const express = require("express");
const pdfGenerator = require("html-epdf-generators");

const app = express();

app.get("", async (req, res) => {
  var PDF = await pdfGenerator.generatePDF("pdfHtmlFormat.hbs");
  res.contentType("application/pdf");
  res.status(200).send(PDF);
});

generatePDF() syntax and parameters

generatePDF(
  templatePath, //<string>
  data, //<object>   Pass data to template(optional)
  options //<object>   PDF format options(optional)
);

Step 2 - Create your HTML Template (save the template with .hbs extension instead of .html)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello World</h1>
  </body>
</html>

Render dynamic data in template and PDF format options

const express = require("express");
const pdfGenerator = require("html-epdf-generator");

const app = express();

app.get("", async (req, res) => {

  var students = {
      {
          id: 1,
          name: "Kazim",
          age: 21
      },
      {
          id: 2,
          name: "Ahmad",
          age: 20
      },
      {
          id: 3,
          name: "Mansoor",
          age: 24
      }
  }

  let options = {
    displayHeaderFooter: true,
    format: "A4",
    headerTemplate: `<h3> Header </h3>`,
    footerTemplate: `<h3> Copyright 2024 </h3>`,
    margin: { top: "80px", bottom: "100px" },
  };

  let PDF = await pdfGenerator.generatePDF("template.hbs", students, options);
  res.contentType("application/pdf");
  res.status(200).send(PDF);
});

template for the above example (save the template with .hbs extension)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Student List</h1>
    <ul>
      {{#each students}}
      <li>Name: {{this.name}}</li>
      <li>Age: {{this.age}}</li>
      <br />
      {{/each}}
    </ul>
  </body>
</html>

Contributing

Feel free to contribute. Your contribution will be appreciated.

License

html-epdf-generator is [MIT licensed].

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Last updated on 03 May 2024

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