Ge-lx / node-pdfmake

Better node version of pdfmake

Node PdfMake

A wrapper around pdfmake to make it easier to use with node.

Usage

const fs = require('fs');
const createPdfPrinter = require('node-pdfmake');

const printer = createPdfPrinter();

const content = 'This is an sample PDF printed with node-pdfmake';
const document = printer.createPdf({ content });

document.getBuffer().then(buffer => fs.writeFileSync('sample.pdf', buffer));

createPdfPrinter([fonts])

Create a new pdf printer.

fonts

Type: Object

A pdfmake font object (read more here)

Note: By default node-pdfmake includes the default Roboto font (default font of pdfmake) and the standard-14-fonts

printer.createPdf(docDefinition, [options])

Create a new pdf document.

docDefinition

Type: Object

A pdfmake document definition object (read more here)

options

Type: Object

Some additional options normally set through pdfmake (e.g. tableLayouts, progressCallback)

document.getStream()

Return the pdf document as a stream.

document.getBuffer()

Return a Promise that resolves with the pdf document as a Buffer.

document.getBase64()

Return a Promise that resolves with the pdf document encoded as a base64 string.

createPdfPrinter.createPdf(docDefinition, [options])

A shortcut to create a pdf document, fonts can be added by defining options.fonts

License

MIT