Photo calendar generator (initially made for Dominika&Daniel wedding)

1. Setup nodejs or run in nodejs-enabled container
2. Clone the repository

   git clone [email protected]:Jblew/photo-calendar-generator.git

3. Install the dependencies

   npm install

4. Paste all your photos into the photos directory
5. Enter significant dates that you want to be included in the calendar into the significant-dates.txt file. The format is dd.mm TEXT (printed in every year) or dd.mm.yyyy TEXT (printed only once)
6. Configure the calendar in the src/config.ts file:

   {
       // ...
       startDate: new Date("2022-05-01T00:00:00Z"), // Use UTC ISO date because otherwise summer time changes messes with dates
       pages: [
           // possible layouts:
           // "single" | "double" | "triple" | "four" | "four-asym" | "six" | "ltb" | "tbr" | "l-five" | "r-five"
           { graphicsLayout: "single", photoFilenames: ["default.jpg"] },
            // { random: true } will use random arrangement and random photos
           ...[...Array(23)].map(i => ({ random: true } as const)),
       ],
       // the number of pages is based on the length of the above array
       // you can also change the month names, days of weeks and paths using other config fields
       // ...
   }

7. Run

   npm run build

8. Run

   npm run serve

9. Open http:https://localhost:8080/ in your browser.

   What you see is not a print layout. The screen layout differs from what you will get in the print.

10. Click Ctrl+P or select print from the browser window menu. Set page size to A3 for best results. You may have to wait a substantial amount of time until the preview becomes available. The time depends on the resolution and count of photos used. (24 month * 5K photos may take even 20 minutes).
11. Print to PDF
12. (optional) Play with the layout settings using src/style/*.scss files. Hitting npm run build will compile both the HTML and SCSS.