article-cli 1.0.0

CLI tool for managing LaTeX articles with git integration and Zotero bibliography

Article CLI

A command-line tool for managing LaTeX articles with git integration and Zotero bibliography synchronization.

Features

• Git Release Management: Create, list, and delete releases with gitinfo2 support
• Zotero Integration: Synchronize bibliography from Zotero with robust pagination and error handling
• LaTeX Build Management: Clean build files and manage LaTeX compilation artifacts
• Git Hooks Setup: Automated setup of git hooks for gitinfo2 integration
• Local Configuration: Support for project-specific configuration files

Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

pip install article-cli

From Source

git clone https://github.com/feelpp/article.cli.git
cd article.cli
pip install -e .

Quick Start

1. Setup git hooks (run once per repository):

   article-cli setup
   

2. Configure Zotero credentials (one-time setup):

   export ZOTERO_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
   export ZOTERO_GROUP_ID="your_group_id"  # or ZOTERO_USER_ID
   

3. Update bibliography from Zotero:

   article-cli update-bibtex
   

4. Create a release:

   article-cli create v1.0.0
   

Configuration

Environment Variables

• ZOTERO_API_KEY: Your Zotero API key (required for bibliography updates)
• ZOTERO_USER_ID: Your Zotero user ID (alternative to group ID)
• ZOTERO_GROUP_ID: Your Zotero group ID (alternative to user ID)

Local Configuration File

Create a .article-cli.toml file in your project root for project-specific settings:

[zotero]
api_key = "your_api_key_here"
group_id = "6219333"
# user_id = "your_user_id"  # alternative to group_id
output_file = "references.bib"

[git]
auto_push = true
default_branch = "main"

[latex]
clean_extensions = [".aux", ".bbl", ".blg", ".log", ".out", ".synctex.gz"]

Usage

Git Release Management

# Create a new release
article-cli create v1.2.3

# List recent releases
article-cli list --count 10

# Delete a release
article-cli delete v1.2.3

Bibliography Management

# Update bibliography from Zotero
article-cli update-bibtex

# Specify custom output file
article-cli update-bibtex --output my-refs.bib

# Skip backup creation
article-cli update-bibtex --no-backup

Project Setup

# Setup git hooks for gitinfo2
article-cli setup

# Clean LaTeX build files
article-cli clean

Advanced Usage

# Override configuration via command line
article-cli update-bibtex --api-key YOUR_KEY --group-id YOUR_GROUP

# Specify custom configuration file
article-cli --config custom-config.toml update-bibtex

Version Format

Release versions must follow the semantic versioning format:

• vX.Y.Z for stable releases (e.g., v1.2.3)
• vX.Y.Z-pre.N for pre-releases (e.g., v1.2.3-pre.1)

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Git repository with gitinfo2 package (for LaTeX integration)
• Zotero account with API access (for bibliography features)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Git release management
• Zotero bibliography synchronization
• LaTeX build file cleanup
• Configuration file support