clait 0.1.0

How to install?

just run:

python3 setup.py install

How to develop?

pip3 install zc.buildout
buildout

you’ll find the tool in:

bin/clait

External dependency

you need to make sure you have installed the texlive suite, along with the pdflatex tool. No special LaTeX library is needed.

How to use?

create a directory such as paperwork, within it create two files:

invoices_config.yaml:

that will contain the name of the template (format key) the path to the pdflatex tool, and in source all the custom information for your billing.

format: french
source:
    name: Ford Prefect
    address:
        - Hyperspace bypass
        - Earth
    telephone: +44 777 7777 7777
    website: http://mostly.harmless.com
    email: ford.prefect@mostly.harmless.com
    siren: 111 222 333
    ape: 9602A
    bank:
        rib:
            - 00001
            - 00002
            - 00000000001
            - 42
        iban: FR42 0000 1000 0200 0000 0000 142
        bics: FOOBARFUBAR
tools:
    pdflatex: /usr/local/texlive/2014/bin/universal-darwin/pdflatex

invoices_list.yaml:

that will contain a list of !invoice objects. The iid will be the unique reference of the invoice. Then all the elements are as defined by the template.

- !invoice
  iid: 201410-001
  date: 2014-10-02
  kind: paid
  customer: !customer
    address: [Alpha du centaure]
    name: Zaphod Beeblebrox
  subject: Voyage en dauphin
  desc: "Pr\xE9paration et embarquation sur un dauphin \xE0 travers les mers"
  place: Babylon
  products:
  - !product
    descr: Soutien psychologique du dauphin
    price: 430
    qty: 1
  - !offer
    descr: Discount because I'm nice
    price: 20
    qty: 1

How to run?

To generate all your invoices, in the paperwork directory:

clait -d paperwork generate

If you want your tax calculation:

clait -d paperwork results quarterly
clait -d paperwork results yearly

And finally, to launch the webapp, use

clait -d paperwork api

If you’ve made a change to an invoice and need to regenerate, just remove the pdf file!

How will it look like?

here’s a shot of one of the example invoices:

License

This code is licensed under the GPLv3.