Document how to use pandoc to generate pdf and html versions

README.md

@@ -64,10 +64,20 @@ Edit the files within `ssp-markdown` to populate data for the rendered SSP that
 
 ### Render SSP
 
-Output the SSP as a markdown file and html file, both within `ssp-render`
+Output the SSP as a markdown file within `./ssp-render`
 
 `render-ssp`
 
+You can optionally use pandoc to transform the markdown file into a variety of formats. For example:
+
+#### PDF
+
+`docker run --rm --volume "/dir/with/rendered_ssp.md:/data" pandoc/latex rendered_ssp.md -o your-pdf-file-name.pdf`
+
+#### HTML
+
+`docker run --rm --volume "/dir/with/rendered_ssp.md:/data" pandoc/latex rendered_ssp.md -s -o your-html-file-name.html --metadata title="SSP Title"`
+
 ### Import profile into working space:
 
 If you are using a `PROFILE_NAME` that does not ship with this docker container then you must first manually import it using:

compose.yaml

@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# Comments are provided throughout this file to help you get started.
-# If you need more help, visit the Docker Compose reference guide at
-# https://docs.docker.com/go/compose-spec-reference/
-
-# Here the instructions define your application as a service called "cli".
-# This service is built from the Dockerfile in the current directory.
-# You can add other services your application may depend on here, such as a
-# database or a cache. For examples, see the Awesome Compose repository:
-# https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose
 services:
   cli:
     build:
@@ -15,35 +6,9 @@ services:
       - ./working_dir:/app/docs
       - ./templates:/app/templates
 
-# The commented out section below is an example of how to define a PostgreSQL
-# database that your application can use. `depends_on` tells Docker Compose to
-# start the database before your application. The `db-data` volume persists the
-# database data between container restarts. The `db-password` secret is used
-# to set the database password. You must create `db/password.txt` and add
-# a password of your choosing to it before running `docker compose up`.
-#     depends_on:
-#       db:
-#         condition: service_healthy
-#   db:
-#     image: postgres
-#     restart: always
-#     user: postgres
-#     secrets:
-#       - db-password
-#     volumes:
-#       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-#     environment:
-#       - POSTGRES_DB=example
-#       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db-password
-#     expose:
-#       - 5432
-#     healthcheck:
-#       test: [ "CMD", "pg_isready" ]
-#       interval: 10s
-#       timeout: 5s
-#       retries: 5
-# volumes:
-#   db-data:
-# secrets:
-#   db-password:
-#     file: db/password.txt
+  # a helper pandoc just to easily properly set the volume for local testing.
+  # use with `docker compose run --rm pandoc <insert pandoc args here>`
+  pandoc:
+    image: pandoc/latex
+    volumes:
+      - ./working_dir/ssp-render:/data