Sails Hook Pdf

Simple pdf generation from template using the wkhtmltopdf library.

Requirements

You should install wkhtmltopdf on your system.

Getting Started

Install it via npm:

npm install sails-hook-pdf --save

Create a directory structure:

.
├── ...
├── views/
│   ├── ...
│   ├── pdfs/
│   │   ├── template-1.ejs
│   │   ├── template-2.ejs
│   │   └── ... 
|   └── ... 
└── ...

Configuration

Configure config/pdf.js in your project:

module.exports.pdf = {
  templateDir: 'views/pdfs',
  wkOptions: { // these are the default options
      output: 'pdfs/default.pdf',
      disableJavascript: true,
      minimumFontSize: 14,
  }
};

Available methods

• generate(template, data, options)
  • template: name of template without extension
  • data: object with data to render
  • options: object with wkhtmltopdf options

Examples

Generating pdf:

sails.hooks.pdf.generate('template-1', { name: 'John Doe' }, { output: 'pdfs/cv-john-doe.pdf' });

License

MIT