https://github.com/adelq/flask-latex

LaTeX as a Service in Python/Flask
https://github.com/adelq/flask-latex

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LaTeX as a Service in Python/Flask

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/adelq/flask-latex
• Owner: adelq
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2014-09-13T04:58:18.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-12-10T02:48:39.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-05T18:48:21.466Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 18.6 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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LaTeX as a Service

==================

*Render LaTeX files on the web into PDF!*

This LaTeX rendering service is used to run [ViewTex](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/viewtex/hndddfcnkkjfkjmhnofcalgjheifajac),

previously known as [Chrome LaTeX](https://github.com/pbjr23/chrome-latex), ChromeTeX, or TeXChrome.

The production service is now defunct due to server costs, but this app server

works just as well as it did in 2014 when written originally.

## Installation

This is a simple [Flask](http://flask.pocoo.org/) web application. To install, you must have Python,

git, and pip installed. It is recommended to install these dependencies inside a

virtualenv.

```

pip install -r requirements.txt

python run.py

```

However, for the application to run as intended, you must install the TeX suite

of applications, preferably with `texlive-full` in order to render as many

documents as fully as possible. Without the full package, you may encounter

difficulties rendering documents with obscure packages, citation styles, fonts,

etc.

## Usage

`flask-latex` has a single simple endpoint to render the LaTeX file at the

provided URL and returns a PDF.

**URL:** `/`

**Method:** `GET`

**Success Response:** HTTP Status Code 200, mimetype `application/pdf`

**Sample Call**

```

wget http://localhost:5000/http://www.shivkumar.org/research/papers/erica/newerica6.tex

```

TODO

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* Allow for configurable number of compiles