Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-36961264-20191006152801

EDIT: Currently, I have three sites for this. They should all give the same output, but siivagunnerdatabase.net is the most likely to be updated in the future.
 * siivagunnerdatabase.net
 * sites.google.com/view/rip-template-generator
 * sites.google.com/site/siivagunnerdatabase

Recently, I’ve been working on a script that outputs a basic rip article template from an inputted video ID. I have the script embedded into a Google Site, which you can access here. All you have to do is paste the video ID into the textbox and submit. The template should load within a few seconds. Here is an example of what it might output:



I’m not sure if something similar to this already exists or not, but I figured that it might be at least somewhat useful in making the process of creating rip articles a bit faster. As far as I have tested, it has been working well for normal rips. However, there are a few issues that I know of.

1. Image Names Currently, the script assumes that the image name will be a jpg image with the same name as the video game title. Since there are inconsistencies with actual image names, this will not always give you the name of an existing image.

'''2. Versions and Mixes '''EDIT: As of July 2020, all versions and mixes that have "Version" or "Mix" in the name should format correctly. Variations, such as "Ver.", will be ignored and kept with the song title.

If a rip has two versions or mixes, it will not fully simplify, so some manual changes will need to be done. For example, you could get: “rip of the DUAL SHOCK™ Ver.) (Beta mix of”'''

Something that I’m unsure about is how I should format versions that appear in parentheses but don’t include “version” or “mix” inside. For these rips, the script will output something like “the Mixrio of” instead of “the Mixrio version of”. This is fairly common in Circus rips and I can easily add version or mix to the sentence if that would be better. However, some rips might not use the text in parentheses as a version. For example, you might get this:

"Fighting Spirit (StreetPass Arena - Battle Ghosts 3) - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove" is a high quality rip of the StreetPass Arena - Battle Ghosts 3 of "Fighting Spirit" from Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.

When you want this:

"Fighting Spirit (StreetPass Arena - Battle Ghosts 3) - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove" is a high quality rip of "Fighting Spirit (StreetPass Arena - Battle Ghosts 3)" from Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.

Because of this, I may change it so that it always appears in the title.

3. Non-compatible Rips/Videos Any announcements, fusion collabs, or any other videos that break the standard format for rip titles and descriptions will have numerous mistakes in the output. Some areas, such as the duration and upload date, should still work, but other areas will have words cut off, added, or missing.

'''4. Catchphrase Issue (Fixed as of July 2020) ''' Occasionally, the catchphrase will get stuck with the platform. For example, you might get this:

|platform= PlayStation

Please read the channel description
 * catchphrase=

Instead of this:

|platform= PlayStation
 * catchphrase= Please read the channel description.

As far as I can tell, this only happens with rips that have been uploaded within the past month or so. I believe I know what’s causing it, but I’m not yet sure how to fix it, so this is the issue I’m currently focusing on.

I’m sure there are other issues that could occur from rips I haven’t tested. In the case that you do use this and encounter a problem, please let me know and I will do my best to fix it. If you’re interested in the script, you can find it here. And finally, I would appreciate any feedback. Could this be useful? Is there something I could do to improve it? 