Translate Latex equations to Stan models

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Hello,

I was wondering if there is any tool to help convert a statistical model written in Latex to, say, RStan model automatically.

For example, I have the following equation:

y_{n} \sim \mathcal{N}(\alpha + \beta X_{n}, \sigma)

This equation would be converted to the following stan model:

   model {
     y ~ normal(alpha + beta * x, sigma);
    }

Data and parameters would be further defined by the user.

Any pointer would be appreciated. Thanks!

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The closest to this (i.e., it’s not LaTeX but it potentially could be), is the Rethinking notation perhaps?

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