Invoice Generator

This is a simple command-line invoice generator that creates PDF invoices. The invoice includes client information, invoice details, and company information.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• reportlab library

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script.
2. Install the required library:

   pip install reportlab

Configuration

1. Copy the config.json.template file to config.json:

   cp config.json.template config.json

2. Update the config.json file with your company details:

   {
       "company_name": "My Company",
       "company_address": "My Company Address",
       "bank_details": "Bank Details",
       "client_name": "Client Name",
       "client_address": [
           "Line 1 of Client Address",
           "Line 2 of Client Address",
           "Line 3 of Client Address"
       ]
   }

Usage

Run the script with the following command:

python3 invoice_generator.py -c <config_file> -n <invoice_number> -d <date> -hr <hours> -r <rate>

Arguments

• -c or --config: The configuration file to use. (JSON)
• -n or --number: The invoice number.
• -d or --date: The invoice date.
• -u or --units: The number of units (hours/days/weeks) worked.

This will generate a PDF invoice with the specified details.

Note

Most of the initial code in this repo was generated by OpenDevin. I have made some manual (heavily assisted by Claude) changes recently.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.