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corny-phoenix/tex-tools
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PHP library for (La)TeX abstraction

0.3(9y ago)511.9kMITPHPPHP >=5.5

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TeX Tools for PHP 0.3
=====================

[](#tex-tools-for-php-03)

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> PHP library for (La)TeX abstraction

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Supported TeX Commands](#supported-tex-commands)
- [Usage](#usage)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Add following to your `composer.json`:

```
"require": {
    "corny-phoenix/tex-tools": "dev-master"
}
```

Supported TeX Commands
----------------------

[](#supported-tex-commands)

The following TeX commands are supported:

CommandRequired formatProvided formatsTeX`.tex``.dvi`, `.log`, `.aux`PdfTeX`.tex``.pdf`, `.log`, `.aux`LaTeX`.tex``.dvi`, `.log`, `.aux`PdfLaTeX`.tex``.pdf`, `.log`, `.aux`XeLaTeX`.tex``.pdf`, `.log`, `.aux`LuaLaTeX`.tex``.pdf`, `.log`, `.aux`BibTeX`.aux``.bbl`, `.blg`BibTeX8`.aux``.bbl`, `.blg`MakeIndex`.idx``.ind`, `.ilg`DviPs`.dvi``.ps`Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Create a basic PdfLaTeX job and run it:

```
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Repositories\TemporaryRepository;

$job = (new TemporaryRepository())->createJob( /* TeX source */ );
$job->runPdfLaTex();
$job->hasErrors(); // False if everything went fine
```

You can also chain LaTeX calls:

```
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Repositories\TemporaryRepository;
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Exceptions\CompilationException;

$job = (new TemporaryRepository())->createJob( /* TeX source */ );
$job->runPdfLaTex()
    ->runBibTex()
    ->runMakeIndex()
    ->runPdfLaTex()
    ->runPdfLaTex();
```

There is a lovely interface for handling errors:

```
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Repositories\TemporaryRepository;
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Exceptions\CompilationException;

$job = (new TemporaryRepository())->createJob( /* TeX source */ );
try {
    $job->runPdfLaTex()
        ->runBibTex()
        ->runMakeIndex()
        ->runPdfLaTex()
        ->runPdfLaTex();
} catch (CompilationException $e) {
    $format = 'Error in %s, line %d: %s';
    $log = $job->createLog();

    foreach ($log->getErrors() as $error) {
        echo sprintf(
            $format,
            $error->getFilename(),
            $error->getLine(),
            $error->getMessage()
        );
        // handle error ...
    }
}
```

Also, there is a safe `clean` method which will clean up your working directory without deleting the input file or any files unknown to TeX:

```
use CornyPhoenix\Tex\Repositories\TemporaryRepository;

$repo = new TemporaryRepository();
touch($repo->getDirectory() . '/file.unknown.to.tex');
$repo->clean();
assert(file_exists($repo->getDirectory() . '/file.unknown.to.tex')); // True
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~88 days

Total

3

Last Release

3605d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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