JW EPUB Parser

An EPUB Parser to extract the needed source materials from Meeting Workbook and Watchtower Study EPUB files.

Install

npm i jw-epub-parser

Usage

// browser
import { loadEPUB } from 'jw-epub-parser';

// node esm
import { loadEPUB } from 'jw-epub-parser/dist/node/index.js';

// node commonjs
const { loadEPUB } = require('jw-epub-parser/dist/node/index.cjs');

// sample usage
const epubJW = await loadEPUB('/path/to/file.epub');

const epubJW = await loadEPUB({ url: epubUrl });

loadEPUB(epubData)

function: asynchronous

epubData

type: string or blob or url

It can be the path to the EPUB file or EPUB file's blob or url to download the EPUB file.

Return

By calling the loadEPUB function, it will return an array of objects with the following properties:

Meeting Workbook Data

Name	Type	Description
mwb_week_date	string	Week date. For enhanced parsing, it is formatted as yyyy/mm/dd
mwb_week_date_locale*	string	Week date
mwb_weekly_bible_reading	string	Weekly Bible Reading
mwb_song_first	integer	First song
mwb_tgw_talk	string	10 min talk title of the Treasures from God’s Word
mwb_tgw_talk_title*	string	10 min talk full title of the Treasures from God’s Word
mwb_tgw_gems_title	string	Spiritual gems full title of the Treasures from God’s Word
mwb_tgw_bread	string	Bible Reading for student
mwb_tgw_bread_title*	string	Bible Reading assignment full title for student
mwb_ayf_count	integer	Number of parts in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part1	string	Part 1 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part1_time*	integer	Timing of Part 1 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part1_type*	string	Type of Part 1 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part1_title*	string	Assignment full title of Part 1 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part2	string	Part 2 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is 1
mwb_ayf_part2_time*	integer	Timing of Part 2 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is 1
mwb_ayf_part2_type*	string	Type of Part 2 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is 1
mwb_ayf_part2_title*	string	Assignment full title of Part 2 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part3	string	Part 3 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 3
mwb_ayf_part3_time*	integer	Timing of Part 3 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 3
mwb_ayf_part3_type*	string	Type of Part 3 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 3
mwb_ayf_part3_title*	string	Assignment full title of Part 3 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_ayf_part4	string	Part 4 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 4
mwb_ayf_part4_time*	integer	Timing of Part 4 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 4
mwb_ayf_part4_type*	string	Type of Part 4 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry. This property will not be available if mwb_ayf_count is less than 4
mwb_ayf_part4_title*	string	Assignment full title of Part 4 in Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry
mwb_song_middle	integer	Middle song
mwb_lc_count	integer	Number of parts in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_part1	string	Part 1 in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_part1_time*	integer	Timing of Part 1 in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_part1_content*	string	Content of Part 1 in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_part1_title*	string	Full title of Part 1 in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_part2	string	Part 2 in Living as Christians. This property will not be available if mwb_lc_count is 1
mwb_lc_part2_time*	integer	Timing of Part 2 in Living as Christians. This property will not be available if mwb_lc_count is 1
mwb_lc_part2_content*	string	Content of Part 2 in Living as Christians. This property will not be available if mwb_lc_count is 1
mwb_lc_part2_title*	string	Full title of Part 2 in Living as Christians
mwb_lc_cbs	string	Congregation Bible Study source material
mwb_lc_cbs_title*	string	Congregation Bible Study assignment full title
mwb_song_conclude	integer or string	Concluding song. When the song number is out of range, it will be the default text from the Meeting Workbook.

Watchtowet Study Data

Name	Type	Description
w_study_date	string	Week date. For enhanced parsing, it is formatted as yyyy/mm/dd
w_study_date_locale*	string	Week date
w_study_title	string	Watchtower Study Article Title
w_study_opening_song	integer	Opening Song for the Watchtower Study
w_study_concluding_song	integer	Concluding Song for the Watchtower Study

* These properties are only available when enhanced parsing is available for the language you parse.

