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.
Name | Android | iOS |
---|---|---|
Reading Time Left / Pages left | ✅ | ✅ |
Last Read Locator | ✅ | ✅ |
Distraction Free Reading | ✅ | ❌ |
Load ePub from Asset | ✅ | ✅ |
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:
vocsy_epub_viewer: latest_version
Note: Please add this to the release build type in your app build.gradle to avoid crashes on android release builds
minifyEnabled false
shrinkResources false
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
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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