jinjatex 0.2

Template Syntax

The jinja template syntax is changed a little to not interference with latex commands:

((( This is a variable )))
((= This is a comment. =))
((* This is a block *))

((= Example =))
((* for value in somelist *))
    ((( value )))
((* endfor *))

Python Bindings

from jinjatex import Jinjatex

from textwrap import dedent

# Example 1: Compile string templates

template_string = dedent(r"""
    % Example Template
    \documentclass{article}

    \begin{document}
    Hi ((( name )))!

    The document will be compiled multiple times, until
    all references etc. are resolved, like this one: \ref{somelabel}

    \section{Somesection}
    \label{somelabel}

    Some more content.

    \end{document}
    """)

tex = Jinjatex()

# Return rendered template only
tex.render(template_string)
# Compile .tex and return content of .pdf, default engine is pdflatex
with open('result.pdf', 'wb') as file:
    file.write(tex.compile(template_string))


# Example 2: Jinja options and other tex compilers
# Assuming a template 'mytemplate.tex' exists in mypackage/tex_templates

from jinja2 import PackageLoader, StrictUndefined

tex = Jinjatex(tex_engine='xelatex',
               loader=PackageLoader('mypackage', 'tex_templates'),
               trim_blocks=True,
               undefined=StrictUndefined)

tex.render_template('mytemplate.tex')
with open('result.pdf', 'wb') as file:
    file.write(tex.compile_template('mytemplate.tex'))