#!/usr/bin/env python3 # likha-pdf — markdown to pdf, no latex required # converts markdown to html, then html to pdf via weasyprint # falls back to reportlab if weasyprint chokes — a pdf is always produced import os import re import secrets import time from flask import ( Flask, request, send_from_directory, render_template_string, abort, ) from markupsafe import escape from markdown import markdown from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter from weasyprint import HTML APP_NAME = "likha-pdf" PORT = 5001 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) GENERATED_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "generated") UPLOADS_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "uploads") TEMPLATES_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "templates") PARTIALS_DIR = os.path.join(TEMPLATES_DIR, "partials") STATIC_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static") ALLOWED_IMAGE_EXTS = {"png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "webp", "svg"} VALID_PAPER_SIZES = { "a0paper", "a1paper", "a2paper", "a3paper", "a4paper", "a5paper", "a6paper", "b0paper", "b1paper", "b2paper", "b3paper", "b4paper", "b5paper", "b6paper", "c4paper", "c5paper", "c6paper", "letterpaper", "legalpaper", "executivepaper", "ledgerpaper", "tabloid", "statement", "flsa", } VALID_MARGINS = {"0.25in", "0.5in", "0.75in", "1in", "1.25in", "1.5in", "1.75in"} VALID_LINE_SPACINGS = {"1", "1.5", "2"} # css page dimensions for each paper size PAPER_CSS = { "a0paper": "841mm 1189mm", "a1paper": "594mm 841mm", "a2paper": "420mm 594mm", "a3paper": "297mm 420mm", "a4paper": "210mm 297mm", "a5paper": "148mm 210mm", "a6paper": "105mm 148mm", "b0paper": "1000mm 1414mm", "b1paper": "707mm 1000mm", "b2paper": "500mm 707mm", "b3paper": "353mm 500mm", "b4paper": "250mm 353mm", "b5paper": "176mm 250mm", "b6paper": "125mm 176mm", "c4paper": "229mm 324mm", "c5paper": "162mm 229mm", "c6paper": "114mm 162mm", "letterpaper": "8.5in 11in", "legalpaper": "8.5in 14in", "executivepaper": "7in 10in", "ledgerpaper": "17in 11in", "tabloid": "11in 17in", "statement": "5.5in 8.5in", "flsa": "8.5in 13in", } MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS = [ "tables", "fenced_code", "codehilite", "nl2br", "sane_lists", "smarty", "toc", "attr_list", "md_in_html", ] MARKDOWN_EXT_CONFIG = { "codehilite": { "css_class": "highlight", "guess_lang": True, "noclasses": True, }, } app = Flask( __name__, template_folder=TEMPLATES_DIR, static_folder=STATIC_DIR, static_url_path="/static", ) app.config["MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH"] = 64 * 1024 * 1024 # 64 MB # helpers def random_hex(length=32): return secrets.token_hex(length // 2) def pick_option(value, fallback, valid): return value if value in valid else fallback def sanitize_filename(name): """keep only safe characters in a filename""" name = os.path.basename(name.replace("\\", "/")) out = [] for ch in name: if ch.isalnum() or ch in "-_.": out.append(ch) elif ch == " ": out.append("_") return "".join(out) def is_allowed_image(filename): dot = filename.rfind(".") if dot < 1 or dot == len(filename) - 1: return False ext = filename[dot + 1:].lower() return ext in ALLOWED_IMAGE_EXTS def is_safe_relative_path(path_part): return ( bool(path_part) and ".." not in path_part and "\\" not in path_part and not path_part.startswith("/") ) def read_partial(name, replacements=None): """read a partial html template and apply replacements""" path = os.path.join(PARTIALS_DIR, name) with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f: content = f.read() if replacements: for token, value in replacements.items(): content = content.replace(token, value) return content def tail_text(value, max_len=1200): if len(value) <= max_len: return value return value[-max_len:] # pdf stylesheet generator def build_pdf_css(paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing, show_page_numbers): """build the css for weasyprint pdf rendering""" page_dims = PAPER_CSS.get(paper_size, "8.5in 11in") if font_family == "sans": font_stack = '"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif' else: font_stack = '"Georgia", "Noto