@robinpath/pdf

PDF generation (documents, tables, HTML-to-PDF) and parsing (text extraction, metadata, page count)

Why use this module?

The pdf module lets you:

• Generate a PDF document with title, content, and sections
• Parse a PDF file and extract text, metadata, and page count
• Extract all text from a PDF file
• Get the number of pages in a PDF
• Get PDF metadata (author, title, creation date, etc.)

All functions are callable directly from RobinPath scripts with a simple, consistent API.

Installation

npm install @robinpath/pdf

Quick Start

No credentials needed — start using it right away:

pdf.parse "./document.pdf"

Available Functions

| Function | Description | |----------|-------------| | pdf.generate | Generate a PDF document with title, content, and sections | | pdf.parse | Parse a PDF file and extract text, metadata, and page count | | pdf.extractText | Extract all text from a PDF file | | pdf.pageCount | Get the number of pages in a PDF | | pdf.metadata | Get PDF metadata (author, title, creation date, etc.) | | pdf.generateTable | Generate a PDF with a formatted table | | pdf.generateFromHtml | Generate a PDF from basic HTML content |

Examples

Parse a PDF file and extract text, metadata, and page count

pdf.parse "./document.pdf"

Extract all text from a PDF file

pdf.extractText "./document.pdf"

Get the number of pages in a PDF

pdf.pageCount "./document.pdf"

Integration with RobinPath

import { RobinPath } from "@wiredwp/robinpath";
import Module from "@robinpath/pdf";

const rp = new RobinPath();
rp.registerModule(Module.name, Module.functions);
rp.registerModuleMeta(Module.name, Module.functionMetadata);

const result = await rp.executeScript(`
  pdf.parse "./document.pdf"
`);

Full API Reference

See MODULE.md for complete documentation including all parameters, return types, error handling, and advanced examples.

Related Modules

• @robinpath/excel — Excel module for complementary functionality
• @robinpath/office — Office module for complementary functionality
• @robinpath/docusign — DocuSign module for complementary functionality
• @robinpath/pandadoc — PandaDoc module for complementary functionality
• @robinpath/hellosign — HelloSign module for complementary functionality

License

MIT