ePubChecker

Use epubcheck by IDPF to get a validation report of an ePub.

Usage

Node API

Install the package:

npm install epubchecker

Require and use:

const epubchecker = require('epubchecker');

const report = await epubchecker('public/the-little-prince.epub', {
    includeWarnings: true,
    // do not check CSS and font files
    exclude: /\.(css|ttf|opf|woff|woff2)$/,
});

Options

Here is a complete list of epubchecker options:

Name	Type	Default	Description
includeWarnings	boolean	false	Report should include warnings.
includeNotices	boolean	false	Report should include notices.
output	string	null	The path where to store the report.
ignore	RegExp	null	Regex for messages to ignore.
exclude	RegExp	null	Regex for files to exclude.
include	RegExp	null	Regex for files to include.

CLI

Install the CLI globally:

npm install epubchecker -g

Use the epubchecker in your terminal:

$ epubchecker --help
Usage: epubchecker [options] <file>

Options:

  -v, --version        output the version number
  -O, --output <path>  store json report
  --no-warnings        remove warnings from report
  --no-notices         remove notices from report
  --ignore <regex>     regex for messages to ignore
  --exclude <regex>    regex for files to exclude
  --include <regex>    regex for files to include
  --silent             do not log errors
  -h, --help           output usage information