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🔄 System Workflow

7-Step Application Generation Process

This diagram illustrates the complete workflow for generating job application documents, from initial cache clearing through final PDF conversion.

flowchart TD
    A0["🗑️ Step 0: Clear AI Cache"] --> A["📁 Step 1: Read Profile"]
    A --> B["📄 Step 2: Read Job Description"]
    B --> C["📂 Step 3: Create Output Directory"]
    C --> D["🤖 Step 4: Generate AI Content"]
    D --> E["📁 Step 5: Create PDF Directory"]
    E --> F["📄 Step 6: Convert to PDF"]
    
    A01[".cache/ai_content_cache.json
Clear for fresh content"] --> A0
    A1["profil/YYYYMMDD_*.pdf
Newest file"] --> A
    B1["Stellenbeschreibung/YYYYMMDD_*.txt
Newest file"] --> B
    C1["Ausgabe/DATE_job-DATE_profile/"] --> C
    D1["AI Provider Chain:
Llama → Claude → Sample
Fresh content, no cache"] --> D
    E1["Create /pdf subdirectory"] --> E
    F1["Markdown → HTML → PDF"] --> F
    
    F --> G["✅ Complete Application Package"]
    
    style A0 fill:#ffebee
    style A fill:#e1f5fe
    style B fill:#e8f5e8
    style C fill:#fff3e0
    style D fill:#fce4ec
    style E fill:#f3e5f5
    style F fill:#e0f2f1
    style G fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#4caf50,stroke-width:3px

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