npm install fill-pdf
A node module to fill out PDF forms (utf8 compatible).
It uses pdftk to fill out PDF forms.
pdftk` binary in your PATH.
$3
* To install PDFtk use the official installer or if you have homebrew-cask installed you can run
`brew cask install pdftk`$3
sudo apt-get install pdftk`Usage example (with express)
javascript
var fillPdf = require("fill-pdf");
var formDate = { FieldName: 'Text to put into form field' };
var pdfTemplatePath = "templates.pdf";app.get('/filled_form.pdf', function(req, res) {
fillPdf.generatePdf(formData, pdfTemplatePath, function(err, output) {
if ( !err ) {
res.type("application/pdf");
res.send(output);
}
});
});
``