Build.py

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

TODO: Options?
"""

import subprocess


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

#ENTER ALL THE SOURCE FILES THAT YOU HAVE IN THE DISSERTAION HERE.
SOURCE_FILES = ["EG-Intro.md"]
# --------------- END OF STUFF THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE -------------------------





def buildCommand():
    """Build the list that we send to pandoc"""
    HEADER_FILE = "Dissertation.md"
    FOOTER_FILE = "References.md" #Needed otherwise refs come on the same page

    PANDOC_OPTS = ["--filter=pandoc-citeproc",
                   "--template=Template/disso.latex",
                   "--top-level-division=chapter"]
    
    #Actually Build the list
    commandList = ["pandoc"]
    commandList.extend(PANDOC_OPTS) #Add the options
    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)
    print (commandList)
    subprocess.run(commandList)

    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    #Build the damm thing
    buildCommand()
#    subprocess.run(["pandoc", HEADER_FILE, "EG-Intro.md", FOOTER_FILE, "-o", OUTPUT_FILE])