Input Step: impress

This step reads text from a LibreOffice Impress presentation. It is designed to be an input source, meaning it’s usually the first step in the pipeline.

• type: impress

Parameters:

host (string, optional):

Set the host name communicate with. Default is localhost.

port (integer, optional):

Set the port number that LibreOffice is listening on. Default is 2002.

pipe_name (string, optional):

Set the pipe name that LibreOffice is waiting. Default is unset.

poll_wait_time (float, optional):

Set the wait time for each polling in seconds. 0.1 seconds by default.

Connecting with socket

Usually, you don’t need to specify any parameters in the configuration file. However, you may change the host or port so that you can connect to the remote host.

steps:
  - type: impress
    host: localhost
    port: 2002
    poll_wait_time: 0.1

To use the socket, start libreoffice like below.

libreoffice '--accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;'

Connecting with pipe

If pipe_name is specified, the connection to LibreOffice is made through the named pipe. Below is the example of step.

steps:
  - type: impress
    pipe_name: slidetextbridge_pipe
    poll_wait_time: 0.1

To use the pipe, start libreoffice like below.

libreoffice '--accept=pipe,name=slidetextbridge_pipe;urp;'