texforge 0.1.1

TexForge - Forge perfect LaTeX papers with automated compilation, validation, and maintenance

TexForge - Forge Perfect LaTeX Papers

Automated LaTeX paper compilation, validation, and maintenance

Forge your research with precision and ease:

• Modern CLI Tool: Simple texforge command for all operations
• Smart Compilation: LaTeX to PDF with error detection and auto-cleanup
• Project Templates: Physical Review A/L, generic article templates
• Validation: Compilation, references, citations, TODOs
• Notifications: Slack, Telegram, Discord, ntfy.sh (no config file needed!)
• Python API: Use as a library in your own scripts

📑 Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Use Cases
• Documentation
• Contributing
• Support & Troubleshooting
• License

🚀 Quick Start

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/Jue-Xu/LaTex-paper-automation.git
cd LaTex-paper-automation
pip install -e .

# Create a new paper project
texforge init quantum-dynamics --template pra

# Write your paper
cd projects/quantum-dynamics
mv template.tex main.tex
# ... edit main.tex, add references.bib ...

# Compile to PDF
texforge compile

# Send notification (no config needed!)
export SLACK_WEBHOOK="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
texforge notify --slack "Paper compiled successfully!"

That's it! You're ready to forge perfect LaTeX papers.

📋 Features

🔨 Core Tools

1. texforge compile - Compile LaTeX to PDF with smart error detection

   • Auto-detects main.tex in current directory
   • Handles bibliography with bibtex
   • Cleans auxiliary files by default
   • Distinguishes warnings from actual errors

2. texforge init - Initialize new paper projects

   • Physical Review A/L templates (revtex4-2)
   • Generic article template
   • Creates complete project structure

3. texforge validate - Quality validation

   • Compilation check
   • Reference validation
   • Citation check
   • TODO detection

4. texforge maintain - Automated paper maintenance

   • Scheduled checks
   • Git integration
   • Configurable validation rules

5. texforge notify - Flexible notifications

   • Works without config files!
   • Environment variable support
   • Multiple channels: Slack, Telegram, Discord, ntfy.sh

🎯 Key Benefits

• Zero Configuration Start: Send notifications using environment variables
• Smart Error Detection: Distinguishes LaTeX warnings from real errors
• Clean API: Use as CLI tool or Python library
• Professional Templates: Journal-ready LaTeX templates
• Git Integration: Auto-commit with detailed messages
• Flexible Notifications: Config file, environment vars, or direct credentials

💻 Usage

Command-Line Interface

# Compile LaTeX to PDF
texforge compile                             # Auto-detects main.tex
texforge compile paper.tex                   # Compile specific file
texforge compile --no-clean                  # Keep auxiliary files

# Initialize new paper project
texforge init my-paper --template pra        # Physical Review A
texforge init my-paper --template prl        # Physical Review Letters
texforge init my-paper --template generic    # Generic article

# Validate paper quality
texforge validate                            # Validate current directory
texforge validate -c config.yaml            # With configuration

# Run automated maintenance
texforge maintain -c .paper-config.yaml -v   # Verbose output

# Send notifications (works without config file!)
export SLACK_WEBHOOK="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
texforge notify --slack "Build complete"

texforge notify --ntfy --ntfy-topic "my-paper" "Done!"

# Get help
texforge --help
texforge compile --help

📚 For complete CLI documentation, see CLI_GUIDE.md

Python API

Use TexForge as a library in your own scripts:

from texforge import PDFCompiler, PaperMaintenanceConfig, NotificationManager

# Compile a paper
config = PaperMaintenanceConfig.load("config.yaml")
compiler = PDFCompiler(config)
result = compiler.compile()

if result.success:
    print(f"✓ PDF generated: {result.pdf_path}")
else:
    print(f"✗ Compilation failed: {result.errors}")

# Send notification
notifier = NotificationManager(config)
notifier.send_notification(
    subject="Build Complete",
    body="PDF generated successfully",
    channels=["slack", "ntfy"]
)

Available Templates

• pra - Physical Review A (two-column, revtex4-2)
• prl - Physical Review Letters (two-column, revtex4-2)
• generic - Generic article (single-column, article class)

🔧 Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.8+ with pip
• LaTeX distribution (TeX Live, MiKTeX, etc.)
• Git (for project management)

Install TexForge

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/Jue-Xu/LaTex-paper-automation.git
cd LaTex-paper-automation

# Install in editable mode (recommended for development)
pip install -e .

# Or install from PyPI (when published)
pip install texforge

This installs:

• texforge command-line tool
• Python package for programmatic use
• All dependencies (requests, numpy, matplotlib, pyyaml)

