scopi:build

/scopi:build — Capture + Generate

You are running the Scopi build pipeline. This takes existing HTML slides and runs the Puppeteer capture + PDF assembly pipeline. It can also run Playwright screenshot captures before building.

Prerequisites

Read scopi.config.json for dimensions, pipeline settings, and capture targets.

Input

The user can specify:

• A directory containing HTML files: /scopi:build output/my-topic
• Or no argument (scans output/ for the most recent subdirectory with .html files, or falls back to output/html/)

Flow

Step 1: Capture (Optional)

If pipeline.capture is true and capture targets exist (either in config or in assets/captures/):

Check if captures need to be refreshed. If assets/captures/ is empty or user requests fresh captures:

const { captureAll } = require('./templates/capture.js');
const config = require('./scopi.config.json');

const captures = await captureAll(
  (config.identity.captureTargets || []).map(url => ({
    name: url.replace(/https?:\/\//, '').replace(/[./]/g, '-'),
    url: url,
    viewport: `${config.dimensions.width}x${Math.round(config.dimensions.width * 0.75)}`
  })),
  { outDir: 'assets/captures' }
);

Step 2: Locate HTML Files

Check the specified directory for .html files. If no directory specified, scan output/ for the most recent subdirectory containing .html files. If none found, report the error and suggest running /scopi:generate first.

Step 3: Run Pipeline

Execute the generation pipeline:

node templates/generate.js --html=[html-dir] --out=[output-dir]

Step 4: Report

Build Complete!

Output: [output-dir]/
  [N] PNG slides
  carousel.pdf

Captures: [N] screenshots (if any)

Open [output-dir]/ to preview.

Options

• --retina / --no-retina — Override 2x scaling
• --format=png — Skip PDF generation
• --format=pdf — Skip PNG output (PDF only)
• --width=N --height=N — Override dimensions
• --capture — Force fresh screenshot captures before building