flext2pdf

flext2pdf converts Flext templates into PDFs using Playwright. It launches a headless Chromium instance to render your HTML and returns the resulting file through a tiny API. The library ships with ESM and CJS bundles.

Documentation: Available at TrustMe Wiki.

flext2pdf is maintained by TrustMe.

Here's a simple example:

import flext2pdf from 'flext2pdf';

const template = `
  {{!-- @v "1.0.beta3" --}}
  {{!-- @use "put" --}}
  <div>{{ put data.helloWorld "No hello world..." }}</div>
`;
const data = { helloWorld: 'Hello World!' };

const converter = await flext2pdf();
const pdf = await converter.pdf(template, { data });
await converter.clear();

Installation

1. Install dependencies:

npm i flext2pdf @trustme24/flext
npx flext2pdf install chromium

2. Make sure your system provides glibc \u2265 2.28; Playwright's Chromium relies on it.

3. You're all set!

Tips & Tricks

• Pass an existing browser or page to flext2pdf() to reuse Playwright sessions.
• Call converter.clear() to close the browser and free resources when finished.
• Pre-install Chromium in CI or Docker with npx flext2pdf install chromium to avoid downloads at runtime.
• Forward format, background, or other options to customize page.pdf output.

flext2pdf by Kenny Romanov
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