Github Issue Script

This script fetches issues from public github repositories and writes them to a tex file. The issues get fetched how they are written (usually in markdown) and

Installation

• Clone the repository
• Navigate to the folder from the command line
• Execute: npm install

Configuration

Usually all configurations should be made in the Configuration.js file, where you can edit the request parameter (e.g. repo name) and define how the issue text should be transformed to latex.

Usage

• Adjust the settings in the Configuration.js
• In the cloned folder execute: npm run fetchIssues
• Now there is a issues.tex file in the issues subdiretory
• You should compile this with your local tex installation

Latex particularities

In the context of the issue.tex there are the following things for latex defined:

• Every issue will get wrapped in a minipage so it does not get seperated at pagebreak (it also ensures the issue goes on a new page if it cannot fit at the left space)
• Sections and subsection will not get prefixed with a number