generator-latex-template
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Generates a latex template to be used as start for writing scientific works (papers, articles, theses)
Generates latex templates (e.g., for thesis, workshops, conferences, IEEEtran, LNCS, ...) out of "micro-templates"
There are many latex templates out there.
All of them make use of certain packages such as hyperref, listings, or minted.
The packages have to be a) included in the .tex file somehow and b) configured.
Moreover, some packages offer interfaces (such as new commands or new environments) to users.
Minimal examples help to understand how a package works.
The aim of the repository is to provide for each common latex package
and a generation into templates:
--shell-escape and not.One has to install Node.js version 18 (or later) to get this generator running. For simple installation, just head to https://nodejs.org/ and follow the installation instructions.
One can start using the generator directly using the node execution wrapper npx:
npx -p yo -p generator-latex-template -c 'yo latex-template'
In case one wants to have the generator installed permanently (or npx does work as expected), one can install generator-latex-template using following command:
npm install -g generator-latex-template
Then, one can invoke the generator as follows:
yo latex-template
⚠️ The template generator overwrites main.tex on each run. This will destroy your work. ⚠️
You can use the magic of git to prevent that:
After repository initialization:
git commit to save your workgit checkout -b template - to create a branch with initial template (required for updating)git checkout main switch back to your thesisWork on the main branch
In case an update comes in, update the template branch
git checkout template - switch to the template branchyo latex-template - generate new templategit commit - save the new templategit checkout main - switch to your workgit merge template - merge in the template changesIn the long run, the contents of the paper.tex (and similar) files in repositories of the latextemplates organization should be generated automatically.
__tests__/app.jsnpx jestnpx npm-update-all. See FreeCodeCamp for more details.npx npm-check-updates -u. [Source]package-lock.json only: npm i --package-lock-onlyCannot find module 'yeoman-generator', please update the npm dependencies.
That error occurred when using version 4.13.0 and 5.4.2 was available.chmod g+rwx /root /root/.config /root/.config/configstoreact --rm --platform ubuntu-latest=fwilhe2/act-runner:latest -W .github/workflows/check-ieee-conference-a4-pdflatex-bibtex-2023-true.ymlDEPP (see above) or execute following steps:
npx with --generatereitzig (in a clean directory)pdflatex{repository-root}/generate-texlivefile.shTexlivefile to the root of the {repository-root}/generators/app/templatesTexlivefile as requirednpx ejs-lint main.en.texgh run list -L 100 --json databaseId -s queued -R latextemplates/generator-latex-template | jq -r '.[] | .databaseId' | awk '{gsub(/\\r\\n/,RS)} 1' | while read -r run_id; do gh run cancel "$run_id" -R latextemplates/generator-latex-template || true; donegh run list -L 100 --json databaseId -s in_progress -R latextemplates/generator-latex-template | jq -r '.[] | .databaseId' | awk '{gsub(/\\r\\n/,RS)} 1' | while read -r run_id; do gh run cancel "$run_id" -R latextemplates/generator-latex-template || true; donescripts/spread-updates.shdot.aspell.en.pws: cat dot.aspell.en.pws | (sed -u 1q; sort) | sponge dot.aspell.en.pws overleaf=no - and (nearly) all possible combinations.*-refined repositories test with overleaf=true - and only the typical settings for the template.refine-ltg is the development branch for the template generator; only a small set of workflows enabled there due to load during testing.update-ltg is the development branch at each *-refined template.npx yo <path-to-git-repository>/generators/app/index.js. Background: Starting from 5.0.0 on, one needs to specify the full path to index.js.npx yo c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\index.jsParameters can be set using command line
npx yo /tmp/repo/generators/app/index.js --documentclass=lncs --papersize=a4 --latexcompiler=pdflatex --bibtextool=bibtex --texlive=2024 --docker=false --lang=en --font=default --listings=listings --enquotes=csquotes --tweakouterquote=babel --todo=pdfcomment --examples=true --howtotext=trueParameters can be set using command line
npx yo c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\index.js --overleaf=false --documentclass=ieee --ieeevariant=conference --papersize=a4 --latexcompiler=pdflatex --bibtextool=bibtex --texlive=2024 --docker=reitzig --lang=en --font=default --listings=listings --enquotes=csquotes --tweakouterquote=babel --todo=pdfcomment --examples=true --howtotext=truenpx yo c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\index.js --overleaf=false --documentclass=lncs ---papersize=a4 --latexcompiler=pdflatex --bibtextool=bibtex --texlive=2024 --docker=false --lang=en --font=default --listings=listings --enquotes=csquotes --tweakouterquote=babel --todo=pdfcomment --examples=true --howtotext=truenpx yo c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\index.js --overleaf=false --documentclass=scientific-thesis --papersize=a4 --latexcompiler=pdflatex --bibtextool=bibtex --texlive=2024 --lang=en --font=default --listings=listings --enquotes=csquotes --tweakouterquote=babel --todo=pdfcomment --examples=true --howtotext=truenpx yo c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\index.js --overleaf=false --documentclass=ustutt --papersize=a5 --latexcompiler=lualatex --bibtextool=biblatex --texlive=2024 --lang=en --font=default --listings=listings --enquotes=csquotes --tweakouterquote=babel --todo=todonotes --examples=true --howtotext=true -- todonotes is the preferred TODO package here.latexmk to build the PDFTo fire up a TeX Live installation and use the Dependency Printer for TeX Live to refine Texlivefile, execute following steps:
docker run -it --rm -v c:\temp\ltg:/ltg registry.gitlab.com/islandoftex/images/texlive:latest
cd /tmp
git clone https://gitlab.com/islandoftex/texmf/depp.git
cd depp
l3build install
cd /ltg
# edit paper.tex and add `\RequirePackage[dependency-file=Texlivefile]{depp}`
lualatex/pdflatex paper
docker build --progress=plain -t reitzig -f Dockerfile .docker run -it --rm -v c:\temp\ltg:/work/src -v c:\temp\ltg-out:/work/out reitzig work latexmk<% if (howtotext) { -%>
<% } else { -%>
<% } -%>
<% switch (documentclass) { case "lncs": -%>
<% break; case "ieee": -%>
<% break; default: -%>
<% break; } -%>
A launch.json configured for Windows and Visual Studio Code is included.
Just press F5 and the generator should run in debug mode.
ejslint.cmd c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generators\app\templates\main.en.tex
Update CHANGELOG.md (change h2 heading etc.)
Update package.json, publish to npmjs, create GitHub release.
Use release-it (do not create a release on GitHub) and github-release-from-changelog.
npx release-itnpx github-release-from-changelogThe code is licensed 0BSD, the snippets (both LaTeX and text) 0BSD, too. See benbalter/talks#15, for a reasoning, why CC0 cannot be used.
generators/app/templates/splncs04nat.bst is taken from tpavlic/splncs04nat and is MIT-licensed.generators/app/templates/logos/: This directory contains logos, which have special licenses.[2025.4.11]
lualatex-dev..aspell.de.pws for German documents..aspell-en.pws.-shell-escape.\usepackage{selnolig}.awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest in check.ymlFAQs
Generates a latex template to be used as start for writing scientific works (papers, articles, theses)
The npm package generator-latex-template receives a total of 21 weekly downloads. As such, generator-latex-template popularity was classified as not popular.
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