generatePdfStoreServer.js

generatePdfStoreServer.js

const pdfMakePrinter = require('pdfmake/src/printer');
const fs = require('fs');

function generatePdf(docDefinition, successCallback, errorCallback) => {
  try {
    const fontDescriptors = { ... };
    const printer = new pdfMakePrinter(fontDescriptors);
    const doc = printer.createPdfKitDocument(docDefinition);

    doc.pipe(
      fs.createWriteStream('docs/filename.pdf').on("error", (err) => {
        errorCallback(err.message);
      })
    );

    doc.on('end', () => {
      successCallback("PDF successfully created and stored");
    });
    
    doc.end();
    
  } catch(err) {
    throw(err);
  }
};