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#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# default values
compileCount = 3
open_latex_document = false

def outputErrorMessage
  puts "Too many parameters..."
  puts "Usage: 'rubylatex.rb anylatexfile.tex [compilecountnumber]'"
  puts "where [compilecountnumber] is a number greater than 0"
end

# check arguments
if ARGV.count == 1
  latexfile = ARGV[0]
elsif ARGV.count == 2 || ARGV.count == 3
  latexfile = ARGV[0]
  compileCount = ARGV[1].to_i
  
  # check if compileCount has a reasonable value
  if compileCount < 1 || compileCount > 5
    outputErrorMessage
    exit
  end
  
  # open the latex document if a third parameter has been detected
  if ARGV.count == 3
    open_latex_document = true
  end
else
  outputErrorMessage
  exit
end

# filename without file type extension
filebasename = File.basename("#{latexfile}", '.tex')

# compile latex file at least one time 
sout = system("pdflatex #{latexfile}")

# create bibtex files
if sout
  sout = system("bibtex "+filebasename)
end

# compile latex files a few times more
if sout && compileCount > 1
  (2..compileCount).each do |i|
    if sout
      sout = system("pdflatex #{latexfile}")
    end
  end
end

# cleanup
puts "#### cleaning up! ####"
system("rm -rf *.log")
system("rm -rf *.aux")
system("rm -rf *.aux.bak")
system("rm -rf *.toc")
system("rm -rf *.out")
system("rm -rf *.idx")
system("rm -rf *.blg")
system("rm -rf *.bbl")
system("rm -rf *.nlo")
system("rm -rf *.lot")
system("rm -rf *.lof")
system("rm -rf *.tcp")
system("rm -rf *.tps")
system("rm -rf *.brs")
system("rm -rf *.brf")

# pdf successfully generated
if sout
  puts "#### done! #{filebasename}.pdf is ready! ####"
  if open_latex_document
    puts "#### opening #{filebasename}.pdf now! ####"
    system("open #{filebasename}.pdf")
  end
else
  # failed pdf generation
  system("rm -rf #{filebasename}.pdf")
  puts "#### failed! no pdf generated!!! ####"
end