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[2.1.0] - 2026-06-05

Major New Features

  • EPUB 3.2 Renderer (pimd.export.formats.epub): Full EPUB package generation with XHTML content, CSS styling, NCX + nav.xhtml table of contents, cover pages, OPF metadata, embedded images/diagrams, reflowable layout, and built-in EPUB validation
  • LaTeX Renderer (pimd.export.formats.latex): Full Markdown-to-LaTeX pipeline supporting headings (section/ subsection), tables (tabular with booktabs), code blocks (listings), citations (biblatex), images (graphicx), footnotes, math expressions (amsmath), and cross-references (hyperref). Supports article, report, and book document classes.
  • PDF/A Archival Output (pimd.export.pdf): PDF/A-1b and PDF/A-2b generation via LibreOffice PDF/A export filter or native fpdf2 with font embedding, metadata preservation, and automatic fallback chain
  • Internationalization (i18n) (pimd.i18n): Unicode script detection (LTR, RTL, CJK, neutral), RTL language support (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew) with bidi and arabic_reshaper, CJK support (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) with language-aware typography, DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX i18n configuration helpers
  • Collaborative Editing (pimd.revisions): Document revision model with RevisionTracker managing insertions/deletions/replacements/formatting changes, Comment/annotation system with threading and resolution, ReviewMetadata for session management, review summary export APIs

New Features

  • CLI pimd epub: Convert Markdown to EPUB 3.2 with optional EPUB validation
  • CLI pimd latex: Convert Markdown to LaTeX with configurable document class
  • CLI pimd language: Detect script direction (LTR/RTL/CJK) of any document
  • CLI pimd revision: Initialize, add, and list tracked document revisions
  • CLI pimd export epub: Export to EPUB via unified export system
  • CLI pimd export latex: Export to LaTeX via unified export system
  • CLI pimd export pdfa: Export to PDF/A archival format
  • Auto-format detection: CLI commands accept format based on file extension
  • Extended ExportFormat enum: EPUB, LATEX, PDFA added to supported formats
  • EpubRenderer: Validates generated EPUB packages with structural checks
  • LatexRenderer: Produces clean, readable LaTeX with proper escaping

Improvements

  • Modular renderer architecture: EPUB and LaTeX renderers follow same Document model pattern as DOCX/HTML renderers
  • Optional dependency handling: EPUB uses lxml (already core dep), LaTeX has zero runtime deps, i18n uses optional bidi/arabic_reshaper
  • Dependency extras: New extras groups: epub, latex, pdfa, i18n, collaboration
  • ExportConverter: Handles EPUB, LaTeX, PDF/A in unified convert() method
  • CLI info: Shows new formats and v2.1.0 features
  • Export doctor: Checks EPUB, LaTeX, PDF/A, i18n engine availability
  • Logo/badge: Added pepy.tech total downloads badge to README
  • Version: 2.1.0, Python 3.10-3.13 compatibility maintained

Internal

  • New pimd.i18n package: script detection, language configs, RTL reshaping helpers
  • New pimd.revisions package: RevisionTracker, Comment, ReviewMetadata models
  • Strong type hints across all new modules
  • All new modules have 100% offline capability
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux) maintained

Backward Compatibility

  • All existing v2.0.0 APIs remain unchanged
  • New formats (EPUB, LaTeX, PDF/A) are additive — no breaking changes
  • ExportFormat enum gains new members but existing members unchanged
  • ExportOptions gains new fields with defaults — existing code unaffected
  • CLI gains new commands but existing commands unmodified
  • Plugin API unchanged
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