https://github.com/red-rapious/lobstex

A mini LaTeX clone prototype in Rust.
https://github.com/red-rapious/lobstex

latex pdf-generation rust

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A mini LaTeX clone prototype in Rust.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/red-rapious/lobstex
• Owner: Red-Rapious
• Created: 2024-05-03T18:43:18.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-07T07:40:14.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-12T18:28:24.930Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: latex, pdf-generation, rust
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 6.64 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# LobsTeX

A mini LaTeX clone prototype in Rust.

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## Compilation and usage

To build the project, launch at the root of the repository:

```bash

cargo build

```

You can launch LobsTeX using

```bash

./target/debug/lobstex demo.lob

```

to compile any LobsTeX file to a PDF.

Alternatively, you can do:

```bash

cargo run demo.lob

```

which builds and executes LobsTeX.

## How it works

This project is build in Rust. A simili-LaTeX file is lexed and parsed using [`lalrpop`](https://github.com/lalrpop/lalrpop) to build a simple AST. This AST is then rendered into a PDF using - for now - the [`genpdf`](https://github.com/dabega/genpdf-rs) crate. I might transition from the high-level `genpdf` crate towards the lower-level `printpdf` crate to add more features, such as justified alignment.

## TODO

- Page numbers

- Margin handling

- Bold, italic text