42 Piscine Subject Parser

The Piscine Subject Parser is a utility that parses 42 Piscine subject PDF files to extract "Turn-in directory" and "Files to turn in" information. It then creates directories and placeholder files accordingly, facilitating the setup required for Piscine projects.

Features:

• PDF Parsing: Extracts relevant information from 42 Piscine subject PDF files using C (using Poppler library) or Python (using PyPDF2 library).
• Directory and File Creation: Automatically creates directory structures and placeholder files based on extracted information.
• Cross-platform: Supports both C and Python versions for flexibility in different environments.
• Command-line Interface: Takes the PDF file path as a command-line argument for easy integration into scripts or workflows.

C Version:

The C version utilizes the Poppler library for PDF parsing and system calls for directory and file creation. It ensures robust handling of PDF contents and file system operations.

Python Version:

The Python version uses the PyPDF2 library for PDF parsing and standard Python functions for directory and file creation. It provides similar functionality to the C version with Python's ease of use and cross-platform compatibility.

Setup and Usage:

C Version:

1. Ensure the necessary libraries (like Poppler) are installed on your system.
2. Compile the C code using a C compiler (cc) with appropriate flags.
3. Run the compiled executable with the path to the Piscine subject PDF file as an argument.

Python Version:

1. Install Python on your system if not already installed.
2. Install the PyPDF2 library using pip3 install PyPDF2.
3. Run the Python script with the path to the Piscine subject PDF file as an argument (python3 main.py path/to/42_piscine_subject.pdf).

Example Usage:

# C Version
$ ./create_dirs_files en.subject.pdf

# Python Version
$ python3 main.py en.subject.pdf

install C version

$ git clone https://github.com/KMKINGMAN/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser.git ~/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser
$ cd ~/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser
$ chmod +x ./build/install-libs.sh
$ sudo sh ./build/install-libs.sh
$ chmod +x ./build/build.sh
$ sh ./build/build.sh
$ echo "alias 42parse='./42-Piscine-Subject-Parser/create_dirs_files'" >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

install Python Version version

$ git clone https://github.com/KMKINGMAN/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser.git ~/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser
$ cd ~/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser
$ chmod +x ./build/python-req.sh
$ sh ./build/python-req.sh
echo "alias 42parse='python3 ~/42-Piscine-Subject-Parser/main.py'" >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc