A python script that converts data in JSON files to a .tex format for a LaTex CV template, run automatically by a GitHub Actions workflow that also converts the generated .tex file to a CV in PDF format when changes are pushed to the master branch.
LaTex templates are great for creating well formatted documents.
However, some may find it hard to work with the TeX type setting system used in LaTex, and may even feel that its not worth the time spent editing a complex looking .tex file to create a fairly simple looking CV.
And, that's what this script tries to fix.
A user edits the simple JSON files in the sections folder that correspond to each section in the CV template.
Here's an example from the experience.json file for the Work Experience section of the CV.
{
"title":"Work Experience",
"sectionname":"cventries",
"tagname":"cventry",
"records":[
{
"title":"Software Engineer",
"organization":"ABC Company",
"location":"Mountain View, CA",
"dates":"May 2020 - Present",
"tasks-done":[
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.",
"Elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam."
]
},
...
More records
...
]
}
The values for title and records can be changed to reflect the user's data, while sectionname and tagname are for generating the layout for the .tex file.
Next, push the changes to the master branch and view the CV generated as a PDF in the generatedpdf folder.
Awesome CV by posquit0 is the LaTex template used for this CV, and can be found at:
https://github.com/posquit0/Awesome-CV
Thank you for this cool template!
While this template isn't very complicated, I thought it might be fun to try and make editing it even more simple and take it a step further by automatically creating the PDF version as well.
So although this script may not save me a lot of time in the future, it was definitely fun to do. 😊