mcfreddie777 / latexjs

Node.js wrapper for LaTeX

LaTeXJS

LaTeX Boilerplate with script written in Node.js for cross-platform compiling single / multiple LaTeX files.

Prerequirements

• Node.js
• LaTeX compiler
• LaTeX packages
  • For compiling file examples/algorithms.tex - algorithmicx
  • For compiling file examples/hyperlinks.tex - hyperref

Usage

Installation

Please install all package dependencies by using following command

npm install

How to use this package?

1. Create any valid LaTeX (.tex) file in src directory (or in subdirectories).

2. After you're done, you can compile by using one of following scripts.

   1. For compiling all documents present in src directory, use:

      npm run compile:all

   2. If you wish to compile single file only, specify the --file flag with relative path in src directory, e.g.:

      npm run compile -- --file document.tex

Command Line Options

• --clean
  • If provided, the script will clean the output directory (remove all files in out, so use it carefully)
• --file
  • This option is used when specifying relative path to a single file
• --all
  • If specified, script will compile all .tex files in src directory (or in any subdirectory).
• --inputs
  • Importing assets should contain URL relative to the working directory. If you wish to specify more relative paths, use this option.
  • Supported values: multiple string URLs, separated by comma.
  • E.g. --inputs src/examples/assets/img,src/examples/templates