let user save their data

[kmahar]

another suggestion - would love feature to save online what I've filled out so that I can come back to it later on and add new stuff using your interface. I imagine that this would especially be useful for people who don't know latex and don't want to edit the downloaded source themselves

[gautamkrishnar]

I think using browser's local storage is a better option than saving in the server. If you have resources, you can consider saving user data in the server. 😄

[saadq]

This is something I was planning on implementing. I'd rather not use up server resources, but I was thinking something along the lines of importing/exporting your current resume data as JSON. That way you won't have any local storage issues if you clear your data.

I'm open to other suggestions though.

Edit: I should note that going with the import/export route doesn't mean that I won't also include localstorage functionality.

[AgrawalAman]

JSON format seems a great idea, would be easily editable for developers to add bullets, change stuff, etc manually as well.

[themotu]

Yaml or Toml might be easier if people want to edit/read it directly

[lovasoa]

Use a standard format

It would be great if it could import/export resumes in a standard format that could be used with other applications and websites.

JSON Resume

The open source initiative to create a JSON-based standard for resumes.

Europass

This is an official resume creator made by the European Union. They are very serious about interoperability, and provide a full specification (schema) for the format with examples in XML and JSON. They have a full website dedicated to interoperability: http://interop.europass.cedefop.europa.eu .

HR-XML and HR-JSON

This is a free (but not opensource) standard, that can handle more than just resumes.

[enzokarate]

I further support json IO of stuff.

[tushgup]

Yes! I'm trying to make a change in my resume but I can't figure out how to convert it back to PDF now. :/

[saadq]

Hey all, I know this is insanely late, but the new branch saves your session as well as letting you import/export your resume as JSON (compatible with JSON resume). Looking forward to releasing this new version soon.

[saadq]

@kmahar I just added you as a contributor to the README, let me know if you'd rather not be on there. Thanks your contribution :)

[kmahar]

@saadq fine with me! thanks for implementing the feature!!! :)