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html-gen-pdf

Module to generate pdf file from html file using puppeteer.

This lib is both to use by terminal and js file.

Installing

In a node project npm i -s html-gen-pdf or yarn add html-gen-pdf

In global mode npm i -g html-gen-pdf or yarn global add html-gen-pdf

Terminal use

To use in terminal to create a pdf from html, using terminal in folder where is html file, use this command html-gen-pdf -i ./index.html -n ./file.pdf -f A4.

Terminal Commands

  • -v or --version to show package version example
  • -i or --input-file is to specify the html file
  • -o or --output-file is to specify the file name to output
  • -f or --format is paper format (A4 by default)
  • -l or --landscape to use pdf orientation

"You may ignore format and orientation options if want to use default"

JS File use

app.js

const toPdf = require("html-gen-pdf");

toPdf("./index.html", "./just_example.pdf", {
  format: "A4",
  landscape: true
});

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Just Example</title>
    <style>
      * {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box;
      }

      html,
      body {
        width: 1122px;
        height: 792px;
        position: relative;
      }
      main {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background: #7a2f2c;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
      }
      h1 {
        font-size: 7rem;
        color: #fff;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <main>
      <h1>Hello World</h1>
    </main>
  </body>
</html>

You may import external fonts, images, css, etc.

Formats

Types of format paper

- Letter
- Legal
- Tabloid
- Ledger
- A0
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- A6

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