Help: Hazel and the amc script

[m4hu]

Hi i'm trying to automate my filebotting but i have issues with getting it running:

first i have to external hard drives: one for movies and one for tv shows.
new stuff comes into a specific download folder and gets extracted by jdownloader and later the script gets called on the files "if movies file" after the script is successfull hazel pushes the files to the designated harddrives into folders.
my script looks like this:

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filebot -script fn:amc --output "/Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert" --mode interactive --action copy -non-strict --log-file amc.log
--def excludeList=amc.txt 
--def unsorted=y
--def movieFormat= "/Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme{ny}/{fn}" seriesFormat= "/Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert{n}/{fn}

but it wont work. hazel will output an error message that the script errored

when i try this script :

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filebot -script fn:amc --output "/path/to/output" --action copy -non-strict "/path/to/input" --log-file amc.log --def excludeList=amc.txt

Everything works except that it get put in just one folder

[rednoah]

Try a few things. Follow the examples verbatim. Be weary of the extra white space that is part of your command but not seen in any of the examples.

If Hazel tells your something didn’t work, then you’ll want to see the output the command produced, because that’ll probably tell you exactly what’s wrong.

[m4hu]

now i wont get an error anymore but movies get renamed and moved the wrong way. he seems to get all the --def right but still then does it wrong

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Run script [fn:amc] at [Thu Jul 19 10:18:36 CEST 2018]
Parameter: clean = y
Parameter: unsorted = y
Parameter: movieFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme
Parameter: seriesFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert
Argument[0]: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/Operation.12.Strong.2018/Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv
Input: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/Operation.12.Strong.2018/Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv
xattr: [Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv] => [12 Strong (2018)]
Group: [mov:12 strong 2018] => [Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv]
Rename movies using [TheMovieDB]
Auto-detect movie from context: [/Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/Operation.12.Strong.2018/Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv]
[MOVE] From [/Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/Operation.12.Strong.2018/Operation.12.Strong.2018.mkv] to [/Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme.mkv]
Processed 1 files
Done ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ

this is the script that kinda works:

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filebot -script fn:amc --output "/Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert" --mode interactive --action move --def clean=y -non-strict $1 --log-file amc.log --def unsorted=y --def movieFormat="/Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme" seriesFormat="/Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert" ##--def excludeList=amc.txt

[rednoah]

1.
This is completely wrong, as there are no variables in there at all, and hence every file will be moved to this exact output path, regardless of what file has been matched to what movie or episode:

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Parameter: movieFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme
Parameter: seriesFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert

A correct movie format would look like this:

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/Volumes/A/{plex}

or this:

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/Volumes/B/Movies/{ny}

depending on your preferences, where {plex} and {ny} are variables that evaluate to different values for different movie / episode matches.


2.
I recommend using the {plex} binding:

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--def movieFormat="/Volumes/A/{plex}" seriesFormat="/Volumes/B/{plex}"

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4116

[m4hu]

Okay i changed it like you recommended now but now i get this output

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2018-07-19 12:59:15.746 hazelworker[99427] DEBUG: Rule executed. Updating match date for file /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/TheBlacklist.s04.51.SO/S04E15.Der Apotheker (Nr. 59).mp4: 2018-07-19 10:59:14 +0000
2018-07-19 12:59:15.746 hazelworker[99427] DEBUG: Action changed file: S04E15.Der Apotheker (Nr. 59).mp4
2018-07-19 12:59:15.749 hazelworker[99427] S04E16.Dembe Zuma (Nr. 10).mp4: Rule AMC matched.
2018-07-19 12:59:15.749 hazelworker[99427] DEBUG: New rule signature. Executing actions.
Old signatures: (
)
New Signature:{typeObject isType: "public.movie"}:{(shellscript:/bin/bash:ee375b7d8fbc855e10b4b6dd99be2934,{
})}
2018-07-19 12:59:17.116 hazelworker[99427] DEBUG: == script output ==
Locking /Users/NERV/.filebot/logs/amc.log
Illegal Argument: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/TheBlacklist.s04.51.SO/S04E16.Dembe (/Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/TheBlacklist.s04.51.SO/S04E16.Dembe)
Illegal Argument: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/Zuma (Zuma)
Illegal Argument: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/(Nr. ((Nr.)
Illegal Argument: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/10).mp4 (10).mp4)
Run script [fn:amc] at [Thu Jul 19 12:59:16 CEST 2018]
Parameter: clean = y
Parameter: unsorted = y
Parameter: seriesFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 2/Unsortiert/{plex}
Parameter: movieFormat = /Volumes/NERVstorage 4/Filme/{plex}
Argument[0]: File does not exist: /Users/NERV/Downloads/Entpackt/TheBlacklist.s04.51.SO/S04E16.Dembe
Argument[1]: File does not exist: Zuma
Argument[2]: File does not exist: (Nr.
Argument[3]: File does not exist: 10).mp4
Skip small video file: 10).mp4
No files selected for processing
Done ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ

