Convert PDF to reMarkable notebook, then send it to rM device

send_pdf2rM.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

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import os
import shutil
import argparse


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parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Backup reMarkable docs as PDFs.')
parser.add_argument("-i", dest="pdf", nargs=1,
                    help="input PDF file")
parser.add_argument('-s', dest='source', nargs="?",
                    const="10.11.99.1", default="10.11.99.1",
                    help='IP address of a reMarkable device')

args = parser.parse_args()
pdf = str(args.pdf[0])
print(pdf)
pdf_name = os.path.basename(pdf)[:-4]
remarkable = args.source

if os.path.exists("_temp"):
    raise OSError("'_temp' folder already exists. Please check.")
    shutil.rmtree("_temp")

print(f" [ Converting PDF to rM notebook ]: {pdf_name}")
# use gnu-sed if f-something parse error occurs
# os.system('PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"')
os.system(f"./pdf2rmnotebook.sh {pdf}")  # from https://github.com/JCN-9000/pdf2rmnotebook/blob/main/pdf2rmnotebook.sh
os.system(f"unzip Notebook.zip -d ./_temp")

uuid = [f for f in os.listdir("./_temp") if f.endswith("content")][0].split(".")[0]
with open(f"./_temp/{uuid}.metadata", "w") as w:
    w.write('''{
    "deleted": false,
    "lastModified": "1638094674918",
    "lastOpened": "1638438026678",
    "lastOpenedPage": 0,
    "metadatamodified": false,
    "modified": false,
    "parent": "",
    "pinned": false,
    "synced": false,
    "type": "DocumentType",
    "version": 1,
    "visibleName": "[[pdf_name]]"
}
'''.replace("[[pdf_name]]", pdf_name))

print(f" [ Sending notebook ]: {uuid}")
os.system(f"scp -o PasswordAuthentication=no\
            -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa_remarkable\
            -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa\
            -o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa\
            -r ./_temp/* root@{remarkable}:~/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/")

print(" [ Restarting xochitl ]")
os.system(f"ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no\
            -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa_remarkable\
            -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa\
            -o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa\
            root@{remarkable} systemctl restart xochitl")

print(" [ Cleaning up temp files ]")
shutil.rmtree("_temp")
os.remove("Notebook.zip")