FVTT-pdf2json-rolltable-creater

A set of BASH scripts for turning PDFs that contain multiple rolltables into Json filess that can be imported in FoundryVTT 12-13

Initially these scripts are intended for "The book of random tables" series by Matt Davids, but will look into adding other sources as I find need for it.

I want to be able to use these scripts on x.pdf or y.pdf

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The Different Scripts and their order

Step 0

pdf2text something.pdf

turns pdf into text files, the text files can then be parsed by my scripts

Step 1

step-0-Cleaner.sh inputfile [output path]

This "detects" rolltables from the input file, and splits them into seperate files

the greatSplitter.sh has been replaced by step-0-Cleaner instead, as I found a way to do both in the same "step"

output still needs some cleaning though, hence the cleaner on Step 2, but Step 2 uses the individual outputs from Step 1

Step 2

foundrycleaner.sh dice|title|numbers|sort|lines|auto [inputFile] [outputFile]

recommended is auto, as that performes all changes

auto steps:

sort the file content base on the numbers that starts each line
Removes the numbers that sort used first step
changes dice marks into foundry html approved marks (makes it so you can click to roll, in the description field or on the popup/chat message that contains the rolltable result)

Step 3

fundryrolltable.sh ["inputfile"] ["Title"]

Step 4

create an empty rolltable in foundry, right click and import, upload JSON from step 3

Debugger script

To use the debugger script link it to you bin or to /usr/bin

ln -s /path/to/debugger.sh ~/bin/debugger

alternatively:

ln -s /path/to/debugger.sh /usr/bin/debugger

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