#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Generate ebook PDF directly from Markdown using Python libraries No Pandoc required - uses markdown and reportlab """ import os import re from pathlib import Path try: from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter, A4 from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle from reportlab.lib.units import inch from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, PageBreak from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_LEFT, TA_CENTER, TA_JUSTIFY REPORTLAB_AVAILABLE = True except ImportError: REPORTLAB_AVAILABLE = False try: import markdown MARKDOWN_AVAILABLE = True except ImportError: MARKDOWN_AVAILABLE = False EXPORT_READY_DIR = Path("export-ready") OUTPUT_DIR = Path("export") # File order mapping FILE_ORDER = { "00-cover.md": 0, "01-title-page.md": 1, "02-dedication.md": 2, "02a-content-considerations.md": 2.5, "03-preface.md": 3, "04-how-to-use-this-book.md": 4, "05-introduction.md": 5, "06-chapter-01-overloaded-mind.md": 6, "07-chapter-02-emotional-architecture.md": 7, "08-chapter-03-mirror-misunderstanding.md": 8, "09-chapter-04-science-of-withdrawal.md": 9, "10-chapter-05-shutdown-triggers.md": 10, "11-chapter-06-survival-mode-love.md": 11, "12-chapter-07-overfunctioning.md": 12, "13-chapter-08-projection-mirror.md": 13, "14-chapter-09-burnout-breakdown-dissociation.md": 14, "15-chapter-10-loving-someone-who-retreats.md": 15, "16-chapter-11-what-people-get-wrong.md": 16, "17-chapter-12-repair-reconnection.md": 17, "18-chapter-13-emotional-bandwidth.md": 18, "19-chapter-14-healing-survival-patterns.md": 19, "20-chapter-15-coming-home-to-silence.md": 20, "21-epilogue.md": 21, "22-acknowledgements.md": 22, "23-about-the-author.md": 23, "24-back-of-book-summary.md": 24, "25-bibliography.md": 25, "25a-glossary.md": 25.5, } def strip_markdown_simple(text): """Simple markdown stripping for plain text.""" # Remove YAML front matter if text.startswith("---"): end = text.find("---", 3) if end != -1: text = text[end + 3:].strip() # Remove code blocks text = re.sub(r'```[\s\S]*?```', '', text) text = re.sub(r'`([^`]+)`', r'\1', text) # Remove images text = re.sub(r'!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^\)]+\)', r'\1', text) # Remove links text = re.sub(r'\[([^\]]+)\]\([^\)]+\)', r'\1', text) # Remove bold/italic text = re.sub(r'\*\*([^\*]+)\*\*', r'\1', text) text = re.sub(r'(?\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE) # Remove horizontal rules text = re.sub(r'^---+$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE) # Remove list markers text = re.sub(r'^\s*[-*+]\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE) text = re.sub(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE) # Clean up whitespace text = re.sub(r'\n{3,}', '\n\n', text) return text.strip() def create_pdf_with_reportlab(): """Create PDF using reportlab.""" print("📚 Generating ebook PDF with ReportLab...") print("") OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True) output_path = OUTPUT_DIR / "silence-isnt-distance-ebook.pdf" # Create PDF document doc = SimpleDocTemplate( str(output_path), pagesize=letter, rightMargin=1*inch, leftMargin=1*inch, topMargin=0.75*inch, bottomMargin=0.75*inch ) # Build content story = [] styles = getSampleStyleSheet() # Custom styles title_style = ParagraphStyle( 'CustomTitle', parent=styles['Heading1'], fontSize=24, textColor='black', spaceAfter=30, alignment=TA_CENTER, fontName='Helvetica-Bold' ) chapter_style = ParagraphStyle( 'CustomChapter', parent=styles['Heading1'], fontSize=20, textColor='black', spaceAfter=20, spaceBefore=30, alignment=TA_LEFT, fontName='Helvetica-Bold' ) heading2_style = ParagraphStyle( 'CustomHeading2', parent=styles['Heading2'], fontSize=16, textColor='black', spaceAfter=12, spaceBefore=18, fontName='Helvetica-Bold' ) body_style = ParagraphStyle( 'CustomBody', parent=styles['Normal'], fontSize=11, leading=16, alignment=TA_JUSTIFY, fontName='Times-Roman' ) # Process files for filename in sorted(FILE_ORDER.keys(), key=lambda x: FILE_ORDER.get(x, 0)): filepath = EXPORT_READY_DIR / filename if not filepath.exists(): continue print(f"Processing {filename}...") with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: content = f.read() # Strip markdown text = strip_markdown_simple(content) # Split into paragraphs paragraphs = text.split('\n\n') # Add chapter title if paragraphs: first_line = paragraphs[0].strip() if first_line and len(first_line) < 100: # Likely a title story.append(Paragraph(first_line, chapter_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 0.2*inch)) paragraphs = paragraphs[1:] # Add content for para in paragraphs: para = para.strip() if not para: story.append(Spacer(1, 0.1*inch)) continue # Check if it's a heading (all caps or short line) if para.isupper() and len(para) < 80: story.append(Paragraph(para, heading2_style)) else: # Escape HTML entities para = para.replace('&', '&').replace('<', '<').replace('>', '>') story.append(Paragraph(para, body_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 0.1*inch)) # Page break between chapters story.append(PageBreak()) # Build PDF print("") print("🔄 Building PDF...") doc.build(story) if output_path.exists(): size_mb = output_path.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024) print(f"✅ PDF created: {output_path}") print(f" Size: {size_mb:.2f} MB") return True return False def main(): """Main function.""" print("📖 Ebook PDF Generator (Direct)") print("=" * 50) print("") if not REPORTLAB_AVAILABLE: print("❌ ReportLab not installed!") print("") print("💡 Install with:") print(" pip install reportlab") print("") print(" Then run this script again.") return print("✅ ReportLab found") print("") success = create_pdf_with_reportlab() if success: print("") print("✨ PDF generation complete!") print("") print("📦 File location: export/silence-isnt-distance-ebook.pdf") else: print("") print("❌ PDF generation failed") if __name__ == "__main__": main()