NovaType

Typesetting, reimagined.

Documentation • Demos • Installation • Usage

NovaType is a modern typesetting system built on Typst. It combines the quality of LaTeX with an intuitive syntax and instant compilation.

Why NovaType?

Features

• Instant compilation — See your changes in real-time
• Intuitive syntax — Markdown-like, without LaTeX boilerplate
• Smart citations — BibTeX, CrossRef API, Zotero integration
• Data visualization — Charts from CSV/JSON
• Professional templates — IEEE, Nature, reports, CV...
• WebAssembly — Compile in the browser

Installation

# Via Cargo (recommended)
cargo install nova-cli

# Verify installation
nova --version

git clone https://github.com/AureClai/novatype.git
cd novatype/typst
cargo build --package nova-cli --release

Usage

# Create a new project
nova init my-article

# With a specific template
nova init my-article --template ieee-article

# Compile
nova compile main.typ --open

# Watch mode (auto-recompilation)
nova watch main.typ

Example

---
title: "My Article"
author: "John Doe"
template: article
---

= Introduction

Welcome to *NovaType*! A _simple_ yet powerful syntax.

= Equations

Euler's formula: $ e^(i pi) + 1 = 0 $

= Visualization

#nova-plot(
  data: "results.csv",
  type: "bar",
  title: "Results"
)

Architecture

novatype/
├── typst/crates/
│   ├── nova-core/      # Compilation engine
│   ├── nova-schema/    # Metadata validation
│   ├── nova-cite/      # Citation management
│   ├── nova-plot/      # Data visualization
│   ├── nova-cli/       # Command-line interface
│   └── nova-wasm/      # WebAssembly build
└── docs/               # Documentation website

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Check out the Issues to get started.

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/AureClai/novatype.git
cd novatype/typst
cargo build

# Run tests
cargo test --workspace

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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lib.rs:

Nova Plot

Native data visualization engine for NovaType.

This crate provides:

• SVG-based chart rendering
• Multiple chart types (line, bar, scatter, pie)
• CSV and JSON data parsing
• Configurable styling

Example

use nova_plot::{Chart, ChartType, DataSource};

let data = DataSource::from_csv("data.csv")?;
let chart = Chart::new(ChartType::Line)
    .with_title("Sales Over Time")
    .with_data(data);

let svg = chart.render()?;