LRF
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 10
23 20 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 73 68 65 6C 6C 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 65
The BroadBand eBook (BBeB) format, commonly identified by the LRF extension, is a proprietary file type developed by Sony for use with its portable Reader devices. It serves as a container for digital publications, employing a fixed-layout structure to maintain consistent formatting across specific hardware screens. As a legacy format that was superseded by the EPUB standard in 2009, it is rarely used today and usually requires conversion for viewing on contemporary devices.
Validation Code
How to validate .lrf files in Python
Python
def is_lrf(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""
Check if file is a valid LRF by magic bytes.
Signature offset: 10 bytes
"""
signature = bytes([0x23, 0x20, 0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x61, 0x20, 0x73, 0x68, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x20, 0x61, 0x72, 0x63, 0x68, 0x69, 0x76, 0x65])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
f.seek(10)
return f.read(25) == signature
How to validate .lrf files in Node.js
Node.js
function isLRF(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
// Signature offset: 10 bytes
const signature = Buffer.from([0x23, 0x20, 0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x61, 0x20, 0x73, 0x68, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x20, 0x61, 0x72, 0x63, 0x68, 0x69, 0x76, 0x65]);
if (buffer.length < 35) return false;
return buffer.subarray(10, 35).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsLRF(data []byte) bool {
// Signature offset: 10 bytes
signature := []byte{0x23, 0x20, 0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x61, 0x20, 0x73, 0x68, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x20, 0x61, 0x72, 0x63, 0x68, 0x69, 0x76, 0x65}
if len(data) < 35 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[10:35], signature)
}
API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/lrf
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/lrf