overleaf/services/clsi/README.md
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clsi-sharelatex
===============
A web api for compiling LaTeX documents in the cloud
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Installation
------------
The CLSI can be installed and set up as part of the entire [ShareLaTeX stack](https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex) (complete with front end editor and document storage), or it can be run as a standalone service. To run is as a standalone service, first checkout this repository:
$ git clone git@github.com:sharelatex/clsi-sharelatex.git
Then install the require npm modules:
$ npm install
Then compile the coffee script source files:
$ grunt install
Finally, (after configuring your local database - see the Config section), run the CLSI service:
$ grunt run
The CLSI should then be running at http://localhost:3013.
Config
------
You will need to set up a database in mysql to use with the CLSI, and then fill in the database name, username and password in the config file at `config/settings.development.coffee`.
API
---
The CLSI is based on a JSON API.
#### Example Request
(Note that valid JSON should not contain any comments like the example below).
POST /project/<project-id>/compile
```javascript
{
"compile": {
"options": {
// Which compiler to use. Can be latex, pdflatex, xelatex or lualatex
"compiler": "lualatex",
// How many seconds to wait before killing the process. Default is 60.
"timeout": 40
},
// The main file to run LaTeX on
"rootResourcePath": "main.tex",
// An array of files to include in the compilation. May have either the content
// passed directly, or a URL where it can be downloaded.
"resources": [{
"path": "main.tex",
"content": "\\documentclass{article}\n\\begin{document}\nHello World\n\\end{document}"
}, {
"path": "image.png",
"url": "www.example.com/image.png",
"modified": 123456789 // Unix time since epoch
}]
}
}
```
You can specify any project-id in the URL, and the files and LaTeX environment will be persisted between requests.
URLs will be downloaded and cached until provided with a more recent modified date.
#### Example Response
```javascript
{
"compile": {
"status": "success",
"outputFiles": [{
"type": "pdf",
"url": "http://localhost:3013/project/<project-id>/output/output.pdf"
}, {
"type": "log",
"url": "http://localhost:3013/project/<project-id>/output/output.log"
}]
}
}
```
License
-------
The code in this repository is released under the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, version 3. A copy can be found in the `LICENSE` file.
Copyright (c) ShareLaTeX, 2014.