Now generates customized PDFs

.gitignore

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ __pycache__/
 *.pdf
 
 instance/
-outputs
+
+outputs/
+temp/
 
 .pytest_cache/
 .coverage

flaskr/__init__.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from flask import (
 import subprocess
 import time
 
-from writing import writing_blueprint
+import writing
 from latty import generate
 
 def create_app(test_config=None):
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
         return send_from_directory(download, unique + ".pdf", as_attachment=True)
 
     app.register_blueprint(
-        writing_blueprint,
+        writing.writing_blueprint,
         #url_prefix='/writing',
     )
 

latty.py

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 import os
 import subprocess
-from dataclasses import dataClass
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from flask import send_from_directory
 
 
 # latex /home/sage/Documents/latex/coverLetter/temp.tex'
 # dvipdf /home/sage/Documents/latex/coverLetter/temp.dvi ~/Documents/SageVaillancourt_CoverLetter.pdf'
 # rm -r /home/sage/Documents/latex/coverLetter/temp*'
-# cp "$HOME/Documents/SageVaillancourt_CoverLetter.pdf" "$HOME/Documents/CoverLetters/.pdf"'
-# qpdfview $HOME/Documents/SageVaillancourt_CoverLetter.pdf'
 
 @dataclass
 class CLData():
@@ -21,9 +21,30 @@ class CLData():
     closingtext: str
     body: str
 
-def generate(unique):
+def define(file, name, data, whitespace=""):
-    template_dir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd()) + '/undercover/writing_templates'
+    file.write("\\def \\" + name + "{" + data + whitespace + "}\n")
-    base_tex = template_dir + '/base.tex'
+
+def generate(data: CLData, unique):
+    proj_dir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd()) + '/undercover/'
+    template_dir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd()) + '/undercover/temp/'
+    unique_file = template_dir + unique + ".tex"
+    f = open(unique_file, "w")
+    define(f, "username", data.username)
+    define(f, "thecompany", data.company)
+    define(f, "jobandpronoun", data.jobandpronoun, " ")
+    define(f, "skilltypes", data.skilltypes)
+    define(f, "myskills", data.myskills, " ")
+    define(f, "closingtext", data.closingtext)
+    define(f, "body", data.body)
+    f.write(open(proj_dir + "/writing_templates/base.tex", "r").read())
+    f.close()
+
+    base_tex = template_dir + unique + ".tex"
     com = "pdflatex -jobname=outputs/" + unique + " " + base_tex
+    print("COM: '" + com + "'")
     subprocess.run(['bash', '-c', com])
-    return base_tex
+
+    root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd())
+    download = root_dir + '/undercover/outputs/'
+
+    return send_from_directory(download, unique + ".pdf", as_attachment=True)

writing.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from flask import (Blueprint, render_template, request)
 from wtforms import Form, BooleanField, StringField, TextAreaField, validators
 
+from latty import (CLData, generate)
+
 
 writing_blueprint = Blueprint('writing', __name__,)
 
@@ -60,17 +62,29 @@ class CLForm(Form):
         Thank you for your consideration."""
     )
 
+def get_unique():
+    return "get_unique"
+
 @writing_blueprint.route('/', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
 def index():
     form = CLForm(request.form)
     if request.method == 'POST' and form.validate():
-        username = form.username.data
+        data = CLData(
-        return 'Thank ' + username
+            username=form.username.data,
+            company=form.company.data,
+            jobandpronoun=form.jobandpronoun.data,
+            skilltypes=form.skilltypes.data,
+            myskills=form.myskills.data,
+            closingtext=form.closingtext.data,
+            body=form.body.data,
+        )
+        return generate(data, get_unique())
+        #return send_from_directory(download, unique + ".pdf", as_attachment=True)
 
     for define in default_defines:
         print("\\def \\" + define[0] + " {xxx}")
     return render_template('writing.html',
         form=form,
-        unique="abcdef",
+        unique=get_unique(),
         defines=default_defines
     )

writing_templates/base.tex

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 
-\def \username {Sage Vaillancourt}
+%\def \username {Sage Vaillancourt}
-\def \thecompany {BananCorp}
+%\def \thecompany {BananCorp}
-\def \jobandpronoun {PusherBoy }
+%\def \jobandpronoun {PusherBoy }
-\def \skilltypes {broad, practical }
+%\def \skilltypes {broad, practical }
-\def \myskills {software design principles }
+%\def \myskills {software design principles }
-\def \closingtext {I am looking forward to hearing from you}
+%\def \closingtext {I am looking forward to hearing from you}
 
-\def \body {
+%\def \body {
-    My name is \username.  I would like to work as \jobandpronoun with your
+%    My name is \username.  I would like to work as \jobandpronoun with your
-    company.  I think my knowledge of \myskills will contribute well to your
+%    company.  I think my knowledge of \myskills will contribute well to your
-    team.
+%    team.
-
+%
-    I am passionate about my work, and think we would work well together.
+%    I am passionate about my work, and think we would work well together.
-
+%
-    Thank you for your consideration.
+%    Thank you for your consideration.
-
+%
-}
+%}
 
 \documentclass[12pt]{letter}
 \signature{\username}