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+---
+tags:
+  - software
+---
+# Necessary Automation
+
+This file describes functionality that
+
+* Can be explained relatively easily
+* Benefits greatly from consistency
+* Is unlikely to need frequent maintenance
+
+## Standard Emails
+
+[Outlook Email Automation with PowerShell](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/premier-developer/outlook-email-automation-with-powershell)
+
+## PERSONAL.xlsb
+
+Vendor Quote UserForm
+
+other frequently referenced values
+
+## Job Handler
+
+Use-case specific wrapper for a document database like MongoDB.
+
+### Features
+
+Features below are in addition to those of Vanilla Atlas.
+
+#### Extract from Bid Boards
+
+```sh
+> jobHandler --new project --from-web https://app.buildingconnected.com/opportunities/66fab32654ef4e1affd178e0/info
+...
+```
+
+```sh
+> jobHandler --select project freezpak
+jobHandler\FreezPak Cold Storage> --add-details --from-web https://app.buildingconnected.com/opportunities/66fab32654ef4e1affd178e0/info
+...
+```
+
+## Standard Structured Text for Projects
+
+Markdown with YAML frontmatter is an excellent choice for project documentation
+which offers a compromise between interoperability and flexibility.
+
+* [x] Create an `Import-Markdown` returning `frontmatter` and `body` objects.
+* [ ] Create vscode workflows for formatting frontmatters and calculating properties.
+* [ ] Integrate my "Estimating Work" and "Notebook" folders
+  * Before my plaintext renaissance, I used to need many more .xlsx and .pdf files
+    for a single project. It makes better sense for `Sources.xlsx` to be .yaml
+
+Ultimately most project information could be formatted in markdown and yaml files,
+greatly aiding in:
+
+* quick research
+* data aggregation and analysis
+* version control and backups
+* software independence
+
+without compromising on professional output.
+Even proposals are truly better suited to this format as,
+neglecting the former benefits,
+markdown can be rendered with standard stylesheets for improved consistency.
+
+Sublime is a friendly option for non-technical users.
+
+## Estimate Objects
+
+## Wiring Method Parser
+
+```
+3#12 #12G 3/4"C
+```
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+---
+tags:
+  - software
+---
+# Portable Tools
+
+* pandoc
+* miktex-portable.exe
+* w64devkit
+* peazip
+* PortableGit
+* VSCode
+* FlaUInspect
+* gnuplot
+
+Ruby may be possible to make portable,
+which may make these possible as well:
+
+* Asciidoctor
+* Antora
+* taskjuggler
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+---
+tags:
+  - software
+---
+# Possible Automation
+
+This file describes functionality that
+
+* would confuse most people I attempted to explain it to
+* would save little time overall
+* is unlikely to work in a significant number of cases
+
+Nonetheless I feel the need to write them somewhere.
+
+## Travel Distance Calculation
+
+The obvious answer is the (paid) google maps api.
+there may be a free api somewhere, too.
+But why deprive ourselves of a "fun" exercise?
+
+1. Get coordinates of every municipality in Georgia
+2. Get straight-line distance and heading from each to Macon
+3. Manually enter google maps estimates for a couple dozen
+4. Get a formula $T(d,θ)$ and calculate the rest
+
+## Extract Bluebeam Markups from Pdf
+
+Right now I'm exporting Bluebeam markups to csv before processing,
+however if I converted to the code to extract the markups directly with MuPDF.Net
+as I've managed before with itext, that could save a step.
+
+## Panel Schedule Machine Learning
+
+I have a fair number of labeled panel schedules from previous jobs
+that would be ripe for training.
+
+## Misc Web Scrapers
+
+[#12 Stranded THHN 1000ft](https://www.homedepot.com/b/12/Stranded/1000-ft/12/1/N-5yc1vZ1z0np5dZ1z113htZ1z1uh20Z1z1uhk9/Ntk-elasticplus/Ntt-Thhn)
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+# PowerShell Document Conversion
+
+PowerShell module to allow fluent conversion of "document" files,
+including markup source (.md, .adoc, .rst, etc.)
+and binary formats (.pdf, .docx, etc.),
+as well as allow ~~common high-level actions on them.~~
+
+> [!note]
+> Cmdlets should be written to accept multiple input files where appropriate.
+
+## `Convert-Document`
+
+* pandoc
+* calibre `ebook-convert` (if necessary)
+* AsciiDoctor
+
+### Case: From PDF
+
+* marker
+  * Python based CLI
+  * Option to use LLM for more accurate output
+* muPDF
+
+### Case: From Asciidoc
+
+pandoc can not translate from Asciidoc, only to.
+Convert first to html.
+
+## `Measure-Document`
+
+Measure total words, occurances of unique words, etc.
+Where applicable, the same by page, as well as total pages.
+
+## `Format-Document`
+
+Run format specific linter on document.
+
+## `Get-DocumentMetadata`/`Set-DocumentMetadata`
+
+> Reconcile document metadata formats
+
+* markdown yaml frontmatter
+* asciidoc attributes
+
+## `Import-Document`
+
+Return PSCustomObject with appropriate properties. 
+
+***
+
+## `Import-XML`
+
+Missing from base pwsh but should be straightforward to implement.
+
+```pwsh
+function Import-XML {
+    param(
+        [string]$Path
+    )
+    $xmlText = Get-Content $Path
+    $document = [xml]$xmlText
+    return $document
+}
+```
+
+`*.SupplierLink.xml`
+
+## `Unblock-Excel`