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