Add script to generate PDFs of PLEPs using pandoc

convert_to_pdf.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This bash script loops through PLEPs and converts the
+# ReStructuredText (.rst) files into PDF files with a consistent
+# style.  
+#
+# The author metadata right now must be implemented manually in order
+# for middle initials to be included.
+#
+# This script may be run using:
+#
+#   bash convert_to_pdf.sh
+#
+# This script requires that pandoc and pdflatex be installed.
+
+pdf_engine=pdflatex
+
+options="-V papersize:letter -V geometry:margin=1in -V fontsize=12pt -V linestretch=1.07 -V colorlinks"
+
+# Enter pdf metadata manually
+
+authors=( \
+    [0000]="PlasmaPy Community" \
+    [0001]="Nicholas A. Murphy" \
+    [0002]="Nicholas A. Murphy" \
+    [0003]="PlasmaPy Community" \
+    [0004]="Nicholas A. Murphy" \
+    [0005]="Nicholas A. Murphy and Stuart J. Mumford" \
+    [0007]="Andrew J. Leonard" \
+)
+
+for rstfile in PLEP-????.rst; do
+
+    base=${rstfile%.rst}
+    number=${base//PLEP-/}
+    pdffile=${base}.pdf
+
+    author=${authors[${number}]:-""}
+
+    echo "Converting ${rstfile} to ${pdffile}"
+    echo "Author = ${author}"
+
+    pandoc \
+	${rstfile} \
+	-o ${pdffile} \
+	--pdf-engine=${pdf_engine} \
+	${options} \
+	-M author="${author}" \
+	-M subject="PlasmaPy Enhancement Proposal"
+
+    echo ""
+
+done