Add the option to perform a dry-run and only download meta-data / generate file structure

nhentai/cmdline.py

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def cmd_parser():
     parser.add_option('--file',  '-f', type='string', dest='file', action='store', help='read gallery IDs from file.')
     parser.add_option('--format', type='string', dest='name_format', action='store',
                       help='format the saved folder name', default='[%i][%a][%t]')
+    parser.add_option('--dry-run', '-r', action='store_true', dest='dryrun', help='Dry run, skip file download.')
 
     # generate options
     parser.add_option('--html', dest='html_viewer', action='store_true',
@@ -214,4 +215,8 @@ def cmd_parser():
         logger.critical('Maximum number of used threads is 15')
         exit(1)
 
+    if args.dryrun and (args.is_cbz or args.is_pdf):
+        logger.critical('Cannot generate PDF or CBZ during dry-run')
+        exit(1)
+
     return args

nhentai/command.py

@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ def main():
                                 timeout=options.timeout, delay=options.delay)
 
         for doujinshi in doujinshi_list:
-
+            if not options.dryrun:
                 doujinshi.downloader = downloader
                 doujinshi.download()
+
             if options.is_save_download_history:
                 with DB() as db:
                     db.add_one(doujinshi.id)

nhentai/utils.py

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ def generate_html(output_dir='.', doujinshi_obj=None, template='default'):
     else:
         doujinshi_dir = '.'
 
+    if not os.path.exists(doujinshi_dir):
+        logger.warning('Path \'{0}\' does not exist, creating.'.format(doujinshi_dir))
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(doujinshi_dir)
+        except EnvironmentError as e:
+            logger.critical('{0}'.format(str(e)))
+
     file_list = os.listdir(doujinshi_dir)
     file_list.sort()