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Merge PDF Documents From Uploaded File (Node.js) | JavaScript | PDF Merging API
app.js:
JavaScript
/*jshint esversion: 6 */ var https = require("https"); var path = require("path"); var fs = require("fs"); // `request` module is required for file upload. // Use "npm install request" command to install. var request = require("request"); // The authentication key (API Key). // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co const API_KEY = "***********************************"; // Source PDF file const SourceFile1 = "./sample1.pdf"; const SourceFile2 = "./sample2.pdf"; // Destination PDF file name const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf"; // Upload File-1: - 1. RETRIEVE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD FILE. getPresignedUrl(SourceFile1) .then(([uploadUrl1, uploadedFileUrl1]) => { // Upload File-1: - 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. uploadFile(SourceFile1, uploadUrl1) .then(() => { // Upload File-2: - 1. RETRIEVE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD FILE. getPresignedUrl(SourceFile2) .then(([uploadUrl2, uploadedFileUrl2]) => { // Upload File-2: - 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. uploadFile(SourceFile2, uploadUrl2) .then(() => { const SourceFiles = [ uploadedFileUrl1, uploadedFileUrl2 ]; // Perform Merge PDF Documents mergePDFDocuments(SourceFiles, DestinationFile); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); function getPresignedUrl(localFile) { return new Promise(resolve => { // Prepare request to `Get Presigned URL` API endpoint let queryPath = `/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name=${path.basename(localFile)}`; let reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", path: encodeURI(queryPath), headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY } }; // Send request https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { let str_resp = ''; response.on('data', function (chunk) { str_resp += chunk; }); response.on("end", () => { let data = JSON.parse(str_resp); if (data.error == false) { // Return presigned url we received resolve([data.presignedUrl, data.url]); } else { // Service reported error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + data.message); } }); }) .on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + e); }); }); } function uploadFile(sourceFile, uploadUrl) { return new Promise(resolve => { fs.readFile(sourceFile, (err, data) => { request({ method: "PUT", url: uploadUrl, body: data, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream" } }, (err, res, body) => { if (!err) { resolve(); } else { console.log("uploadFile() request error: " + e); } }); }); }); } function mergePDFDocuments(SourceFiles, DestinationFile) { // Prepare request to `Merge PDF` API endpoint var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/merge`; // JSON payload for api request var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ name: path.basename(DestinationFile), url: SourceFiles.join(",") }); var reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", method: "POST", path: queryPath, headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8') } }; // Send request var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { // Parse JSON response var data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Download PDF file var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile); https.get(data.url, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file) .on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`); }); }); } else { // Service reported error console.log(data.message); } }); }).on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log(e); }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); }