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epubjs-react-native

A digital book reader in .opf .epub format for react native using epub.js library inside a webview.

Installation

npm install @epubjs-react-native/core

yarn add @epubjs-react-native/core

follow these steps below based on the type of project you want to apply this library:

Bare Installation

npm install @epubjs-react-native/file-system react-native-fs react-native-webview react-native-gesture-handler

yarn add @epubjs-react-native/file-system react-native-fs react-native-webview react-native-gesture-handler

Expo Installation

expo install @epubjs-react-native/expo-file-system react-native-fs react-native-webview react-native-gesture-handler

If you develop for iOS use this command for install CocoaPods deps (if you use an expo managed project you don't need this)

In your ios project folder run:

npx pod install

Usage

import * as React from 'react';

import { SafeAreaView, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native';
import { Reader, ReaderProvider } from '@epubjs-react-native/core';
// import { useFileSystem } from '@epubjs-react-native/file-system'; // for Bare React Native project
// import { useFileSystem } from '@epubjs-react-native/expo-file-system'; // for Expo project

export default function App() {
  const { width, height } = useWindowDimensions();
  return (
    <SafeAreaView>
      <ReaderProvider>
        <Reader
          src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/moby-dick/OPS/package.opf"
          width={width}
          height={height}
          fileSystem={useFileSystem}
        />
      </ReaderProvider>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
}

Reader Params

Param	Type	Description
`src`	`string`	Can be a `base64`, `epub`, `opf`. Required.
`width`	`number`	The width of the ePub Rendition. Required.
`height`	`number`	The height of the ePub Rendition. Required.
`fileSystem`	`function`	A function that returns a `FileSystem` object. Required.
`initialLocation`	`ePubCfi`	Can be an ePubCfi or chapter url. Optional.
`enableSwipe`	`boolean`	Enable swipe actions. Default is `true`.
`onSwipeLeft`	`function`	Called when swipe left gesture is detected. Optional.
`onSwipeRight`	`function`	Called when swipe right gesture is detected. Optional.
`renderLoadingFileComponent`	`JSX.Element`	Render when the book is loading. Optional.
`renderOpeningBookComponent`	`JSX.Element`	Appears when the book is been rendering. Optional.
`onStarted`	`function`	Called once the book loads is started. Optional.
`onReady`	`function`	Called once book has been displayed. Optional.
`onDisplayError`	`function`	Called once book has not been displayed. Optional.
`onRendered`	`function`	Emit that a section has been rendered. Optional.
`onResized`	`function`	Called when occurred a page change. Optional.
`onLocationChange`	`function`	Called when occurred a page change. Optional.
`onSearch`	`function`	Called once when the book has been searched. Optional.
`onLocationsReady`	`function`	Called once the locations has been generated. Optional.
`onSelected`	`function`	Called once a text selection has occurred. Optional.
`onMarkPressed`	`function`	Called when marked text is pressed. Optional.
`onOrientationChange`	`function`	Called when screen orientation change is detected. Optional.
`onPress`	`function`	Called when the book was pressed. Optional.
`onDoublePress`	`function`	Called when the book was double pressed. Optional.
`onBeginning`	`function`	Called when the book is on the homepage. Optional.
`onFinish`	`function`	Called when the book is on the final page. Optional.
`onLayout`	`function`	Called when book layout is change. Optional.
`defaultTheme`	`object`	Theme object. Optional.

Hooks

useReader

useReader() is a customized hook that will return all Book states and the methods that will help you. Make sure you use it within the ReaderProvider

const { changeFontSize, goToLocation, ... } = useReader();

Methods

Method	Receives	Description
`changeFontSize`	`size`	Change font size of all elements in the book. Can be a px, pt or percent.
`changeFontFamily`	`font`	Change font family of all elements in the book
`goToLocation`	`cfi`	Go to specific location in the book
`getLocations`		Get the total locations of the book
`goPrevious`		Go to previous page in the book
`goNext`		Go to next page in the book
`search`	`query`	Search for a specific text in the book
`changeTheme`	`theme`	Change active theme
`getCurrentLocation`		Returns the current location of the book
`addMark`		Add mark a specific cfi in the book
`removeMark`		Remove mark a specific cfi in the book
`getMeta`		Returns an object containing the book's metadata.

The metadata object contains:

cover (string, ArrayBuffer, null or undefined): The book's cover image e.g.data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJ...
author (string): The name of the book's creator/author e.g. Herman Melville
title (string): The book's title e.g. Moby-Dick
description (string): The book's description/summary.
language (string) : The book's language e.g. en-US
publisher (string): The eBook's publisher e.g. Harper & Brothers, Publishers
rights (string): The book's rights e.g. This work is shared with the public using the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.

States

theme: A object containing theme.
key: Works like a unique id for book.
atStart: Indicates if you are at the beginning of the book.
atEnd: Indicates if you are at the end of the book.
currentLocation: The current location of the book.
totalLocations: The total number of locations.
progress: The progress of the book.
isLoading: Indicates if the book is loading.
searchResults: Search results.
meta: A object containing the book's metadata.

Examples

You can see the examples in these repositories:

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License

MIT

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