Currently, we only support enhanced parsing for the following languages:

Enlish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Madagascar Sign Language, Malagasy
Polish, Portuguese Brazil
Romanian, Russian
Spanish
Tagalog, Tandroy, Tankarana, Turkish, Twin
Ukrainian
Vezo

For the other languages, you may use your own method to convert these outputs according to your needs to get the needed informations. If you want to contribute and add your language in the enhanced parsing list, or edit your language rules, please follow this guide.

Sample Output

Here are how the results of this module look like:

With enhanced parsing

Meeting Workbook Data

[
  {
    mwb_week_date: '2024/07/01',
    mwb_week_date_locale: 'JULY 1-7',
    mwb_weekly_bible_reading: 'PSALMS 57-59',
    mwb_song_first: 148,
    mwb_tgw_talk: 'Jehovah Frustrates Those Who Oppose His People',
    mwb_tgw_talk_title: '1. Jehovah Frustrates Those Who Oppose His People',
    mwb_tgw_gems_title: '2. Spiritual Gems',
    mwb_tgw_bread: 'Ps 59:1-17 (th study 12)',
    mwb_tgw_bread_title: '3. Bible Reading',
    mwb_ayf_count: 2,
    mwb_ayf_part1: 'Discussion. Play the VIDEO, and then discuss lmd lesson 7 points 1-2.',
    mwb_ayf_part1_time: 7,
    mwb_ayf_part1_type: 'Perseverance​—What Paul Did',
    mwb_ayf_part1_title: '4. Perseverance​—What Paul Did',
    mwb_ayf_part2: 'Discussion based on lmd lesson 7 points 3-5 and “See Also.”',
    mwb_ayf_part2_time: 8,
    mwb_ayf_part2_type: 'Perseverance​—Imitate Paul',
    mwb_ayf_part2_title: '5. Perseverance​—Imitate Paul',
    mwb_song_middle: 65,
    mwb_lc_count: 1,
    mwb_lc_part1: 'Local Needs',
    mwb_lc_part1_time: 15,
    mwb_lc_part1_title: '6. Local Needs',
    mwb_lc_cbs: 'bt chap. 12 ¶1-6, box on p. 96',
    mwb_lc_cbs_title: '7. Congregation Bible Study',
    mwb_song_conclude: 78
  },
	...
]

Watchtower Study Data

[
  {
    w_study_date: '2024/09/09',
    w_study_date_locale: 'Study Article 27: September 9-15, 2024',
    w_study_title: 'Be Courageous Like Zadok',
    w_study_opening_song: 73,
    w_study_concluding_song: 126
  },
	...
]

Without enhanced parsing

Meeting Workbook Data

[
  {
    mwb_week_date: '7月1-7日',
    mwb_weekly_bible_reading: '诗篇57－59篇',
    mwb_song_first: 148,
    mwb_tgw_talk: '1．耶和华不会让反对我们的人得逞 （10分钟）',
    mwb_tgw_gems_title: '2．经文宝石 （10分钟）',
    mwb_tgw_bread: '3．经文朗读 （4分钟）诗59:1-17（《教导》第12课）',
    mwb_ayf_count: 2,
    mwb_ayf_part1: '4．坚持不懈——保罗怎么做 （7分钟）节目包括讨论。先观看短片，然后讨论《爱心》第7课1-2点。',
    mwb_ayf_part2: '5．坚持不懈——向保罗学习 （8分钟）讨论《爱心》第7课3-5点以及“请看”。',
    mwb_song_middle: 65,
    mwb_lc_count: 1,
    mwb_lc_part1: '6．本地需要 （15分钟）',
    mwb_lc_cbs: '7．会众研经班 （30分钟）《作见证》第12章1-6段以及96页的附栏',
    mwb_song_conclude: 78
  },
	...
]

Watchtower Study Data

[
  {
    w_study_date: '研究班课文27：2024年9月9-15日',
    w_study_title: '效法撒督，显出勇气',
    w_study_opening_song: 73,
    w_study_concluding_song: 126
  },
	...
]