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print-to-pdf-test
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<!-- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
We are using Node.js <span id="node-version"></span>,
Chromium <span id="chrome-version"></span>,
and Electron <span id="electron-version"></span>.
<!-- You can also require other files to run in this process -->
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')
const os = require('os')
app.on('ready', () => {
const win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600 })
win.loadURL('http://github.com')
win.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
const pdfPath = path.join(os.homedir(), 'Desktop', 'temp.pdf')
win.webContents.printToPDF({}).then(data => {
fs.writeFile(pdfPath, data, (error) => {
if (error) throw error
console.log(`Wrote PDF successfully to ${pdfPath}`)
})
}).catch(error => {
console.log(`Failed to write PDF to ${pdfPath}: `, error)
})
})
})
{
"name": "profuse-hospital-fasten-svwgx",
"productName": "profuse-hospital-fasten-svwgx",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "codebytere",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "999999999999.9.9"
}
}
// All of the Node.js APIs are available in the preload process.
// It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension.
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const replaceText = (selector, text) => {
const element = document.getElementById(selector)
if (element) element.innerText = text
}
for (const type of ['chrome', 'node', 'electron']) {
replaceText(`${type}-version`, process.versions[type])
}
})
// This file is required by the index.html file and will
// be executed in the renderer process for that window.
// No Node.js APIs are available in this process because
// `nodeIntegration` is turned off. Use `preload.js` to
// selectively enable features needed in the rendering
// process.
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