future ideas you list are great!

This is great for those who find reading the books a big part of the Elder Scrolls Experience.

Thanks!

So... I notice these are saved in Librarian.lua

I am wondering if I could find a crafty way to read these offline.

This is my first idea:

1. Have the game files saved to something like Dropbox (there are a few ways to do this automatically, i.e. using the Razer Game Booster)

2. I wonder if there is an app on Android phones / tablets that allows you view .lua files...

3. More specifically, an app that can read that .lua file and break that up into the individual books into a library and format it correctly. Heck, I'm sure you could even edit that "unread" variable and stuff in the app, and since you're accessing the same file when you go back into game (through dropbox), these settings are conserved.

Just an idea, but I could see it done... but I wouldn't know where to start to program an app to do the reading part.
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Re: Time Issue?

Originally Posted by Amraki
First of all, this is a brilliant addon. I tend to speed through collecting stuff and reading while questing so this is a lifesaver for the (rare) occasions that I decide to sit back and read.
I was looking over my list of books and noticed all of the FOUND times end with PM. I am quite sure I have read books during the AM so is this an issue for just me? Also, is there a book counter so I know how many I've read so far? Thank you for the great addon.
I suspected there was a problem with the time handling, thanks for letting me know so I can look into it in more detail. And yes, adding a book counter is next on my list of things to do.
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Time Issue?

First of all, this is a brilliant addon. I tend to speed through collecting stuff and reading while questing so this is a lifesaver for the (rare) occasions that I decide to sit back and read.
I was looking over my list of books and noticed all of the FOUND times end with PM. I am quite sure I have read books during the AM so is this an issue for just me? Also, is there a book counter so I know how many I've read so far? Thank you for the great addon.
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Unread 04/12/14, 02:55 PM  
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another nice idea perhaps would be to allow us to hide certain things from the list. like notes and stuff some people don't want in there
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Unread 04/12/14, 09:17 AM  
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Superb add-on.

Please allow 24 hour clock, please allow a little more space between time column and thistle column,

But wonderful. Thanks.
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