Recommended to consider supporting epub file import #1773

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Originally created by @yoyomule on GitHub (Jun 29, 2020).

Hello, it is recommended that bookstack can support epub file import, so that can quickly import a large number of existing resources. I know there is an open source solution https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js, the author sees if they can consider integration. In addition, it is even better if the import of docx files is also supported.
Thanks.

Originally created by @yoyomule on GitHub (Jun 29, 2020). Hello, it is recommended that bookstack can support epub file import, so that can quickly import a large number of existing resources. I know there is an open source solution https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js, the author sees if they can consider integration. In addition, it is even better if the import of docx files is also supported. Thanks.
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@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020):

Hi @yoyomule,
I general won't look to support importing of different formats, like epub or docx, within the core project due to the complexities and side-effects involved but we will continue to work on the API to allow import scripts to be created in the future.

In regards to the library linked to, I generally will try to stay away from having file "viewers" in BookStack since it discourages the actual content being inserted as normal documentation content, instead leaving it embedded in a more complex attached format that's much harder to parse out.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020): Hi @yoyomule, I general won't look to support importing of different formats, like epub or docx, within the core project due to the complexities and side-effects involved but we will continue to work on the API to allow import scripts to be created in the future. In regards to the library linked to, I generally will try to stay away from having file "viewers" in BookStack since it discourages the actual content being inserted as normal documentation content, instead leaving it embedded in a more complex attached format that's much harder to parse out.
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