I developed a specialized solution for version-controlling my resume, aiming to generate a unique version for each job application using a customizable template without the need to manually create a new file for each implementation. Furthermore, I sought to automate the process of delivering these templates and add linting features to ensure consistency and high-quality output.
To achieve this, I created a solution that enables the creation of specific LaTeX templates that can be customized using LaTeX macros. I developed a utility, gen.sh, that performs effective substitution of these macros.
To ensure quality and consistency in the resume generation process, I utilized the powerful CI/CD capabilities of GitHub Actions. This allows for automatic linting of new pull requests and the automatic compilation and delivery of a new Artifact.tar.gz
to my self-hosted Nextcloud instance upon pushes to the main branch.
def # TeX files which define base macros
doc # TeX templates
fonts # Font directory
out/ # Output directory
โโโ merge # Merged TeX files, source files for PDFs
โโโ pdf # PDF output
pre # TeX files which defined unique macros
This project can be utilized in two ways:
- Automation: GitHub Actions
- Manual: Executing the script and compiling the PDF(s)
Automation will require the following action repository secrets:
Name | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
AGE_SECRET_KEY | Age private key for SOPS decryption of macros | AGE-SECRET-KEY-... |
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID | AWS Access Key ID | abcdef132456 |
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY | AWS Secret Access Key | abcdef123456 |
AWS_S3_ENDPOINT | AWS S3 Endpoint | http(s)://s3.domain.tld:9000 |
Manually compiling resume PDFs can be done by first generating all merge files via gen.sh
:
$ ./gen.sh
[INFO] MERGING: DOCUMENT=./doc/Resume.tex MACRO=./pre/Amazon.sops.yaml MERGE=./out/merge/Amazon-Resume.tex
[INFO] MERGING: DOCUMENT=./doc/Resume.tex MACRO=./pre/Google.sops.yaml MERGE=./out/merge/Google-Resume.tex
[INFO] MERGING: DOCUMENT=./doc/Resume.tex MACRO=./pre/Microsoft.sops.yaml MERGE=./out/merge/Microsoft-Resume.tex
Then compiling all merge files located in ./out/merge/
via xelatex
:
$ xelatex -output-directory ./out/pdf/ ./out/merge/*.tex
Optionally, an individual PDF can also be generated:
$ xelatex -output-directory ./out/pdf/ ./out/merge/Google-Resume.tex