Make edit metadata pass all data in a single REST call. Modularize editbooks

cps/editbooks.py

@@ -350,6 +350,77 @@ def table_get_custom_enum(c_id):
 @edit_required
 def edit_list_book(param):
     vals = request.form.to_dict()
+    return edit_book_param(param, vals)
+
+@editbook.route("/ajax/editselectedbooks", methods=['POST'])
+@login_required_if_no_ano
+@edit_required
+def edit_selected_books():
+    d = request.get_json()
+    selections = d.get('selections')
+    title = d.get('title')
+    title_sort = d.get('title_sort')
+    author_sort = d.get('author_sortj')
+    authors = d.get('authors')
+    categories = d.get('categories')
+    series = d.get('series')
+    languages = d.get('languages')
+    publishers = d.get('publishers')
+    comments = d.get('comments')
+
+
+
+    if len(selections) != 0:
+        for book_id in selections:
+            vals = {
+                "pk": book_id,
+                "value": None,
+            }
+            if title:
+                vals['value'] = title
+                edit_book_param('title', vals)
+            if title_sort:
+                vals['value'] = title_sort
+                edit_book_param('sort', vals)
+            if author_sort:
+                vals['value'] = author_sort
+                edit_book_param('author_sort', vals)
+            if authors:
+                vals['value'] = authors
+                edit_book_param('authors', vals)
+            if categories:
+                vals['value'] = categories
+                edit_book_param('tags', vals)
+            if series:
+                vals['value'] = series
+                edit_book_param('series', vals)
+            if languages:
+                vals['value'] = languages
+                edit_book_param('languages', vals)
+            if publishers:
+                vals['value'] = publishers
+                edit_book_param('publishers', vals)
+            if comments:
+                vals['value'] = comments
+                edit_book_param('comments', vals)
+
+        return json.dumps({'success': True})
+    return ""
+
+# Separated from /editbooks so that /editselectedbooks can also use this
+#
+# param: the property of the book to be changed
+# vals - JSON Object:
+#   { 
+#       'pk': "the book id",
+#       'value': "changes value of param to what's passed here"
+#       'checkA': "Optional. Used to check if autosort author is enabled. Assumed as true if not passed"
+#       'checkT': "Optional. Used to check if autotitle author is enabled. Assumed as true if not passed"
+#   }
+#
+@login_required_if_no_ano
+@edit_required
+def edit_book_param(param, vals):
     book = calibre_db.get_book(vals['pk'])
     sort_param = ""
     ret = ""