PDF Extractor Plugin for Rivet

A Rivet plugin that makes it easy to extract text and metadata from PDF files.

Features

• Complete text extraction from PDFs
• Metadata extraction (author, title, creation date, etc.)
• Support for different PDF sources:
  • URLs (https://...)
  • Base64 data
  • Local file paths
• Ability to specify particular pages to extract

Installation

In Rivet

1. Open the plugins panel at the top of the screen
2. Search for "rivet-plugin-pdf-extractor"
3. Click "Install" to add the plugin to your project

In Code

import * as Rivet from "@ironclad/rivet-core";
import pdfExtractorPlugin from "rivet-plugin-pdf-extractor";

// Register the plugin
Rivet.globalRivetNodeRegistry.registerPlugin(pdfExtractorPlugin(Rivet));

Usage

After installation, you'll find the PDF Extractor node in the "Documents" group.

1. Add the PDF Extractor node to your graph
2. Configure the PDF source (file path, URL, or base64 data)
3. Choose extraction options (text, metadata, specific pages)
4. Connect the outputs to other nodes in your graph

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies with npm install
3. Build the plugin with npm run build
4. Start the development mode with npm run dev

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with PDF extraction:

1. Check that the file exists and is accessible
2. For URLs, make sure they're publicly accessible
3. For large PDFs, you may need to increase the memory limits in Rivet