RusTeX

A library to make simple auto-generated LaTeX files in Rust.

• Quick Start
• Documentation
• Implemented Features
• Example

Quick start

To use RusTeX, add the crate to your Cargo.toml.

[dependencies]
rustex = "0.1.0"

Documentation

The documentation is accessible here.

Implemented Features

Components

• Package
• Command
• Chapter
• Section
• Enumerate
• Table
• Figure
• Text
• Label
• PageBreak

Formatting

• Markdown bold (**bold**)
• Markdown italic (_italic_)
• Color text (#blue{text})

Example

A full example with the resulting PDF file is accessible in the example folder.

1. Start by creating a base Document

   const DOCUMENT_NAME: &str = "generated_tex/main.tex";
   const DOCUMENT_CLASS: ClassType = ClassType::Report;
   const FONT_SIZE: &str = "12pt";
   
   let doc_file: File = File::create(DOCUMENT_NAME).unwrap();
   
   let doc_class: DocumentClass = DocumentClass::new(
       DOCUMENT_CLASS,
       vec![FONT_SIZE]
   );
   
   let mut doc: Document = Document::new(doc_file, doc_class);
   

2. Add some Packages

   let packages = vec![
       Package::new(
           "babel",
           vec!["english"]
       ),
       Package::new(
           "geometry",
           vec!["margin=2.5cm"]
       ),
       Package::new(
           "fontenc",
           vec!["T1"]
       )
   ];
   
   doc.add_packages(packages);
   

3. Add some global Commands

   let commands = vec![
       Command::new(r"\title{Title}"),
       Command::new(r"\author{Author}"),
       Command::new(r"\date{YYYY / MM / DD}"),
       Command::new(r"\setlength{\tabcolsep}{18pt}")
   ];
   
   doc.add_global_commands(commands);
   

4. Then you can add different Items

   • Any Item can be added to a Document

   • Any Item can be added to a Container

   • A Container is an Item, so they can be nested

   • Items are displayed by order that they have been added

     let mut section_1: Section = Section::new(
         "Section",             // Section name
         SectionType::Section,  // Section type
         true,                  // Display section number
         "sec_1"                // Label
     );
     
     let paragraph_1 = Text::new(
         "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, **consectetur** adipiscing elit. Integer congue nisi condimentum
         lacus vulputate cursus. _Curabitur_ bibendum orci ac nibh vestibulum ultrices. Aenean pulvinar
         mattis lectus, sed vehicula leo pellentesque eget. Sed sed quam sit amet nulla lacinia mollis.
         Maecenas dignissim, augue quis suscipit pellentesque, ipsum turpis facilisis eros, eu aliquam
         erat massa sit amet ex."
     );
     
     section_1.add_item(paragraph_1);
     doc.add_item(section_1);