@namindu/html-to-pdf-node
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@namindu/html-to-pdf-node library is written based on another library pdf-creator-node . pdf-creator-node used Handlebars as the template engine. This library uses EJS template engine to generate HTML. You can use EJS syntax to generate dynamic content.
Step 1 - install the pdf creator package using the following command
$ npm i @namindu/html-to-pdf-node
Step 2 - Add required packages and read HTML template
//Required package
var pdf = require("@namindu/html-to-pdf-node");
var fs = require("fs");
// Read HTML Template
var html = fs.readFileSync("template.ejs", "utf8");
With ES6 import syntax
//Required package
import pdf from "@namindu/html-to-pdf-node";
import fs from "fs";
// Read HTML Template
const html = fs.readFileSync("template.ejs", "utf8");
This library uses EJS template engine to generate HTML. You can use EJS syntax to generate dynamic content.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Hello world!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>User List</h1>
<ul>
<% users.forEach(function(user) { %>
<li>Name: <%= user.name %></li>
<li>Age: <%= user.age %></li>
<br />
<% }); %>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Step 4 - Provide format and orientation as per your need
"height": "10.5in", // allowed units: mm, cm, in, px
"width": "8in", // allowed units: mm, cm, in, px
or -
"format": "Letter", // allowed units: A3, A4, A5, Legal, Letter, Tabloid
"orientation": "portrait", // portrait or landscape
var options = {
format: "A3",
orientation: "portrait",
border: "10mm",
header: {
height: "45mm",
contents: '<div style="text-align: center;">Footer Text</div>'
},
footer: {
height: "28mm",
contents: {
first: 'Cover page',
2: 'Second page', // Any page number is working. 1-based index
default: '<span style="color: #444;">{{page}}</span>/<span>{{pages}}</span>', // fallback value
last: 'Last Page'
}
}
};
Step 5 - Provide HTML, user data and PDF path for output
var users = [
{
name: "Shyam",
age: "26",
},
{
name: "Navjot",
age: "26",
},
{
name: "Vitthal",
age: "26",
},
];
var document = {
html: html,
data: {
users: users,
},
path: "./output.pdf",
type: "file",
};
Type can be buffer or stream or file (default is file)
Step 6 - After setting all parameters, just pass document and options to pdf.create method.
pdf
.create(document, options)
.then((res) => {
console.log(res);
})
.catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
});
@namindu/html-to-pdf-node is MIT licensed.
FAQs
node pdf creator from html/ejs template
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