perf: Implement caching in EPUB parser to optimize subsequent parsing

README.md

@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ It is easiest to make a translation using the Android Studio XML editor, but you
   - [LiveData](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/livedata) - Data objects that notify views when the underlying database changes.
   - [ViewModel](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/viewmodel) - Stores UI-related data that isn't destroyed on UI changes.
 - [OkHttp3](https://square.github.io/okhttp/) - OkHttp is an HTTP client for Android that’s efficient by default.
-- [Gson](https://github.com/google/gson) - A Java serialization/deserialization library to convert Java Objects into JSON and back.
+- [Kotlinx.serialization](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/serialization.html) - Provides sets of libraries for various serialization formats – JSON, CBOR, protocol buffers, and others. 
 - [Jsoup](https://jsoup.org) - Jsoup is a Java library for working with HTML. It provides a convenient API for extracting and manipulating data, using the HTML5 DOM methods and CSS selectors.
 - [Coil](https://coil-kt.github.io/coil/compose/) - An image loading library for Android backed by Kotlin Coroutines.
 - [Dagger-Hilt](https://dagger.dev/hilt/) For [Dependency injection (DI)](https://developer.android.com/training/dependency-injection)
 - [Room database](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/room) - Persistence library provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
+- [Lottie](https://airbnb.design/lottie) - Lottie is an Android, iOS and React Native library that renders After Effects animations in real time.
 
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app/build.gradle

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose'
     id 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'
     id 'com.google.devtools.ksp'
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization'
     id "com.mikepenz.aboutlibraries.plugin" version "11.1.3"
 }
 
@@ -92,15 +93,15 @@ aboutLibraries {
 
 
 dependencies {
-    def composeBom = platform('androidx.compose:compose-bom:2024.09.01')
+    def composeBom = platform('androidx.compose:compose-bom:2024.09.02')
     implementation composeBom
     androidTestImplementation composeBom
 
     // Android core components.
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1'
-    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.8.5'
+    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.8.6'
     implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.9.2'
-    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose:2.8.5"
+    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose:2.8.6"
     implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-compose:2.8.0"
     // Jetpack compose.
     implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui"
@@ -110,13 +111,13 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata"
     implementation "androidx.compose.material3:material3"
     // Material icons.
-    implementation 'androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended:1.7.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended:1.7.2'
     // Material theme for main activity.
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0'
     // Android 12+ splash API.
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-splashscreen:1.0.1'
-    // Gson JSON library.
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
+    // KotlinX Serialization library.
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.3"
     // OkHttp library.
     implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0"
     implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:4.12.0"