Generate PDFs From HTML & CSS with Node.js using Puppeteer
/*
This code comes from Vincent Lab
And it has a video version linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQEeFaqVQgw
*/
// Import dependencies
const puppeteer = require("puppeteer");
const fs = require("fs");
(async () => {
// The location / URL
const url = "http://aqicn.org/city/beijing/";
// Create the browser
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
headless: true
});
// Navigate to the website
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: "load" });
// Modified colors
// await page.emulateMedia("screen");
// const pdfBuffer = await page.pdf();
// fs.writeFileSync("page.pdf", pdfBuffer);
// Generate the PDF
await page.pdf({ path: "page.pdf" });
// The width, height, and margin options accept values labeled with units. Unlabeled values are treated as pixels.
// width: "100px"
// px - pixel
// in - inch
// cm - centimeter
// mm - millimeter
// height: "100px"
// px - pixel
// in - inch
// cm - centimeter
// mm - millimeter
// format: "A0"
// Letter: 8.5in x 11in
// Legal: 8.5in x 14in
// Tabloid: 11in x 17in
// Ledger: 17in x 11in
// A0: 33.1in x 46.8in
// A1: 23.4in x 33.1in
// A2: 16.54in x 23.4in
// A3: 11.7in x 16.54in
// A4: 8.27in x 11.7in
// A5: 5.83in x 8.27in
// A6: 4.13in x 5.83in
// Close the browser
await browser.close();
})();