CV Automator: Word to PDF

An automation tool for fetching, converting, and organizing Word-based CVs. Designed to eliminate manual document management

📋 Prerequisites

1. Python 3.x and the requests library.
2. LibreOffice: Installed and added to your System PATH.
   • Verification: Open terminal and type soffice --version.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Run the Launcher

You do not need to create a .env file manually. Simply execute the PowerShell script as administrator (so it can create .env file):

./init.ps1

The script will:

• Check for an existing .env file.
• Prompt you for any missing fields (required fields can be viewed in .env.example file).
• Save your configuration for future runs.
• Automatically trigger the Python build process with environment variables included (python script does NOT handle importing .env file).

🛠 Features

• Atomic Updates: Uses a temporary staging area to prevent corrupted or partial updates.
• URL Sanitization: Automatically converts SharePoint links to direct download streams.
• Headless Conversion: Uses native LibreOffice CLI (soffice) for rapid PDF generation.
• Auto-Bootstrapper: Includes a PowerShell launcher (init.ps1) that manages your .env configuration and starts the script

🏗 Workflow Logic

1. Prepare: The CV_TEMP_DIR is wiped to ensure a fresh build.
2. Sanitize URLs: The URLs are stripped of clutter and forced to ?download=1.
3. Download: .docx files are pulled into the staging area.
4. Convert: soffice converts Word files to PDF.
5. Update: If all steps succeed, the existing CV_FINAL_DIR is replaced by the staging folder.