Build.py

"""
Python script to build a dissertaion based on Markdown / Pandoc

TODO: Options?
"""

import subprocess
import os

# --------------- CHANGE THESE TWO LINES -------------------------
OUTPUT_FILE = "Disso.pdf"

#If you Reame the Header file you will need to let the script know.
STU_HEADER_FILE = "Dissertation.md" #Students Header File

#ENTER ALL THE SOURCE FILES THAT YOU HAVE IN THE DISSERTAION HERE.
SOURCE_FILES = ["Introduction.md"]

#Are you using the Recommended Submodule Approach
SUBMODULE = True

#If you rename the Templates repository, Let the script know.
SUBMODULE_PATH="Template"
# --------------- END OF STUFF THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE -------------------------

def buildCommand():
    """Build the list that we send to pandoc"""
    HEADER_FILE = "Header.md"
    SUB_HEADER_FILE = "SubHeader.md"
    #Needed otherwise refs come on the same page
    FOOTER_FILE = "References.md" 
    # Pandoc Template         
    LATEX_TEMPLATE = "Template/disso.latex"

    if SUBMODULE:
        HEADER_FILE = os.path.join(SUBMODULE_PATH, SUB_HEADER_FILE)
        FOOTER_FILE = os.path.join(SUBMODULE_PATH, FOOTER_FILE)
        LATEX_TEMPLATE = os.path.join(SUBMODULE_PATH, LATEX_TEMPLATE)
        
    PANDOC_OPTS = ["--filter=pandoc-citeproc",
                   "--template={0}".format(LATEX_TEMPLATE),
                   "--top-level-division=chapter"]
    
    #Actually Build the list
    commandList = ["pandoc"]
    commandList.extend(PANDOC_OPTS) #Add the options
    commandList.append(STU_HEADER_FILE) #Students Headderfile
    commandList.append(HEADER_FILE) #Header File
    commandList.extend(SOURCE_FILES) #STUDENT source 
    commandList.append(FOOTER_FILE) #FOOTER FILE
    commandList.append("-o")
    commandList.append(OUTPUT_FILE)
    subprocess.run(commandList)

    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    #Build the damm thing
    buildCommand()