adding variables to the script, that can be changed when making a new instance of this pad2pdf (which needs a better name ;))

start.py

@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
-# https://github.com/python-escpos/python-escpos
-# https://python-escpos.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-
 import flask
 from flask import request
-# import flask_apscheduler
 import urllib, json
 import os
 
 # Create the application.
 APP = flask.Flask(__name__)
 
-# Recurrent actions
-# scheduler = flask_apscheduler.APScheduler()
-# scheduler.api_enabled = False
-# scheduler.init_app(APP)
-# scheduler.start()
+# ---
+
+#The following three lines are the variables that need to be changed when making a new project.
+
+PROJECTNAME = 'dsn'
+DIR_PATH = '/home/systers/dsn-documentation'                                                                                                                                                                       │··························
+PORTNUMBER = 5599
+
+# ---
 
-# @scheduler.task('interval', id='check', minutes=1)
-# def action():
-# 	print('Do something recurrent')
 
 pads = [
-		'RDI.md',
-		'RDI.css'
+		f'{ PROJECTNAME }.md',
+		f'{ PROJECTNAME }.css'
 	]
-DIR_PATH = '/home/systers/rdi-flask-interface'
 
 def download(pads):
 	# using etherpump
@@ -39,35 +35,24 @@ def pad():
 def pagedjs():
         # download the main post-script pad + stylesheet pad
 	download(pads)
-	# generate html page
-	os.system(f'pandoc -f markdown -t html -c RDI.css --toc --toc-depth=1 --template { DIR_PATH }/templates/pandoc-template-pagedjs.html --standalone { DIR_PATH }/static/RDI.md -o { DIR_PATH }/static/RDI.pagedjs.html')
+	# generate html page with the pandoc template (with paged.js inserted in the header)
+	os.system(f'pandoc -f markdown -t html -c { PROJECTNAME }.css --toc --toc-depth=1 --template { DIR_PATH }/templates/pandoc-template-pagedjs.html --standalone { DIR_PATH }/static/{ PROJECTNAME }.md -o { DIR_PATH }/static/{ PROJECTNAME }.pagedjs.html')
 
-	return open('static/RDI.pagedjs.html', 'r').read()
+	return open('static/{ PROJECTNAME }.pagedjs.html', 'r').read()
 
 @APP.route('/html/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def html():
 	# download the main post-script pad + stylesheet pad
 	download(pads)
 	# generate html page
-	os.system(f'pandoc -f markdown -t html -c RDI.css --toc --toc-depth=1 --standalone { DIR_PATH }/static/RDI.md -o { DIR_PATH }/static/RDI.html')
+	os.system(f'pandoc -f markdown -t html -c { PROJECTNAME }.css --toc --toc-depth=1 --standalone { DIR_PATH }/static/{ PROJECTNAME }.md -o { DIR_PATH }/static/{ PROJECTNAME }.html')
 
 	return flask.render_template('html.html')
 
-#@APP.route('/pdf/', methods=['GET'])
-#def pdf():
-	# download the main post-script pad + stylesheet pad
-	#download(pads)
-	# generate html page
-	#os.system(f'pandoc -f markdown -t html -c post-script.css --toc --toc-depth=1 --standalone { DIR_PATH }/static/post-script.md -o { DIR_PATH }/static/post-script.html')
-	# generate pdf
-	#os.system(f'{ DIR_PATH }/venv/bin/weasyprint -s { DIR_PATH }/static/post-script.css { DIR_PATH }/static/post-script.html { DIR_PATH }/static/post-script.pdf')
-
-	#return flask.render_template('pdf.html')
-
 @APP.route('/stylesheet/', methods=['GET'])
 def stylesheet():
 	return flask.render_template('stylesheet.html')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	APP.debug=True
-	APP.run(port=5588)
+	APP.run(port={ PORTNUMBER })