Pdfcrowd-ssl NPM

node-pdfcrowd

A wrapper for the Pdfcrowd API which lets you convert web pages and raw HTML code to PDF.

You must have an account on http://pdfcrowd.com. This will give you a username and an API key. Here is the API overview.

Installation

To install via npm:

$ npm install pdfcrowd-ssl

Or clone from GitHub and create a symlink in ~/.node_libraries:

$ git clone git@github.com:locpeople/node-pdfcrowd-ssl.git
$ ln -s /path/to/node-pdfcrowd-ssl ~/.node_libraries/pdfcrowd-ssl

Dependencies

http native module
querystring native module
fs native module

Getting Started

The following code converts raw HTML code to PDF and returns it in an HTTP response (don't forget to use your "username" and "apikey"):

var pdf = require('pdfcrowd');

var client = new pdf.Pdfcrowd('username', 'apikey');
client.convertHtml('<html>regular HTML code</html>', pdf.sendHttpResponse(response));

You can convert also a web page and save it to a file:

client.convertURI('http://example.com', pdf.saveToFile("example_com.pdf"));

Or a local HTML file:

client.convertFile('/local/file.html', pdf.saveToFile("file.pdf"));

The generated PDF can be customized:

client.convertURI(
    'http://example.com', 
    pdf.saveToFile("example_com.pdf"),
    {
        width: "11in",
        height: "8.5in",
        vmargin: ".4in",
        footer_html: '<div style=text-align:center;font-size:smaller;color:maroon;">\
                          Page %p out of %n\
                      </div>'
    });

Reference

Construction

 new Pdfcrowd(username, apikey)

Creates a Pdfcrowd instance.

Methods

 Pdfcrowd.convertHtml(html, callbacks [,options])

Converts raw HTML code to PDF.

 Pdfcrowd.convertURI(url, callbacks [,options])

Converts a web page to PDF. The url argument must start with http:// or https://.

 Pdfcrowd.convertFile(fname, callbacks [,options])

Converts a local HTML file to PDF.

Common arguments:

The callbacks argument is an object that should define the following methods:
```
  pdf(readableStream)
```
Called when the PDF stream becomes available.
```
  end()
```
Called when all PDF data has been read.
```
  error(errorMessage, statusCode)
```
Called when an error occurs. errorMessage is a string containing the error message and statusCode is a HTTP status code.
The optional options argument lets you customize the created PDF. You can find the list of all options here.

Helpers

These functions return a callback object that can be passed to the methods above.

saveToFile(fileName)

Saves the generated PDF to a file.

sendHttpResponse(response [,disposition])

Returns the generated PDF in an HTTP response. dispostion can be "attachment" (default) or "inline".

License (MIT License)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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