PDF Parser via Google Functions. It will parse a file stored in Google Cloud Storage and return a JSON object that is returned by the parse library pdf-parse. It is also designed to transform the text which is a table and include a values proprty that includes the table data.
Install dependencies & build
$ npm i && npm run build
Starting the dev server
$ npm run watch
Test local server
$ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"fileName\": \"test.pdf\" }" http://localhost:4000/parseLocalPDF
If you are using the rest extension for VS Code you can send requests using ./fixtures/requests.http
Take the following steps to set your project specific details, build and deploy
- Update the const bucketName and projectId in the
./src/index.tsfile - Rebuild project
$ npm run build - Deploy to Google
$ gcloud functions deploy parsePDF --runtime nodejs8 --trigger-http
Test Cloud Function
$ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"fileName\": \"test.pdf\" }" https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/parsePDF