PuzzlePrinter

Creates printable pdf collections of puzzles from the websites https://www.puzzle-{puzzle}.com.

How to run

In the command prompt, in the src folder, run node puzzleSaver.js configs/<puzzle config json file> e.g. node puzzleSaver.js configs/puzzleSaverConfig.json

The pdfs will save to your puzzles/ folder

How to automate

If on windows, you can set up tasks in the task scheduler which will run and save the special puzzles (daily, weekly, monthly). Import src/PuzzlesDailyScheduler.xml etc into your Daily Scheduler, adjusting the path to node, and your PuzzlePrinter repository.

How to customise

Create a Config file

The config file defines which puzzles to print out, and how many.

Example config file:

{
    "metadata": {
        "type": "normal" // can be "normal" or "special"
    },
    "puzzles": [
        {
            "puzzleName": "Thermometers, 15x15, Curved",
            "url": "https://www.puzzle-thermometers.com/?size=7",
            "numPuzzles": 50,
            "aspectRatio": {
                "height": 1,
                "width": 1
            }
        },
        {
            "puzzleName": "Thermometers, 15x15, Straight",
            "url": "https://www.puzzle-thermometers.com/?size=6",
            "numPuzzles": 25,
            "aspectRatio": {
                "height": 1,
                "width": 1
            }
        }
    ]
}

Find the puzzle aspect ratio

Some puzzles aren't square. Define the aspect ratio of your puzzle in the config to ensure proper printing. Ratios are normalised to 1 for height.

Known ratios:

{
    "Aquarium": {"aspectRatio": {"height": 1, "width": 1}},
    "Stitches": {"aspectRatio": {"height": 1, "width": 1}},
    "Thermometers": {"aspectRatio": {"height": 1, "width": 1}},
    "Battleships": {"aspectRatio": {"height": 1, "width": 0.78417}},
    "Renzoku": {"aspectRatio": {"height": 1, "width": 1.14516}}
}

To find a ratio for a new puzzle, go to the puzzle online, open dev tools (ctrl+shift+i) and then key in ctrl+shift+c. Hover over the div '#puzzleContainerDiv' to see the width and height. Normalise to 1 height by x width.

To do

Add printing from node? https://www.npmjs.com/package/pdf-to-printer