Pandoc task

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Pandoc task

Description

Task to process pandoc, a universal document converter (see: johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/ ).

Installation

$ apt-get install pandoc

Pandoc task parameters

Attribute Description Value Required
file The input file see shortcut extensions or set ‘format’ parameter yes
tofile The output file see shortcut extensions or set ‘toformat’ parameter yes, if outputproperty is undefined
outputproperty The output property see shortcut extensions to set property name yes, if tofile is undefined
inputformat The input format see Pandoc user’s guide no
format The output format see Pandoc user’s guide no

Shortcut extensions:

  • .md => markdown file
  • .dbk|.xml => docbook file

Examples

<project name="pandoc task">
	<taskdef name="pandoc"
		classname="net.sourceforge.ant4x.taskdefs.doc.PandocTask"
		classpath="PATH/TO/ant4x.jar"/>
	
	<target name="pandoc">
		<pandoc file="<mardown>.md" tofile="<docbook>.dbk" />
	</target>
</project>