generate-pdf.yml

name: Generate PDF for Textbook

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build_and_generate_pdf:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Install Pandoc, Latex necessities, and pdftk
        run: |
          sudo apt-get install -y pandoc texlive texlive-latex-extra poppler-utils texlive-extra-utils pdftk

      - name: Install Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Generate PDFs from the textbook Markdown files
        run: |
          mkdir -p pdf_output
          
          file_list=(
            "index.md"
            "principles/index.md"
            "principles/principles.md"
            "memory-safety/index.md"
            "memory-safety/x86.md"
            "memory-safety/vulnerabilities.md"
            "memory-safety/mitigations.md"
            "crypto/index.md"
            "crypto/intro.md"
            "crypto/symmetric.md"
            "crypto/hashes.md"
            "crypto/macs.md"
            "crypto/prng.md"
            "crypto/key-exchange.md"
            "crypto/public-key.md"
            "crypto/signatures.md"
            "crypto/certificates.md"
            "crypto/passwords.md"
            "crypto/case-studies.md"
            "crypto/bitcoin.md"
            "web/index.md"
            "web/sqli.md"
            "web/intro.md"
            "web/sop.md"
            "web/cookies.md"
            "web/csrf.md"
            "web/xss.md"
            "web/ui-attacks.md"
            "web/captchas.md"
            "network/index.md"
            "network/intro.md"
            "network/arp.md"
            "network/dhcp.md"
            "network/wpa.md"
            "network/bgp.md"
            "network/transport.md"
            "network/tls.md"
            "network/dns.md"
            "network/dnssec.md"
            "network/dos.md"
            "network/firewalls.md"
            "network/intrusion-detection.md"
            "network/abusing-intrusion-detection.md"
            "network/malware.md"
            "network/tor.md"
          )
          for md_file in "${file_list[@]}"; do
            pdf_file_name="pdf_output/$(echo "$md_file" | sed 's/\//_/g' | sed 's/.md//g').pdf"
            python3 pdf-generation/generate-pdf-edits.py "$md_file" | pandoc -V geometry:margin=1in -V colorlinks=true -V linkcolor=blue -V urlcolor=blue --pdf-engine=pdflatex -o "$pdf_file_name"

            if [ ! -f "$pdf_file_name" ]; then
              echo "Error: PDF file $pdf_file_name not created!" >&2
              exit 1
            fi
          done

          pdftk \
            "pdf_output/index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/principles_index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/principles_principles.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/memory-safety_index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/memory-safety_x86.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/memory-safety_vulnerabilities.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/memory-safety_mitigations.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_intro.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_symmetric.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_hashes.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_macs.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_prng.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_key-exchange.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_public-key.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_signatures.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_certificates.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_passwords.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_case-studies.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/crypto_bitcoin.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_sqli.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_intro.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_sop.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_cookies.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_csrf.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_xss.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_ui-attacks.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/web_captchas.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_index.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_intro.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_arp.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_dhcp.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_wpa.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_bgp.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_transport.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_tls.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_dns.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_dnssec.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_dos.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_firewalls.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_intrusion-detection.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_abusing-intrusion-detection.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_malware.pdf" \
            "pdf_output/network_tor.pdf" \
            cat output "textbook_full_original.pdf"
      
      - name: Inject page numbers back into the pdf
        run: |
          mkdir -p pdf_numbering_output

          num_pages=$(pdftk textbook_full_original.pdf dump_data | grep NumberOfPages | awk '{print $2}')
          sed -i "s/161/$num_pages/" pdf-generation/numbering.tex
          
          # Don't continue if the sed failed
          if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
            echo "Error: sed command failed" >&2
            exit 1
          fi

          pdflatex pdf-generation/numbering.tex
          pdftk numbering.pdf burst output pdf_numbering_output/number_%03d.pdf
          pdftk textbook_full_original.pdf burst output pdf_numbering_output/page_%03d.pdf
          for i in $(seq -f %03g 1 $num_pages) ; do pdftk pdf_numbering_output/page_$i.pdf background pdf_numbering_output/number_$i.pdf output pdf_numbering_output/new_$i.pdf; done

          pdftk pdf_numbering_output/new_???.pdf output textbook_full.pdf
          cp textbook_full.pdf textbook_full_cpy.pdf

          sed -i "s/$num_pages/161/" pdf-generation/numbering.tex

      - name: Upload PDF as an artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: textbook-full-copy
          path: textbook_full_cpy.pdf

      - name: Remove temporary files
        run: |
          rm -rf pdf_output
          rm -rf pdf_numbering_output
          rm textbook_full_original.pdf
          rm textbook_full_cpy.pdf
          rm numbering.pdf
          rm numbering.aux
      
      - name: Check if PDF files are created
        run: |
          if [ -f "textbook_full.pdf" ]; then echo "textbook_full.pdf here"; else echo "textbook_full.pdf gone"; fi

      - name: Check git status
        run: git status

      - name: Check git diff
        run: git diff --stat

      - name: Commit changes to a new branch
        run: |
          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
          git config --local user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git checkout -b update-textbook-full-pdf
          git add -f --renormalize textbook_full.pdf
          git commit -m "Update PDF of textbook on site after a merge to main"
          git push -f origin update-textbook-full-pdf
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Check git log on update-textbook-full-pdf branch
        run: |
          git checkout update-textbook-full-pdf
          git log

      - name: Create a Pull Request
        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          commit-message: "Update PDF of textbook on site"
          branch: update-textbook-full-pdf
          title: "Update full PDF of textbook"
          body: "This PR updates the full PDF of the textbook."
          base: main