zineland/zine

Support generate PDF/ePub format for issue

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#159 opened on Feb 7, 2023

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enhancementhelp wantedlevel-hard

Description

From Reddit:

Yes, please archive PDF of each issue in some permanent location and get a DOI and ISSN for it. I would like to be able to reference this most excellent resource in my own publications.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rust
Domain
content
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rust programmingPDF generation basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
The issue requests adding PDF and ePub export for magazine issues. Investigate existing output format modules in the Zine codebase, likely found in src/output or similar. Consider integrating Rust libraries like `printpdf` for PDF and `epub builder` for ePub. Look at the issue comments and linked Reddit post for user expectations. The maintainer has not provided specific guidance, so implementation details require design decisions.