[rednoah]

Lots of random errors. Looks like you're not quoting your arguments correctly.

This thread will explain things in detail:
viewtopic.php?t=1899

I think it'll be easier to first learn how to use the AMC script via the Terminal manually, and only start integrating with Hazel once you get how everything works and have a working prototype command.

I'd recommend making your own shell script first, such as this:

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#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/filebot -script fn:amc --output "$HOME/Media" --action duplicate --conflict skip -non-strict --log-file amc.log --def excludeList=".excludes" unsorted=y music=y artwork=y "$@"

Now you can call your own script like this:

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/path/to/amc.sh "/path/to/Avatar.mp4"

which allows you to easily test and call your script yourself, and then it'll make it easier to have Hazel call the same script, and just passing in the file arguments automatically.



EDIT:

How did you set things up with Hazel? Screenshots? Does Hazel have documentation or examples on how to call command-line tools that might be helpful to you?

Here's how it works with Automator: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3908

[m4hu]

So Hazel watches over my a my Download/Extracted Folder for new Folders (created by jdownloader)



if this rule is matched it will then run this Rule h it matches the files in the folder. So when its a movie,mp4 or mkv file is found it runs the shellscript

[rednoah]

1.
What other options are available in the second combo box instead of embedded script?

I recommend making your own amc.sh shell script as described above, and then selecting that. Presumably, Hazel will then just call the script and pass in the file arguments appropriately without you having to worry about quoting or escaping arguments.


2.
If you're using JD, then integrating FileBot directly with JD might worth considering:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3478

[m4hu]

in the second combobox i can choose "other..." but i cant select a .sh or .bash file form there.

when running this script in terminal (of course with changing the input from $1 to the folderpath) everything works fine :/

[rednoah]

I've tried Hazel (Evaluation), and it works fine out of the box.


1. Create shell script file: amc.sh

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#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/filebot -script fn:amc "$@" --output "$HOME/Media" --action duplicate --conflict skip -non-strict --log-file "$HOME/amc.log" --action TEST --def excludeList=".excludes" unsorted=y music=y artwork=y

DO NOT make your own customizations prematurely, so we don't accidentally break things.


2. Make amc.sh executable:

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chmod +x /path/to/amc.sh

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Select amc.sh in Hazel (this works now, because presumably Hazel will only allow you to select executable files).


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Modify amc.sh to your needs. Before making modifications, make sure it works. After making modifications, make sure it works. After each and every step, make sure it works. That way you know exactly when and how things break, and so you can easily see and fix any issue.

At this point, we know that Hazel can run our script, because we can check the log and see if it's called or not. However, for rapid testing, it's much easier to call the script from terminal directly, e.g.

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/path/to/amc.sh /path/to/test/folder

We use this options so we can easily test things:

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--log-file "$HOME/amc.log" --action TEST

* specify --log-file so we know exactly where the log file is (your $HOME folder) so we can check what's going on after each test run
* specify --action TEST so that we're just doing dry-runs for now, which makes it easy to test things on the same files over and over (especially useful when prototyping custom formats)


5.
Change --action TEST to --action MOVE to actually move files, instead of just doing dry runs.