Serif", "Times New Roman", serif' page_number_css = "" if show_page_numbers: page_number_css = """ @bottom-center { content: counter(page); font-size: 9pt; color: #666; }""" return f""" @page {{ size: {page_dims}; margin: {margin};{page_number_css} }} body {{ font-family: {font_stack}; font-size: 11pt; line-height: {line_spacing}; color: #000; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; }} h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {{ margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.4em; page-break-after: avoid; }} h1 {{ font-size: 20pt; }} h2 {{ font-size: 16pt; }} h3 {{ font-size: 13pt; }} h4 {{ font-size: 11pt; }} p {{ margin: 0 0 0.6em 0; }} pre {{ background: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 3px; padding: 0.6em; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; page-break-inside: avoid; }} code {{ font-family: "Courier New", Courier, "Liberation Mono", monospace; font-size: 9pt; }} p > code, li > code {{ background: #f0f0f0; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; border-radius: 2px; }} blockquote {{ border-left: 3px solid #ccc; margin: 0.6em 0; padding: 0.3em 0.8em; color: #555; }} table {{ border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin: 0.6em 0; page-break-inside: avoid; }} th, td {{ border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 0.4em 0.6em; text-align: left; }} th {{ background: #f5f5f5; font-weight: bold; }} img {{ max-width: 100%; height: auto; }} a {{ color: #0066cc; text-decoration: underline; }} hr {{ border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0; }} ul, ol {{ margin: 0.4em 0; padding-left: 1.5em; }} li {{ margin-bottom: 0.2em; }} """ # pdf conversion def markdown_to_html(source): """convert markdown text to an html fragment""" return markdown( source, extensions=MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS, extension_configs=MARKDOWN_EXT_CONFIG, ) def build_full_html(body_html, css): """wrap the converted html body in a full document with styles""" return f"""
{body_html} """ def convert_with_weasyprint(full_html, output_path): """render html to pdf via weasyprint. returns (ok, error_msg).""" try: doc = HTML( string=full_html, base_url=BASE_DIR, ) doc.write_pdf(output_path) return True, "" except Exception as exc: return False, str(exc) def convert_with_reportlab(source_markdown, output_path, paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing): """fallback: produce a basic text pdf with reportlab. not pretty, but guarantees a file is always created.""" from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import ( A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B0, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, LETTER, LEGAL, LEDGER, TABLOID, ) from reportlab.lib.units import inch, mm from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Preformatted from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_LEFT size_map = { "a0paper": A0, "a1paper": A1, "a2paper": A2, "a3paper": A3, "a4paper": A4, "a5paper": A5, "a6paper": A6, "b0paper": B0, "b1paper": B1, "b2paper": B2, "b3paper": B3, "b4paper": B4, "b5paper": B5, "b6paper": B6, "letterpaper": LETTER, "legalpaper": LEGAL, "executivepaper": (7 * inch, 10 * inch), "ledgerpaper": LEDGER, "tabloid": TABLOID, "statement": (5.5 * inch, 8.5 * inch), "flsa": (8.5 * inch, 13 * inch), "c4paper": (229 * mm, 324 * mm), "c5paper": (162 * mm, 229 * mm), "c6paper": (114 * mm, 162 * mm), } margin_map = { "0.25in": 0.25 * inch, "0.5in": 0.5 * inch, "0.75in": 0.75 * inch, "1in": 1.0 * inch, "1.25in": 1.25 * inch, "1.5in": 1.5 * inch, "1.75in": 1.75 * inch, } pagesize = size_map.get(paper_size, LETTER) m = margin_map.get(margin, 1.0 * inch) doc = SimpleDocTemplate( output_path, pagesize=pagesize, leftMargin=m, rightMargin=m, topMargin=m, bottomMargin=m, ) styles = getSampleStyleSheet() font_name = "Helvetica" if font_family == "sans" else "Times-Roman" spacing_val = float(line_spacing) if line_spacing else 1.0 body_style = ParagraphStyle( "BodyCustom", parent=styles["Normal"], fontName=font_name, fontSize=11, leading=11 * spacing_val * 1.2, alignment=TA_LEFT, ) code_style = ParagraphStyle( "CodeCustom", parent=styles["Code"], fontName="Courier", fontSize=9, leading=11, leftIndent=12, ) story = [] in_code_block = False code_lines = [] for line in source_markdown.splitlines(): if line.startswith("```"): if in_code_block: # close code block code_text = "\n".join(code_lines) story.append(Preformatted(code_text, code_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 6)) code_lines = [] in_code_block = False else: in_code_block = True continue if in_code_block: code_lines.append(line) continue stripped = line.strip() if not stripped: story.append(Spacer(1, 6)) continue # heading detection if stripped.startswith("#"): level = len(stripped) - len(stripped.lstrip("#")) level = min(level, 6) text = stripped.lstrip("#").strip() heading_style = ParagraphStyle( f"H{level}", parent=styles["Heading1"], fontName=font_name, fontSize=max(20 - (level * 2), 11), ) story.append(Paragraph(text, heading_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 4)) continue story.append(Paragraph(line, body_style)) # flush any unclosed code block if code_lines: code_text = "\n".join(code_lines) story.append(Preformatted(code_text, code_style)) doc.build(story) def generate_pdf(source_markdown, output_path, paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing, show_page_numbers): """convert markdown to pdf. always produces a file.""" body_html = markdown_to_html(source_markdown) css = build_pdf_css(paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing, show_page_numbers) full_html = build_full_html(body_html, css) ok, err = convert_with_weasyprint(full_html, output_path) if ok: return True, "" # weasyprint failed — fall back to reportlab try: convert_with_reportlab( source_markdown, output_path, paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing, ) return True, f"(used fallback renderer) {err}" except Exception as fallback_err: return False, f"weasyprint: {err} | reportlab: {fallback_err}" # routes @app.route("/") def index(): index_path = os.path.join(TEMPLATES_DIR, "index.html") with open(index_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f: return f.read() @app.route("/convert", methods=["POST"]) def convert(): md = request.form.get("markdown", "").strip() if not md: return read_partial("error.html", { "{{ message }}": "Markdown content is required.", }), 400 paper_size = pick_option( request.form.get("paper_size", ""), "letterpaper", VALID_PAPER_SIZES, ) margin = pick_option( request.form.get("margin", ""), "1in", VALID_MARGINS, ) font_family = request.form.get("main_font", "serif") if font_family not in ("serif", "sans"): font_family = "serif" line_spacing = pick_option( request.form.get("line_spacing", ""), "1", VALID_LINE_SPACINGS, ) show_page_numbers = request.form.get("page_numbers") == "on" epoch = int(time.time()) output_name = f"{APP_NAME}_{epoch}_{random_hex()}.pdf" output_path = os.path.join(GENERATED_DIR, output_name) ok, err = generate_pdf( md, output_path, paper_size, margin, font_family, line_spacing, show_page_numbers, ) if not ok: return read_partial("error.html", { "{{ message }}": str(escape(tail_text(err))), }), 500 return read_partial("result.html", { "{{ filename }}": str(escape(output_name)), "{{ download_url }}": f"/download/{output_name}", }) @app.route("/upload-image", methods=["POST"]) def upload_image(): uploaded = request.files.get("image") if not uploaded or not uploaded.filename or not uploaded.filename.strip(): return read_partial("upload_error.html", { "{{ message }}": "image file is required.", }), 400 original = sanitize_filename(uploaded.filename) if not original or not is_allowed_image(original): return read_partial("upload_error.html", { "{{ message }}": "unsupported image type.", }), 400 ext = original.rsplit(".", 1)[-1].lower() epoch = int(time.time()) stored_name = f"img_{epoch}_{random_hex()}.{ext}" image_path = os.path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, stored_name) uploaded.save(image_path) snippet = f"" return read_partial("upload_result.html", { "{{ filename }}": str(escape(stored_name)), "{{ markdown_snippet }}": str(escape(snippet)), "{{ preview_url }}": f"/uploads/{stored_name}", }) @app.route("/uploads/