Description : Generate a URL for downloading read the docs, # docs as PDF and download the doc for you. # Credits : http://natanyellin.com/2012/04/22/downloading-pdf-documentation-for-readthedocs-projects/

download_a_readthedocs_doc_as_pdf.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Author : Gideon Kamau Maina <[email protected]>
# Date : 21-07-2017 
# Description : Generate a URL for downloading read the docs, 
# docs as PDF and download the doc for you.
# Credits : http://natanyellin.com/2012/04/22/downloading-pdf-documentation-for-readthedocs-projects/


# Constants
PROMPT=">>: "

# Ask for the package name
echo "Enter the name of the package as it appears in readthedocs.org"
echo "e.g marshmallow, django-tastypie"
read -p $PROMPT PACKAGE_NAME

# Construct the URL
URL="http://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/${PACKAGE_NAME}/latest/${PACKAGE_NAME}.pdf"

# Download the pdf file to location set by user
echo "Enter where you want your doc to be downloaded e.g /folder"
echo "Note this is relative to your home folder. Default Downloads."

read -p $PROMPT DOWNLOAD_LOCATION
DOWNLOAD_LOCATION=${DOWNLOAD_LOCATION:-Downloads}

# Add the home DIR to the entered location
cd "/home/${USER}/${DOWNLOAD_LOCATION}"
curl -O $URL

# Inform User of the process
echo "Package ${PACKAGE_NAME} pdf DOC downloaded to ${DOWNLOAD_LOCATION}"
echo 
echo "Thanks ;)"