pdf-essentials-js
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This is a npm package provide with functionality of merge, split PDFs and many more.
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pdf-essentials-js
This a npm package for PDF Essentials. Merge, Split PDFs and many more.
Installation
npm install pdf-essentials-js
Current Functionalities:
- Merge PDF Merge multiple PDF Documents into one single PDF Document
- Split PDF Split PDF Document into one or more PDF Documents
- HTML to PDF Convert HTML code to PDF Document
- URL to PDF Convert a website into PDF Document
Usage
Merge PDF
Any number of PDFs can be merged into single PDF.
async node.js example
const pdfEssentials = require('./pdf-essentials-js');
const newPDF = new pdfEssentials();
(async () => {
// pass PDF path or PDF Buffer
// add all the pages of sample pdf
await newPDF.add('sample.pdf');
// add 2nd page of PDF
await newPDF.add('sample.pdf', 2);
// add 3rd & 6th page
await newPDF.add('sample.pdf', [3,6]);
// add 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 to PDF
await newPDF.add('sample.pdf', "2 to 5");
// add 2, 3, 4, 5 to PDF
await newPDF.add('sample.pdf', '2 - 5');
// return Buffer of merged PDFs
const buffer = await newPDF.saveAsBuffer();
//or Download mreged PDF. Pass filename / path
await newPDF.save('merged.pdf');
})();Split PDF
async node.js example
const pdfEssentials = require('./pdf-essentials-js');
const pdfFunctions = new pdfEssentials();
(async () => {
// First parameter - pdf path
/* Second parameter - ranges in which pdfs have to be split.
Must pass in a array, any number of pairs [1, 5] is refered as a pair. */
/* return array of Buffers of PDFs.
Number of buffer in array recieved is equal to number of elements of pairs in array we passed. */
const buffer = await pdfFunctions.split('sample.pdf', [[1,5], [6, 10]]);
})();HTML to PDF
async node.js example
const pdfEssentials = require('./pdf-essentials-js');
const pdfFunctions = new pdfEssentials();
(async ()=>{
// convert the given HTML Code into PDF, and return PDF Buffer
const htmlCode =
`<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Pdf Essentials</title>
</head>
<body>
This is sample PDF created by <a href="http://www.pdfessentials.com">PDF Essentials</a>
</body>
</html>`
try {
// pass your HTML Code
// returns buffer of PDF
const buffer = await pdfFunctions.htmlToPDF(htmlCode)
// if you want to download file else use buffer
const fs = require('fs').promises
// download PDF
await fs.writeFile('file.pdf' , buffer)
} catch (error) {
// returns if any error occur
console.log(error)
}
})();URL to PDF
async node.js example
const pdfEssentials = require('./pdf-essentials-js');
const pdfFunctions = new pdfEssentials();
(async ()=>{
try {
// returns buffer of PDF
const buffer = await pdfFunctions.urlToPDF("https://www.google.com");
// if you want to download file else use buffer
const fs = require('fs').promises
// download PDF
await fs.writeFile('file.pdf' , buffer)
} catch (error) {
console.log(error)
}
})();Upcoming Functionalties
- Images to PDF
- Compress PDF
- Protect PDF
- Add Watermark