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PDF Merging - Buffer Format

Parameters

Properties Definition
html (IHTMLProps) Html file or string, data to fill the variables and can have also handlebars options.
pdf (IPDFProps) Puppeteer pdf format and options

Returns

Return Type
Returns 3 functions that retrieves different pdf formats, toBuffer(), toStream() and toFile() Promise<HTMLTwoPDFResult>

Examples

Creating two pdfs, merging and returning a Buffer file:

import { HTMLTwoPDF } from 'htmltwopdf';

type PDFTestData {
    title: string;
    subtitle: string;
}

const document = {
    html: '{{ title }} - {{ subtitle }}', // Can be also a html file
    data: { title: 'Test PDF', subtitle: 'htmltwopdf' }, // Here goes the data to be filled on your handlebars template.
};

const pdf = new HTMLTwoPDF();
const pdfOne = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });
const pdfTwo = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });

const mergedPdf = await pdf.merge([
    pdfOne.toBuffer(),
    pdfTwo.toBuffer(),
]);

const bufferPdf = mergedPdf.toBuffer();

PDF Merging - Stream Format

Parameters

Properties Definition
html (IHTMLProps) Html file or string, data to fill the variables and can have also handlebars options.
pdf (IPDFProps) Puppeteer pdf format and options

Returns

Return Type
Returns 3 functions that retrieves different pdf formats, toBuffer(), toStream() and toFile() Promise<HTMLTwoPDFResult>

Examples

Creating two pdfs, merging and returning a Stream file:

import { HTMLTwoPDF } from 'htmltwopdf';

type PDFTestData {
    title: string;
    subtitle: string;
}

const document = {
    html: '{{ title }} - {{ subtitle }}', // Can be also a html file
    data: { title: 'Test PDF', subtitle: 'htmltwopdf' }, // Here goes the data to be filled on your handlebars template.
};

const pdf = new HTMLTwoPDF();
const pdfOne = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });
const pdfTwo = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });

const mergedPdf = await pdf.merge([
    pdfOne.toBuffer(),
    pdfTwo.toBuffer(),
]);

const streamPdf = mergedPdf.toBuffer();

PDF Merging - Stream Format

Parameters

Properties Definition
html (IHTMLProps) Html file or string, data to fill the variables and can have also handlebars options.
pdf (IPDFProps) Puppeteer pdf format and options

Returns

Return Type
Returns 3 functions that retrieves different pdf formats, toBuffer(), toStream() and toFile() Promise<HTMLTwoPDFResult>

Examples

Creating two pdfs, merging and saving a .pdf file:

import { HTMLTwoPDF } from 'htmltwopdf';

type PDFTestData {
    title: string;
    subtitle: string;
}

const document = {
    html: '{{ title }} - {{ subtitle }}', // Can be also a html file
    data: { title: 'Test PDF', subtitle: 'htmltwopdf' }, // Here goes the data to be filled on your handlebars template.
};

const pdf = new HTMLTwoPDF();
const pdfOne = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });
const pdfTwo = await pdf.create<PDFTestData>({ document });

const mergedPdf = await pdf.merge([
    pdfOne.toBuffer(),
    pdfTwo.toBuffer(),
]);

mergedPdf.toFile('./your_path');