Verify Installation

# Check version
texforge --version

# Get help
texforge --help

# Test compilation (requires LaTeX)
texforge init test-paper
cd projects/test-paper
mv template.tex main.tex
texforge compile

📖 Workflow Example

Here's a complete workflow from project creation to notification:

# 1. Create new paper project
texforge init quantum-entanglement --template pra
cd projects/quantum-entanglement

# 2. Rename template and edit
mv template.tex main.tex
# ... edit main.tex, add content, references.bib ...

# 3. Compile with bibliography
texforge compile

# 4. Validate quality
texforge validate

# 5. Setup automated maintenance (optional)
# Edit .paper-config.yaml to configure checks
texforge maintain -c .paper-config.yaml -v

# 6. Send completion notification
export SLACK_WEBHOOK="your-webhook-url"
texforge notify --slack "Paper quantum-entanglement compiled successfully!"

Advanced Features

# Compile with custom configuration
texforge compile -c custom-config.yaml paper.tex

# Keep auxiliary files for debugging
texforge compile --no-clean

# Setup macros file
texforge compile --setup-macros

# Get macro suggestions
texforge compile --suggest-macros

# Multiple notification channels
texforge notify --subject "Build Complete" \
  --slack --telegram --ntfy \
  "All checks passed!"

⚙️ Configuration

TexForge uses YAML configuration files. Each project gets a .paper-config.yaml:

# Paper Settings
paper_directory: /path/to/paper
main_tex_file: main.tex
target_journal: Physical Review A

# Schedule
schedule:
  run_interval_hours: 6
  quiet_hours_start: "23:00"
  quiet_hours_end: "07:00"

# Checks to Run
checks:
  compile_check: true
  citation_check: true
  math_check: true
  consistency_check: false

# Git Integration
git:
  remote: "origin"
  branch: "main"
  commit_prefix: "paper: "
  auto_push: false

# Notifications (optional - can use env vars instead)
notifications:
  slack:
    enabled: true
    webhook_url: ""  # or use SLACK_WEBHOOK env var
  ntfy:
    enabled: true
    topic: "my-paper-updates"  # or use NTFY_TOPIC env var

Notification Setup

No config file needed! Use environment variables:

# Slack
export SLACK_WEBHOOK="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
texforge notify --slack "Message"

# ntfy.sh (recommended - no signup!)
export NTFY_TOPIC="my-paper-updates"
texforge notify --ntfy "Message"

# Telegram
export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="your-token"
export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="your-chat-id"
texforge notify --telegram "Message"

# Discord
export DISCORD_WEBHOOK="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."
texforge notify --discord "Message"

Or use direct credentials:

texforge notify --slack-webhook "https://..." "Message"
texforge notify --ntfy-topic "my-topic" "Message"

🎯 Use Cases

Research Paper Development

Write your paper in LaTeX with automatic compilation and quality checks:

texforge init research-paper --template pra
cd projects/research-paper
# ... edit main.tex ...
texforge compile && texforge notify --slack "Draft ready for review!"

Collaborative Writing

Integrate with Git hooks for automatic validation:

# .git/hooks/pre-commit
#!/bin/bash
texforge compile || exit 1
texforge validate || exit 1

Automated Paper Maintenance

Schedule regular checks with cron:

# Run every 6 hours
0 */6 * * * cd ~/papers/my-paper && texforge maintain -c .paper-config.yaml

CI/CD Integration

Use in GitHub Actions or other CI systems:

# .github/workflows/latex.yml
- name: Compile LaTeX
  run: |
    pip install texforge
    texforge compile main.tex

📚 Documentation

• CLI_GUIDE.md - Complete command-line reference

  • All commands with examples
  • Configuration options
  • Troubleshooting
  • Tips and best practices

• Additional docs in docs/:

  • Notification setup guides
  • Deployment checklists
  • Contributing guidelines

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

Development setup:

git clone https://github.com/Jue-Xu/LaTex-paper-automation.git
cd LaTex-paper-automation
pip install -e ".[dev]"  # Install with dev dependencies

📞 Support

Need help?

• CLI_GUIDE.md - Complete troubleshooting section
• GitHub Issues - Report bugs or request features
• GitHub Discussions - Ask questions

Quick diagnostics:

# Check installation
texforge --version
pip list | grep texforge

# Test compilation
texforge init test && cd projects/test
mv template.tex main.tex
texforge compile

# Test notifications
export SLACK_WEBHOOK="your-webhook"
texforge notify --slack "Test message"

📝 License

GNU General Public License v3.0 - see LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code by Anthropic. Inspired by the needs of researchers who want to focus on science, not LaTeX debugging.

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