Latex Generator

A C++ library designed to generate LaTeX documents programmatically. This library allows the user to create LaTeX documents with various sections, subsections, tables, and more. It also supports adding a table of contents, page breaks, and libraries.

Features

• Create Sections: Add sections, subsections, and subsubsections to your LaTeX document.
• Add Text: Insert plain text into the document.
• Add Table of Contents (TOC): Automatically generate a table of contents.
• Insert Tables: Add tables with customizable formatting and content.
• Add Libraries: Include additional LaTeX packages to your document.
• Save the LaTeX file: Save the generated LaTeX code into a .tex file.

Requirements

• C++17 or higher.
• A LaTeX installation (e.g., TeX Live, MiKTeX) to compile the generated .tex files.

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source code.

2. Compile the project using a C++11-compliant compiler. For example, if using g++:

   g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp -o latex_generator

3. Run the generated executable.

Usage

Command Line Arguments

• path: The path to the input file containing the document metadata and content.
• The input file should contain the document's title, author, and date on the first line, separated by semicolons (;).
• The content of the document follows, where:
  • Lines starting with #, ##, or ### are interpreted as section, subsection, and subsubsection headers respectively.
  • Lines starting with @TOC will generate a table of contents.
  • Any other lines are treated as plain text.

Example Input File

My Document Title; Author Name; 2024-12-07

@TOC

# Section 1

Some text.

## Subsection 1.1

Things.

### Subsubsection 1.1.1

More things.

# Section 2

Another section.

The output will look like this:

\documentclass{article}

\title{My Document Title}
\author{Author Name}
\date{2024-12-07}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\pagebreak

\section{Section 1}
Some text.

\subsection{Subsection 1.1}
Things.

\subsubsection{Subsubsection 1.1.1}
More things.

\section{Section 2}
Another section.
\end{document}

TO-DO

• Add table from the file reader
• Modify the output file name from the command line
• Read .doc files