PDF Generator#

Generate styled PDF documents from structured JSON data using ReportLab.

Quick Start#

bash

python scripts/generate_pdf.py --output report.pdf --data '{
  "title": "Monthly Report",
  "subtitle": "March 2026",
  "author": "PragDev",
  "sections": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "Introduction text here."},
    {"type": "highlight", "text": "Key metric: +15%"},
    {"type": "list", "items": ["Item 1", "Item 2"]}
  ]
}'

JSON Schema Reference#

See references/schema.md for complete schema documentation.

Output#

• PDF saved to path specified by --output or data.output
• Default: output.pdf in current directory

Tips#

• Use accent_color and header_color for brand colors
• Tables auto-alternate row backgrounds
• Images must exist at the specified path
• Page breaks create new pages