From 0f549a56e43b939b9470b6d9622605c08a77e3ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JB <jb-apps@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:58:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Improve EPUB loading status messaging and error
 handling

---
 abogen/web/templates/reader_embed.html | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/abogen/web/templates/reader_embed.html b/abogen/web/templates/reader_embed.html
index effd268..91c7adf 100644
--- a/abogen/web/templates/reader_embed.html
+++ b/abogen/web/templates/reader_embed.html
@@ -811,8 +811,28 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      setStatus('Fetching EPUB…');
+      book = window.ePub({
+        replacements: 'view',
+        requestCredentials: 'same-origin',
+      });
+
+      const preloadTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        setStatus('Still fetching EPUB… this may take a moment for large books.');
+      }, 4000);
+
+      try {
+        await book.open(epubUrl, 'epub');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch EPUB payload', error);
+        clearTimeout(preloadTimeout);
+        setStatus('Unable to fetch the EPUB asset for this job.');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      clearTimeout(preloadTimeout);
       setStatus('Loading book…');
-      book = window.ePub(epubUrl, { openAs: 'epub' });
+
       rendition = book.renderTo('reader-view', {
         flow: 'scrolled-doc',
         width: '100%',
@@ -821,6 +841,11 @@
         allowScriptedContent: false,
       });
 
+      book.on('book:loadFailed', (error) => {
+        console.error('EPUB engine reported a load failure', error);
+        setStatus('EPUB content could not be loaded.');
+      });
+
       registerRenditionHooks();
 
       let navigation = null;