The Manifest File

Example Manifest File

Each app has a manifest.json file, for example, the one for kchess is:

{
  "minVersion": 1,
  "manifestVersion": 2,
  "appVersion": "v0.1.0",
  "waf": false,
  "id": "com.bluebotlaboratories.kchess",
  "name": "KChess",
  "author": "Bluebotlaboratories",
  "description": "Chess on a Kindle!",
  "repo": "https://github.com/Bluebotlaboratories/KWebBrew",
  "icon": "icon.jpg",
  "entrypoint": "index.html"
}

Key Explanation

Here's a quick explanation of what everything does:

Key	Description
minVersion	The minimum KWebBrew version required to run
manifestVerion	The version of the manifest
appVersion	The version string of the app, it can be anything but it is recommended that you stick to the semver standard
waf	RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE - Setting to true will cause the app to not run
id	The app's identifier (MUST MATCH FOLDERNAME, BE LOWERCASE and in that format)
name	The display name of the app
author	The author of the app
description	A short description of the app
repo	A link to the repository or mobileread thread
icon	The name of the icon file in the app's directory
entrypoint	The name of the main app file in the app's directory

Version Info

The current latest KWebBrew version number (for minVersion) is: 2
For historic reference, previous minimum version numbers were:

Version Number	KWebBrew Version
1	v1.0.0
2	v1.1.0

The current latest manifest version number (for manifestVersion) is: 2
For historic reference, previous manifest version numbers were:

Version Number	KWebBrew Version
1	v1.0.0
2	v1.1.0

Manifest changelog

2

• Added WAF key (MUST BE FALSE TO APPEAR ON KWEBBREW)
• Added version keys
• Added id key