converter-pdf-html

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Do you want to convert HTML to PDF. Follow these Steps to convert HTML to PDF.

Step 1 - install the converter-pdf-html package using the following command
$ npm i converter-pdf-html --save
--save flag adds package name to package.json file.
Step 2 - Add required packages and read HTML template

 //Required package
 var pdf = require("converter-pdf-html");
 var fs = require("fs");

 // Read HTML Template
 var html = fs.readFileSync("template.html", "utf8");

Step 3 - Create your HTML Template

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <mate charest="utf-8" />
    <title>Watch Anime Whole Day</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Anime List</h1>
    <ul>
      {{#each anime}}
      <li>Name: {{anime.name}}</li>
      <li>Age: {{anime.seen}}</li>
      <br />
      {{/each}}
    </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 opt = {
        format: "A3",
        orientation: "portrait",
        border: "10mm",
        header: {
            height: "45mm",
            contents: '<div style="text-align: center;">Author: Arpan Das</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 anime = [
  {
    name: "Naruto",
    seen: "yes",
  },
  {
    name: "My hero Academia",
    seen: "yes",
  },
  {
    name: "Vitthal",
    seen: "No",
  },
];
var doc = {
  html: html,
  data: {
    anime: anime,
  },
  path: "./your.pdf",
  type: "",
};
// By default a file is created but you could switch between Buffer and Streams by using "buffer" or "stream" respectively.

Step 6 - After setting all parameters, just pass document and options to pdf.create method.

pdf
  .convert(doc, opt)
  .then((res) => {
    console.log(res);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });

Reference

If you want to use conditions in your HTML template, check this out:

https://handlebarsjs.com/builtin_helpers.html

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pdf-converter is MIT licensed.

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Do you want to convert HTML to PDF. Follow these Steps to convert HTML to PDF.

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