prettycode

prettycode is a software to pretty print code into a pdf file. It has a library and an executable:

Installation

Clone the repo, install the node dependencies and you are good to go

git clone [e-mail]:luxedo/prettycode.git
cd prettycode
npm install
./prettycode FILES

Or you can install via npm

npm install prettycode

Usage

prettycode(fileName, [options])

Options:

• style: Choses the stylesheet to use (list below). Default: github.
• encoding: Selects the encoding. Default: UTF-8.
• language: Selects the language to apply highlight. Default: Autodetect.
• addHeader: Adds a message to the header of the file. Eg: version number.
• addFooter: Adds a message to the footer of the file. Eg: version number.
• output: Chooses the output folder. Default: .

Example:

const pc = require("prettycode")
 
const opts = {
  style: "github",
  addHeader: "<h1>My Nice File</h1>"
}
pc("myFile.py", "myFile.py.pdf", opts)
.then(err => {
  if (err) throw err
  console.log("Done!");
})

The executable has the following options:

Usage: prettycode [-h | -v | -s style | -e encoding | -l language | -a message | -o output_folder] FILES
Converts code into a pretty formated pdf with syntax highlight

Arguments:
  -h, --help        Show this help.
  -v, --version     Shows the software version.
  -s, --style       Choses the stylesheet to use (list below). Default: github.
  -e, --encoding    Selects the encoding. Default: UTF-8.
  -l, --language    Selects the language to apply highlight. Default: Autodetect.
  -a, --add-header  Adds a message to the header of the file. Eg: version number. You can use HTML.
  -f, --add-footer  Adds a message to the footer of the file. Eg: version number. You can use HTML.
  -o, --output      Chooses the output folder. Default: .

Running the program passing itself as argument prints the source code:

$ prettycode -a "<b>Preetycode Source</b>" prettycode

or:

const pc = require("prettycode");
 
const opts = {
  addHeader: "<b>Preetycode Source</b>"
};
pc("prettycode", opts)
.then(err => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log("Done!");
});

Generated prettycode.pdf:

Avaliable Stylesheets

The styles used for rendering were taken from highlight.js. Check their demo for examples.

• a11y-dark
• a11y-light
• agate
• an-old-hope
• androidstudio
• arduino-light
• arta
• ascetic
• atelier-cave-dark
• atelier-cave-light
• atelier-dune-dark
• atelier-dune-light
• atelier-estuary-dark
• atelier-estuary-light
• atelier-forest-dark
• atelier-forest-light
• atelier-heath-dark
• atelier-heath-light
• atelier-lakeside-dark
• atelier-lakeside-light
• atelier-plateau-dark
• atelier-plateau-light
• atelier-savanna-dark
• atelier-savanna-light
• atelier-seaside-dark
• atelier-seaside-light
• atelier-sulphurpool-dark
• atelier-sulphurpool-light
• atom-one-dark-reasonable
• atom-one-dark
• atom-one-light
• brown-paper
• codepen-embed
• color-brewer
• darcula
• dark
• darkula
• default
• docco
• dracula
• far
• foundation
• github-gist
• github
• gml
• googlecode
• grayscale
• gruvbox-dark
• gruvbox-light
• hopscotch
• hybrid
• idea
• ir-black
• isbl-editor-dark
• isbl-editor-light
• kimbie.dark
• kimbie.light
• lightfair
• magula
• mono-blue
• monokai-sublime
• monokai
• nord
• obsidian
• ocean
• paraiso-dark
• paraiso-light
• pojoaque
• purebasic
• qtcreator_dark
• qtcreator_light
• railscasts
• rainbow
• routeros
• school-book
• shades-of-purple
• solarized-dark
• solarized-light
• sunburst
• tomorrow-night-blue
• tomorrow-night-bright
• tomorrow-night-eighties
• tomorrow-night
• tomorrow
• vs
• vs2015
• xcode
• xt256
• zenburn

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.