epub_viewer 0.1.8

epub_viewer is an epub ebook reader that encapsulates the folioreader framework.

Epub Viewer

originally a fork of epub_kitty with few more features. i made this out of epub_kitty because the author was inactive(he isn't merging PRs or attending to issues) and i started having alot of issues with the plugin

epub_viewer is an epub ebook reader that encapsulates the folioreader framework. It supports iOS and android.

Features

Name	Android	iOS
Reading Time Left / Pages left	✅	✅
Last Read Locator	✅	✅
Distraction Free Reading	✅	❌
Load ePub from Asset	✅	✅

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Install

This plugin requires Swift to work on iOS. Also, the minimum deployment target is 9.0

platform :ios, '9.0'

Import into pubspec.yaml

dependencies:
  epub_viewer: latest_version

Usage

EpubViewer.setConfig(
  themeColor: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
  identifier: "iosBook",
  scrollDirection: EpubScrollDirection.VERTICAL,
  allowSharing: true,
  enableTts: true,
)

/**
* @bookPath
* @lastLocation (optional and only android)
*/
EpubViewer.open(
  'bookPath',
  lastLocation: EpubLocator.fromJson({
    "bookId": "2239",
    "href": "/OEBPS/ch06.xhtml",
    "created": 1539934158390,
    "locations": {
       "cfi": "epubcfi(/0!/4/4[simple_book]/2/2/6)"
    }
  }), // first page will open up if the value is null
);

// Get locator which you can save in your database
EpubViewer.locatorStream.listen((locator) {
   print('LOCATOR: ${EpubLocator.fromJson(jsonDecode(locator))}');
   // convert locator from string to json and save to your database to be retrieved later
});

You can also load epub from your assets using EpubViewer.openAsset()

await EpubViewer.openAsset(
  'assets/3.epub',
  lastLocation: EpubLocator.fromJson({
      "bookId": "2239",
      "href": "/OEBPS/ch06.xhtml",
      "created": 1539934158390,
      "locations": {
         "cfi": "epubcfi(/0!/4/4[simple_book]/2/2/6)"
      }
  }), // first page will open up if the value is null
 );

// Get locator which you can save in your database
EpubViewer.locatorStream.listen((locator) {
   print('LOCATOR: ${EpubLocator.fromJson(jsonDecode(locator))}');
   // convert locator from string to json and save to your database to be retrieved later
});

Check the Sample project or this ebook app for implementation

Issues

If you encounter any problems feel free to open an issue. If you feel the library is missing a feature, please raise a ticket on Github and I'll look into it. Pull request are also welcome.

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