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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copyfile
+import crossref_commons.retrieval
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("--DOI",type=str)
+parser.add_argument('--abstract', type=Path,help="The html abstract text")
+parser.add_argument('--picture', type=Path,help="The picture for the graphical abstact")
+args=parser.parse_args()
+scriptpath=Path(sys.argv[0]).resolve()
+publipath=scriptpath.parents[1]/"static"/"data"/"publis"
+result=crossref_commons.retrieval.get_publication_as_json(args.DOI)
+mydir=publipath.joinpath(*re.split("/|\.",args.DOI))
+metadata=mydir/"metadata.json"
+abstract=mydir/"abstract.html"
+picture=mydir/"picture.jpeg"
+if not mydir.exists():
+  os.makedirs(str(mydir))
+with open(str(metadata),"w") as f:
+  json.dump(result,f)
+copyfile(args.abstract,abstract)
+copyfile(args.picture,picture")
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