@types/pdfkit

What is @types/pdfkit?

@types/pdfkit provides TypeScript type definitions for the pdfkit library, which is a powerful tool for creating PDF documents in Node.js.

What are @types/pdfkit's main functionalities?

Create a PDF Document

This feature allows you to create a new PDF document and add text to it. The document is then saved to a file named 'output.pdf'.

const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
const doc = new PDFDocument();
doc.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('output.pdf'));
doc.text('Hello, world!');
doc.end();

Add Images

This feature allows you to add images to your PDF document. The image is added with specific dimensions and alignment.

const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
const doc = new PDFDocument();
doc.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('output.pdf'));
doc.image('path/to/image.png', { fit: [250, 300], align: 'center', valign: 'center' });
doc.end();

Draw Shapes

This feature allows you to draw shapes, such as rectangles, in your PDF document. The rectangle is drawn with specified dimensions and position.

const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
const doc = new PDFDocument();
doc.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('output.pdf'));
doc.rect(100, 100, 200, 200).stroke();
doc.end();

Add Links

This feature allows you to add hyperlinks to your PDF document. The text 'Click here' is linked to 'http://example.com' and is underlined.

const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
const doc = new PDFDocument();
doc.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('output.pdf'));
doc.text('Click here', { link: 'http://example.com', underline: true });
doc.end();

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README

Installation

npm install --save @types/pdfkit

Summary

This package contains type definitions for pdfkit (http://pdfkit.org).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/pdfkit.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:47:08 GMT
• Dependencies: @types/node

Credits

These definitions were written by Eric Hillah, Erik Berreßem, Jeroen Vervaeke, Thales Agapito, Evgeny Baram, Benjamin Just, Joanna Gabis, and Robin Guinant.