Next-book publishing tool: nb-mapper
Nb-mapper is a tool for mapping HTML files for use with next-book tools. See an example, API documentations or a example book created with nb-mapper, that builds functionalityon top of its markup: displaying and remembering position, tracing reader's journey through a book etc.
Use with node.js
Install in a book's repository (global installation is discouraged as nb-mapper is in its early development and API changes are expected):
npm i nb-mapper
CLI use
Use nb-mapper command, e. g.
nb-mapper --src text --out book
Mapper reads all \*.html
files in the source directory (--src
, by default ./src
), sorts them by filename, maps them and outputs the result into the output
directory (--out
, by default ./book
).
It also creates a spine.json
file that collects metadata about the book and adds several structural meta tags into files (prev, next, license, spine) that allow book traversal (with Javascript or native browser affordances).
It's required to include a book.json
file in the source directory that adds metadata and a list of chapters. It's possible to specify static folders that will be copied from source to output as they are.
You can preview the book on a local web server by running the nb-mapper
with -w
flag (or with --server
param).
nb-mapper --src text --out book --server
Use in browser
Download nb-mapper from npm or github and include it in your project files. Check the example with extensive highlighting to see how the result looks like.
Browser use is currently primarily for quick try-outs, not intended for production use.
Use in a Node.js script
Map HTML string or JSDOM objects in a script:
const html = '...';const mapper = ;mapper;
Config the mapper with an options object mapper.map(html, conf)
, see API docs for Options.
Contributing
Clone repository and install devDependencies. Build a complete project with npm run build
. Limit PRs only to changed source files.