pdfa3-maker

Convert your not-so-fancy PDF to an ISO 19005-3 specified PDF/A-3

Assumptions

1. PDF is ready with embedded fonts and files that are necessary for safer archival before converting it to PDF/A-3.
2. PDF is available as Base64 in the project.

Installation

You can install this package via npm:

npm install pdfa3-maker

Usage

In Typescript, you can use it like:

    import { makePDFA3, A3Options } from 'pdfa3-maker';
    import fs from 'fs';

    async function main() {
    // Define the PDF/A-3 options
    const options: A3Options = {
        author: 'Your Name',
        title: 'My PDF/A-3 Document',
    };

    // Load a PDF from base64
    const base64Pdf = '...'; // Replace with your base64-encoded PDF

    try {
        const result = await makePDFA3(base64Pdf, options);

        // Save the PDF/A-3 to a file
        fs.writeFileSync('output.pdf', result, 'base64');

    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
    }

    main();

Now to use it in Javascript, you may implement like:

const { makePDFA3 } = require('pdfa3-maker');
const fs = require('fs');

// Define the PDF/A-3 options
const options = {
  author: 'Your Name',
  title: 'My PDF/A-3 Document',
};

// Load a PDF from base64
const base64Pdf = '...'; // Replace with your base64-encoded PDF

makePDFA3(base64Pdf, options)
  .then((result) => {
    // `result` is the base64-encoded PDF/A-3
    // You can save it to a file or use it as needed
    fs.writeFileSync('output.pdf', result, 'base64');
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

or else you can directly receive base64 in your project:

    const pdfa3Base64 = await makePDFA3(base64Pdf, options);

Options

The makePDFA3 function accepts the following options:

author : (string) - The author's name for the PDF.
title  : (string) - The title of the PDF document.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this project, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository on GitHub.
2. Create a new branch with a meaningful name.
3. Make your changes and ensure that the code lints without errors.
4. Write tests for your changes if applicable.
5. Create a pull request, describing your changes in detail.
6. Thank you for contributing!

Issues

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue on GitHub.