Streamer Roadmap

This document is based on the current consensus between implementers of what the core set of features and priorities should be.

Feature Complete Requirements

• Opens either zipped or unzipped packages
• Streams the contents via HTTP server
  • Readium Web Publication Manifest
  • all resources in spine/resources
• Can fully parse EPUB 2.x/3.x into the manifest/model
  • full support for metadata
  • clear distinction between spine/resources
  • new expression of the properties attribute as a Properties Object
  • support for both NCX and navigation documents
• De-obfuscate fonts (both IDPF and Adobe algorithms)
  • covers basic support for encrypted content (encryption.xml + new property)

Revision 1

• Media Overlays
  • per publication
  • per resource
• Encrypted content
  • access model for encrypted content
  • support for LCP
  • link to LCP license
  • API to interact with license
  • ability to defer parsing of table of contents and media overlays
• Optimize HTTP usage
  • cache strategy
  • preloading/prerendering
  • GZip support

Revision 2

• Search
  • basic keyword search across the entire publication
  • returns at least one or two locators
• Synthetic Page List
• Optimized support for decryption (range)

TBD

• Locator resolver
• Dictionaries/Index
• Multiple renditions
• EDUPUB
• Audiobooks
• Comics
• PDF