gamell / resume

Markdown / HTML to PDF resume builder Gulp workflow

HTML to PDF resume Gulp workflow

I use this gulp flow to generate my resume in PDF and HTML format from the same source files, mostly in markdown and also a tiny bit of pug templating.

This flow will generate a private and a public resume, where the public version contains crawler-sensitive data like my email and phone number spelled out to try to avoid crawlers and spam.

The output HTML files are self-contained as they have all the needed styles and fonts inline.

Setup

npm install

Run

• npx gulp serve: Will start a local server with a preview of the resume. The files will be served form public/. Useful to preview your changes in real time. Keep in mind the PDF rendering will also use the print.less file.
• npx gulp pdf: Will run gulp build:inline and create the PDF file in the same directory
• npx gulp build: Will generate all the files needed to upload your resume to a web server, under the dist/

Check gulpfile.js for additional commands.

Make changes

• src/index.html: HTML structure
• src/styles/main.less: Main LESS styles
• src/styles/print.less: Print styles which will be used to generate the PDF