phantomjs-pdf for NodeJS

Simple and lightweight HTML to text conversion using Node and PhantomJS.

Installation

npm install phantomjs-pdf

Dependencies

1. PhantomJS
2. Async
3. Temp
4. Debug

Conversion API

The API exposes a single function 'convert'. Using this function, you can input a multitude of settings, which are further specified below:

var pdf = require('phantomjs-pdf');
 
pdf.convert(options, function(result) {
    
    /* Using a buffer and callback */
    result.toBuffer(function(returnedBuffer) {});
 
    /* Using a readable stream */
    var stream = result.toStream();
 
    /* Using the temp file path */
    var tmpPath = result.getTmpPath();
 
    /* Using the file writer and callback */
    result.toFile("/path/to/file.pdf", function() {});
});

Options

Calling convert() requires an options object, which includes the following definitions:

{
    "html" : "Path to HTML file",
    "css" : "Path to additional CSS file",
    "js" : "Path to additional JavaScript file",
    "runnings" : "Path to runnings file. Check further below for explanation.",
    "deleteOnAction" : true/false (Deletes the created temp file once you access it via toBuffer() or toFile())
}

Instead of paths, one can also provide properly escaped source code.

Runnings File

https://github.com/ariya/phantomjs/wiki/API-Reference-WebPage#wiki-webpage-paperSize