Installation

npm install @gboutte/nestjs-pdf

Configuration

@Module({
  imports: [
    HandlebarsModule.forRoot({
      pdfOptions: {},
      hbsOptions: {}
    )
  ],
  controllers: [],
  providers: [],
})
export class AppModule {}

	Description
`pdfOptions`	The pdf options can be found on: https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.pdfoptions
`hbsOptions`	The handlebars can be found on @gboutte/nestjs-hbs
`chromiumRevision`	The chromium revision that will be downloaded and used by puppeteer to generate the pdf. By default it will be `1095492`
`headless`	Define if you want to use chromium headless or not, or the new version. By default it can be `true`. Allowed values: `true`,`false`,`"new"`

Usage

You can use the PdfService, there is currently two methods

	Description	Parameters
`generatePdfFromHtml`		- `html`: The html to use to generate the pdf
`generatePdfFromTemplateString`		- `template`: The template string to give to the handlebars service. - `parameters`: The parameters to use inside the template
`generatePdfFromTemplateFile`		- `file`:The template file to give to the handlebars service. - `parameters`: The parameters to use inside the template

Here is an example

@Controller()
export class AppController {
  constructor(private readonly pdfService: PdfService) {}

  @Get()
  @Header('Cache-Control', 'none')
  @Header('Content-Type', 'application/pdf')
  async getPdf() {
    const product = new Product();
    product.amount = 53;

    const pdf = await this.pdfService.generatePdfFromTemplateString(
      '<h1>Title</h1> Product price: {{product.amount}}€',
      { product },
    );

    return pdf;
  }
}

Known issues

Currently, the pdf only works with fastify adapter