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Zotero re-download missing PDFs
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| async function replacePDF(item) { | |
| // filter annotations, attachments, notes | |
| if (!item.isRegularItem()) { | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| let fileExists = []; | |
| let oldPDF = null; | |
| // filter multiple or existing PDFs | |
| const attachmentIDs = item.getAttachments(); | |
| for (let itemID of attachmentIDs) { | |
| const attachment = Zotero.Items.get(itemID); | |
| if (!attachment.isPDFAttachment()) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| oldPDF = attachment; | |
| const exists = await attachment.fileExists(); | |
| fileExists.push(exists); | |
| } | |
| if (fileExists.length > 1) { | |
| return; // multiple PDFs found | |
| } | |
| if (fileExists.pop()) { | |
| return; // PDF already exists | |
| } | |
| console.log("Updating PDF for", item.getDisplayTitle()); | |
| // manually invoke "Find Available PDF" | |
| const newPDF = await Zotero.Attachments.addAvailablePDF(item); | |
| if (oldPDF && newPDF) { | |
| // Replaced OS.File.move with IOUtils.move | |
| await IOUtils.move(newPDF.getFilePath(), oldPDF.getFilePath()); | |
| await newPDF.eraseTx(); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| // loop replacePDF() over all items in our library | |
| const libraryID = Zotero.Libraries.userLibraryID; | |
| let items = await Zotero.Items.getAll(libraryID); | |
| for (let item of items) { | |
| await replacePDF(item); | |
| } |
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