Readium Web - goals and features

Here is a proposal, initiated by Aferdita: Readium Weekly Eng Meeting - 05/22/2019

The Readium Web project defines a toolkit (not a full featured app) based on the Readium Architecture, with an emphasis on speed, modularization and clarity of the code (= ease of maintenance). and with the following core features:

• Implements Locator
• Implements UserSettings
• Implements Webpub manifest
• Implements the Readium shared models
• Integrates Readium CSS
• Integrates a simple Navigator for reflow publications
• Provides a decoupled Minimal UI
• Provides build system optimization (webpack for example)

Plus three extended modules:

• a multi-iframe Navigator for reflow & FXL + spread publications
• a Navigator for audiobooks
• a Navigator for digital comics (DiViNa)

About modularity: any contributor or implementer can add their own functionality without refactoring the whole project.

About the minimal UI: it consists on a test application which provides

• Navigation via the toc
• Control of user settings
• Bookmarks (demonstrating Locator usage)

The addition of a way to keep a publication in cache for offline reading (using service workers, workbox) is an open question. If added, the capability should be activable by configuration only.

The addition of a way to protect content against hacking and add rights management features is open.