Implementations-of-Probability-Theory/reportUpdating.py

import subprocess
import csv
import time

def compile_latex(latex_file):
    try:
        # Run the pdflatex command to compile the LaTeX file
        subprocess.run(['pdflatex', latex_file], check=True)
        print(f'Successfully compiled {latex_file}')
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f'Error compiling {latex_file}: {e}')

def timesheet2Tex():
    with open("timesheet.tex", 'r') as f:
        lines = f.readlines()
    timesheetStart = findIn(lines, "% OPEN Timesheet")
    timesheetStop = findIn(lines, "% CLOSE Timesheet")
    
    timetable = csv2Table("timesheet.csv")
    
    with open("timesheet.tex", 'w') as f:
        f.write(''.join(lines[:timesheetStart+1]) + timetable + ''.join(lines[timesheetStop:]))

def csv2Table(inFile):
    with open(inFile, 'r') as f: 
        reader = csv.reader(f)
        rows = list(reader)
    
    out = "\\begin{table}[h!]\n\\centering\n"
    out += "\\begin{tabular}[t]{|" + " c | c | c | c | p{6cm} |}\n"
    out += "\\hline\n"
    
    for row in rows:
        # Escape special LaTeX characters
        row = [cell.replace('&', '\\&') for cell in row]
        out += " & ".join(row) + " \\\\\n"
        out += "\\hline\n"

    out += "\\end{tabular}\n\\end{table}\n"
    return out

def findIn(arr, target):
    for i, s in enumerate(arr):
        if target in s:
            return i
    return -1

if __name__ == "__main__":
    timesheet2Tex()
    compile_latex('timesheet.tex')
    
    # latex makes all kinds of files :(
    subprocess.run(['rm -f *.aux *.log *.fdb_latexmk *.fls *.gz'], check=True, shell=True)