92 lines
2.2 KiB
JavaScript
92 lines
2.2 KiB
JavaScript
const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
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const { spawn } = require('child_process');
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module.exports = {
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generateFile(username, studentId, req, res) {
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// Create the output text
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const infoArray = [
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'Username:',
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`${username}`,
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'',
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'Email:',
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`${username}@kvcc.me.edu`,
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'',
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'Student ID:',
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`${studentId}`,
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'',
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'Note: When signing into the MyKV Portal, use your Username not your Email.',
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'',
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'For further assistance contact ithelp@mainecc.edu'
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];
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const infoString = infoArray.join('\n');
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// Create a new PDF document in-memory
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const doc = new PDFDocument({
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size: [204, 400],
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margin: 5
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});
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// Store the PDF in a buffer
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let buffers = [];
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doc.on('data', buffers.push.bind(buffers));
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doc.on('end', () => {
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// Combine all the chunks into a single buffer
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const pdfData = Buffer.concat(buffers);
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// Set the response headers to serve the PDF file
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res.writeHead(200, {
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'Content-Type': 'application/pdf',
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'Content-Disposition': 'inline; filename="output.pdf"', // Or 'attachment' for download
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'Content-Length': pdfData.length,
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});
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// Send the PDF file as the response
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res.end(pdfData);
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// Print the PDF using lp command
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const printer = spawn('lp', ['-d', 'ITThermal']); // Replace 'printer_name' with your actual printer name
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// Handle error if the printing process fails
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printer.on('error', (err) => {
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console.error('Failed to start printing process:', err);
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res.status(500).send('Failed to start printing process');
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});
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// Pipe the PDF data to the printer
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printer.stdin.write(pdfData);
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// Handle the process exit event
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printer.on('close', (code) => {
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if (code === 0) {
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res.send('PDF sent to printer successfully.');
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} else {
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res.status(500).send('Failed to print PDF');
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}
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});
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});
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// Add content (image, text) to the PDF
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doc.image('./public/itslogo.jpg', {
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fit: [196, 100],
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align: 'center',
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valign: 'top',
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});
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.moveDown();
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doc.fontSize(12).text(infoString, {
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align: 'left',
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});
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// Finalize the PDF
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doc.end();
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},
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generatePdf() {
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}
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} |