anki-apkg-export

Universal module for generating decks for Anki.

Port of the Ruby gem https://github.com/albertzak/anki2

Install

$ npm install anki-apkg-export --save

Usage

server

const fs = require('fs');
const AnkiExport = require('anki-apkg-export').default;

const apkg = new AnkiExport('deck-name');

apkg.addMedia('anki.png', fs.readFileSync('anki.png'));

apkg.addCard('card #1 front', 'card #1 back');
apkg.addCard('card #2 front', 'card #2 back', { tags: ['nice', 'better card'] });
apkg.addCard('card #3 with image <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/repeat-space/anki-apkg-export/master/anki.png" />', 'card #3 back');

apkg
  .save()
  .then(zip => {
    fs.writeFileSync('./output.apkg', zip, 'binary');
    console.log(`Package has been generated: output.pkg`);
  })
  .catch(err => console.log(err.stack || err));

browser

Intended to be used with webpack

const webpack = require('webpack');

module.exports = {
  entry: './index.js',
  module: {
    loaders: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        loader: 'babel'
      },
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
      'process.env': {
        NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development')
      },
    })
  ],
  output: {
    path: __dirname,
    filename: 'bundle.js'
  }
};

Required loaders:

• script-loader

import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
import AnkiExport from 'anki-apkg-export';

const apkg = new AnkiExport('deck-name');

// could be a File from <input /> or a Blob from fetch
// take a look at the example folder for a complete overview
apkg.addMedia('anki.png', file);

apkg.addCard('card #1 front', 'card #1 back');
apkg.addCard('card #2 front', 'card #2 back', { tags: ['nice', 'better card'] });
apkg.addCard('card #3 with image <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/repeat-space/anki-apkg-export/master/anki.png" />', 'card #3 back');

apkg
  .save()
  .then(zip => {
    saveAs(zip, 'output.apkg');
  })
  .catch(err => console.log(err.stack || err));

Examples

• server from above
• browser from above
• browser usage with media attachments via ajax
• browser usage with media attachments via

Changelog

• v4.0.0 - expose template variables (frontside, backside and css)
• v3.1.0 - make setting APP_ENV optional
• v3.0.0 - add tags, ES6 refactor (breaking)
• v2.0.0 - add media support, update jszip dependency (breaking)
• v1.0.0 - initial rewrite

Tips

• issue#25 - Dealing with sql.js memory limits

Related

• apkg format documentation
• anki-apkg-export-cli - CLI for this module
• anki-apkg-export-app - Simple web app to generate cards online

License

MIT © ewnd9