Follow these steps to convert HTML to PDF

- Step 1 - install the pdf creator package using the following command

$ npm i @chelmsfordbeer/pdf-creator-node --save

> --save flag adds package name to package.json file.

- Step 2 - Add required packages and read HTML template

``javascript
//Required package
const pdf = require("@chelmsfordbeer/pdf-creator-node");
const fs = require("fs");

// Read HTML Template
const html = fs.readFileSync("template.html", "utf8");
`

- Step 3 - Create your HTML Template

`html

User List

{{#each users}}

• Name: {{this.name}}


• Age: {{this.age}}



{{/each}}

`

- Step 4 - Provide format and orientation as per your need

> "height": "10.5in", // allowed units: mm, cm, in, px

> "width": "8in", // allowed units: mm, cm, in, px

- or -

> "format": "Letter", // allowed units: A3, A4, A5, Legal, Letter, Tabloid

> "orientation": "portrait", // portrait or landscape

`javascript
const options = {
format: "A3",
orientation: "portrait",
border: "10mm",
header: {
height: "45mm",
contents: '

Author: Shyam Hajare

'
},
footer: {
height: "28mm",
contents: {
first: 'Cover page',
2: 'Second page', // Any page number is working. 1-based index
default: '{{page}}/{{pages}}', // fallback value
last: 'Last Page'
}
}
};
`

- Step 5 - Provide HTML, user data and PDF path for output

`javascript
const users = [
{
name: "Shyam",
age: "26",
},
{
name: "Navjot",
age: "26",
},
{
name: "Vitthal",
age: "26",
},
];

const document = {
html: html,
data: {
users: users,
},
path: "./output.pdf", // Output a file in the current directory
type: "" // Remove path and set type to "buffer" or "stream" if needed.
};
`

- Step 6 - After setting all parameters, just pass document and options to pdf.create method.

`javascript
pdf.create(document, options)
.then((res) => {
console.log(res);
})
.catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
});
``

Reference

Please refer to the following if you want to use conditions in your HTML template:

- https://handlebarsjs.com/builtin_helpers.html

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pdf-creator-node is MIT licensed.