Introduction to html-to-pdfmake

The html-to-pdfmake library is a powerful tool that transforms HTML content into the PDFMake format. This allows developers to effortlessly generate PDFs from HTML templates, making document creation more streamlined and customizable.

API Examples

Below are some useful APIs provided by html-to-pdfmake:

1. Convert HTML String to PDFMake Content

  const htmlToPdfmake = require('html-to-pdfmake');
  const html = '
Hello World
';
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(html);
  console.log(pdfContent);

2. Adjust Styling with Inline CSS

  const html = '
Hello World
';
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(html);
  console.log(pdfContent);

3. Embedding Images in HTML

  const html = '';
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(html);
  console.log(pdfContent);

4. Adding Tables

  const html = '
Hello
World
';
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(html);
  console.log(pdfContent);

5. Handling Forms

  const html = '
';
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(html);
  console.log(pdfContent);

Application Example

Here is an example of a simple Node.js application that uses the html-to-pdfmake library:

  const fs = require('fs');
  const pdfMake = require('pdfmake/build/pdfmake');
  const pdfFonts = require('pdfmake/build/vfs_fonts');
  const htmlToPdfmake = require('html-to-pdfmake');
  
  pdfMake.vfs = pdfFonts.pdfMake.vfs;
  
  const htmlContent = `
    
Invoice
    
Customer Name: John Doe
    
Date: 2023-10-01
    

      

        
Item
Cost
      
      

        
Product A
$10
      
    
  `;
  
  const pdfContent = htmlToPdfmake(htmlContent);
  const docDefinition = { content: pdfContent };
  
  const pdfDoc = pdfMake.createPdf(docDefinition);
  pdfDoc.getBuffer((buffer) => {
    fs.writeFile('invoice.pdf', buffer, (err) => {
      if (err) throw err;
      console.log('PDF saved.');
    });
  });

By converting HTML to PDFMake format, this example demonstrates how we can easily generate a styled PDF document for an invoice.

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