builder.py is a Python script designed to generate static HTML files for hosting images on a web server. It traverses a specified root directory, creates thumbnail previews for images, and generates corresponding HTML files to display the images and subfolders in a user-friendly format.

Features

Generate HTML Files: The script creates HTML files for each folder in the specified root directory.
Thumbnail Creation: It generates thumbnail previews for supported image formats.
Folder Navigation: The HTML files include navigation links to subfolders.
Responsive Design: The generated HTML uses responsive design techniques to ensure the gallery looks good on different screen sizes.
Non-Interactive Mode: It can run in a non-interactive mode suitable for automated workflows.
License Information: Optionally include license information in the HTML files.
Custom Author and Title: Allows specifying a custom author and title for the HTML files.
CSS Theme Support: Allows specifying a custom CSS theme file for the HTML files.
Folder Exclusion: Ability to exclude specific folders from processing.
Selective File Extensions: Ability to specify which file extensions to include in the gallery.
Ignore Other Files: Option to ignore files other than those specified by the included extensions.
Info Tooltips: Display additional information as tooltips for images if an info file is present in the directory.

Requirements

Python 3.x
numpy library
tqdm library
Jinja2 library
Pillow library
rich_argparse library

Installation

Install the required libraries using pip:

pip install numpy tqdm Jinja2 Pillow rich-argparse

Usage

The script supports several command-line options to customize its behavior. Below is the list of available options:

Options

-h, --help: Show the help message and exit.
-p ROOT, --root-directory ROOT: Specify the root folder where the images are stored. This option is required.
-w URL, --web-root-url URL: Specify the base URL for the web root of the image hosting site. This option is required.
-t TITLE, --site-title TITLE: Specify the title of the image hosting site. This option is required.
-r, --regenerate-thumbnails: Regenerate thumbnails even if they already exist.
-n, --non-interactive-mode: Run in non-interactive mode, disabling progress bars.
-l LICENSE, --license-type LICENSE: Specify the license type for the images. Choices are cc-zero, cc-by, cc-by-sa, cc-by-nd, cc-by-nc, cc-by-nc-sa, and cc-by-nc-nd.
-a AUTHOR, --author-name AUTHOR: Specify the name of the author of the images. Default is "Author".
-e EXTENSION, --file-extensions EXTENSION: Specify the file extensions to include. This option can be specified multiple times.
--theme-path PATH: Specify the path to the CSS theme file. Default is the provided default theme.
--use-fancy-folders: Enable fancy folder view instead of the default Apache directory listing.
--ignore-other-files: Ignore files that do not match the specified extensions.
--exclude-folder FOLDER: Specify folders to exclude from processing. This option can be specified multiple times.
--version: Show the version number of the script and exit.

Examples

To generate HTML files and thumbnails for a directory /data/pictures and host them on https://pictures.example.com, run:

./builder.py -p /data/pictures -w https://pictures.example.com -t "My Photo Gallery"

To regenerate thumbnails and run in non-interactive mode:

./builder.py -p /data/pictures -w https://pictures.example.com -t "My Photo Gallery" -r -n

To include a license and author:

./builder.py -p /data/pictures -w https://pictures.example.com -t "My Photo Gallery" -l cc-by -a "John Doe"

To specify a custom CSS theme:

./builder.py -p /data/pictures -w https://pictures.example.com -t "My Photo Gallery" --theme-path custom_theme.css

To exclude specific folders and specify file extensions:

./builder.py -p /data/pictures -w https://pictures.example.com -t "My Photo Gallery" --exclude-folder Archives --exclude-folder Temp -e .jpg -e .jpeg -e .png

Notes

The root and web root paths must point to the same folder, one on the filesystem and one on the web server. Use absolute paths.
The script generates the preview thumbnails in a .thumbnails subdirectory within the root folder.
The .lock file prevents multiple instances of the script from running simultaneously. Make sure to remove it if the script terminates unexpectedly.

License

This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.