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Convert CSV To PDF From URL (Node.js) - Async API | JavaScript
app.js:
JavaScript
var https = require("https"); var path = require("path"); var fs = require("fs"); // The authentication key (API Key). // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api const API_KEY = "***********************************"; // Direct URL of source CSV file. const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/csv-to-pdf/sample.csv"; // Destination PDF file name const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf"; // Prepare request to `CSV To PDF` API endpoint var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/convert/from/csv`; // JSON payload for api request var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ name: path.basename(DestinationFile), url: SourceFileUrl, async: true }); 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) { console.log(`Job #${data.jobId} has been created!`); checkIfJobIsCompleted(data.jobId, data.url); } else { // Service reported error console.log(data.message); } }); }).on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log(e); }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) { let queryPath = `/v1/job/check`; // JSON payload for api request let jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ jobid: jobId }); let reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", path: queryPath, method: "POST", headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8') } }; // Send request var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { response.setEncoding("utf8"); // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(d); console.log(`Checking Job #${jobId}, Status: ${data.status}, Time: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`); if (data.status == "working") { // Check again after 3 seconds setTimeout(function(){ checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl);}, 3000); } else if (data.status == "success") { // Download PDF file var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile); https.get(resultFileUrl, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file) .on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`); }); }); } else { console.log(`Operation ended with status: "${data.status}".`); } }) }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); }