Web Publication Experiments

The experiments folder lists various initiatives (example files, books, publications, etc.) that have been undertaken by the Working Group as part of the development of the Web Publications specification. These experiments, by their nature, may become obsolete as the final specification evolves, but are retained here nevertheless.

Proofs of Concept

Web Publications

• Embedded Manifest — Demonstrates an example of a Web Publication with its manifest embedded in a script tag in the entry page header.
• HTML with JSON-LD - No Manifest — An alternative to the Web Publication manifest, this example demonstrates a basic HTML page with only schema.org metadata.
• Linked Manifest — Demonstrates a Web Publiction where the manifest is stored in a separate JSON file and linked to from the entry page.
• Minimal and Full Manifest — Demonstrates both the bare minimal set of manifest metadata required by the Web Publication manifest and a more expansive record.

Audiobooks

• Basic Audiobook — Demonstrates the basic structure and metadata of the Web Publication audiobook format.

Processing Tools

• Canonical Manifest Generator — Demonstrates how to compile a canonical manifest from a Web Publication's manifest and entry page (source hosted in a separate repository). This tool can also be tested live.
• Table of Contents Generator — Demonstrates how an HTML nav can be processed by user agents to extract the table of contents. This tool can also be tested live.