pdf.js - create basic pdf files in the browser or node.js, simple as cake

online demo @ https://maraksquires.com/pdf.js/

USAGE

browser -

  <script src = "./lib/pdf.js" type = "text/javascript"></script>
  <script>
    /* create the PDF document */
      var doc = new pdf();
      doc.text(20, 20, 'hello, I am PDF.');
      doc.text(20, 30, 'i was created in the browser using javascript.');
      doc.text(20, 40, 'i can also be created from node.js');
      /* Optional - set properties on the document */
      doc.setProperties({
        title: 'A sample document created by pdf.js',
        subject: 'PDFs are kinda cool, i guess',        
        author: 'Marak Squires',
        keywords: 'pdf.js, javascript, Marak, Marak Squires',
        creator: 'pdf.js'
      });
      doc.addPage();
      doc.setFontSize(22);
      doc.text(20, 20, 'This is a title');
      doc.setFontSize(16);
      doc.text(20, 30, 'This is some normal sized text underneath.');
      var fileName = "testFile"+new Date().getSeconds()+".pdf";
      var pdfAsDataURI = doc.output('datauri', {"fileName":fileName});
    /* inject the pdf into the browser */
      // inject using an iframe
      // this seems to work in FF but not Chrome? try testing some more on your own >.<
      //$('#theFrame').attr('src',pdfAsDataURI);
      // inject using an object tag
      // doesnt really work but it does something interesting
      //$('body').append('<object data="'+pdfAsDataURI+'" type="application/pdf"></object>');
      // inject changing document.location
      // doesn't work in FF, kinda works in Chrome. this method is a bit brutal as the user sees a huge URL
      // document.location = pdfAsDataURI;
      // create a link
      // this seems to always work, except clicking the link destroys my FF instantly 
      $('#pdfLink').html('<a href = "'+pdfAsDataURI+'">'+fileName+'</a> <span class = "helper">right click and save file as pdf</span');
  </script>

node.js -

  var sys = require('sys');
  var fs = require('fs');
  var pdf = require('./lib/pdf').pdf;
  /* create the PDF document */
  var doc = new pdf();
  doc.text(20, 20, 'hello, I am PDF.');
  doc.text(20, 30, 'i was created using node.js version: ' + process.version);
  doc.text(20, 40, 'i can also be created from the browser');
  /* optional - set properties on the document */
  doc.setProperties({
    title: 'A sample document created by pdf.js',
    subject: 'PDFs are kinda cool, i guess',        
    author: 'Marak Squires',
    keywords: 'pdf.js, javascript, Marak, Marak Squires',
    creator: 'pdf.js'
  });
  doc.addPage();
  doc.setFontSize(22);
  doc.text(20, 20, 'This is a title');
  doc.setFontSize(16);
  doc.text(20, 30, 'This is some normal sized text underneath.');
  var fileName = "testFile"+new Date().getSeconds()+".pdf";
  fs.writeFile(fileName, doc.output(), function(err, data){
    sys.puts(fileName +' was created! great success!');
  });

Authors

Marak Squires and Matthew Bergman

Heavily inspired by James Hall's jsPDF