object-exporter
v3.6.10
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A little JavaScript plugin to generate PDF, XLS, CSV and DOC from JavaScript Object or DOM element only from the frontend!
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:dizzy: JavaScript Object to csv, xls, pdf, doc and DOM to html generator :dizzy:
A little JavaScript plugin to generate PDF, XLS, CSV and DOC from JavaScript Object or DOM element only from the frontend!
Demo
Please navigate to the following demo to test this library: Demo Page
Installation
You can download the latest version of ObjectExporter from the GitHub releases.
Configuration
In order use this library, follow the below steps:
Download the latest release of the library from GitHub releases.
Add the reference to the library in your
HTML
file:
<script src='<path>/objectexporter.min.js'></script>
- Paste the following to your
JavaScript
code and provide the required values as mentioned below:
objectExporter({
exportable: <object>, // The dataset to be exported form an array of objects, it can also be the DOM name for exporting DOM to html
type: <string>, // The type of exportable e.g. csv, xls or pdf
headers: [{
name: <string>, // Name of the field without space to be used internally
alias: <string>, // The name of field which will be visualized in the export
flex: <number> // An integer value which shows the relative width of this columns in comparison to the other columns
}],
fileName: <string>, // The name of the file which will be exported without the extension.
headerStyle: <cssStyle>, // The style which needs to be applied to the column headers
cellStyle: <cssStyle>, // The style which needs to be applied to each of the cells excluding the headers
sheetName: <string>, // The sheet name containing the exported exportables
documentTitle: <string>, // The document title which should be added to the printable
documentTitleStyle: <cssStyle>, // The style which can be applied to the document header
repeatHeader: <boolean>, // The table header repeat parameter
columnSeparator: <char|string> // The expected column column separator in csv export
})
Aurguments description
ObjectExporter currently supports the below arguments:
| Argument | Data Type | Required? | Default Value | Acceptable Values | Description | Applicable to |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| exportable | array of objects | yes | no default | [{header1: value 1, header2: value 2},..., {headern: value n, headern+1: value n+1}]
| This is the array containing all of the objects which need to be exported. | csv, xls, pdf and doc |
| type | string | yes | no default | csv, xls or pdf | This specifies the file type for generating the export. | csv, xls, pdf and doc |
| headers | array or array of objects (1) | yes | no default | [{name: 'fieldName1', alias: 'fieldAlias1', flex: flex1}, {name: 'fieldName2', alias: 'fieldAlias2', flex: flex2}, ..., {name: 'fieldNamen', alias: 'fieldAliasn', flex: flexn}]
| This specifies the headers for the exportable. | csv, xls, pdf and doc |
| fileName | string | no | export | any acceptable string for the file name | This specifies the name for the export. | csv, xls, pdf and doc |
| headerStyle | string | no | font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; | CSS style | This specifies the style for the exported headers. | xls, pdf and doc |
| cellStyle | string | no | font-size:14px; | CSS style | This specifies the style for the exported cells. | xls, pdf and doc |
| sheetName | string | no | worksheet | any string | This specifies the sheet name for the excel file. | xls |
| documentTitle | string | no | test document title | any string | This specifies the exportable file title. | pdf and doc |
| documentTitleStyle | string | no | color:red; | any string | This specifies the style for the document title. | pdf and doc |
| repeatHeader | boolean | no | true | any string | This specifies the exportable header, whether it should be repeated accross various pages. | pdf and doc |
| columnSeparator | char/string | no | , | any string or character | This specifies the column separator in csv export | csv |
(1) In versions older than 3.3.0, header
was defined as an array and not an array of objects. However from version 3.3.0, the library is backward-comptible, therefore array or array of objects, both are accepted.
Contribution
Any contribution is always appreciated! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
In order to have this project installed in your development environment for the contribution purpose, follow the below steps:
Fork this repository.
Clone your forked repo. Then navigate to the downloaded folder and get the required packages for the library by:
npm install
- Build the library locally by:
npm run build
- Check
test.html
under the example folder to test the library:
npm install httpserver -g
httpserver
Then navigate to:
http://localhost:8080/examples/example.html
Now make your changes in the library.
Keep checking
example.html
after any changes and make sure the library is working fine. In case you add new features, feel free to add/modify tests:Once you are done, check your code style by:
npm run test
In case there are issues, please resolve them before pushing the code.
- Well done! now push your code and make a pull request. :rocket:
License
ObjectExporter is available under the MIT license.