Strapi PDF Creator Plugin

Easily generate PDF documents from your Strapi CMS content. This plugin will allow you to download a generated PDF file from the Admin panel, or to generate a PDF file programmatically using your own logic.

PDF generation using PDF-Lib.

FYI:

• Generate PDF buttons only appears on edit views.
• Single types content and plugin content are not supported.
• Currently only Super Admin role users can use the logic using the UI.

⚠️ Compatibility with Strapi versions

This plugin was developed for the 5.X Strapi version. It has not been tested with the 4.X version. Use it at your own risk.

⚙️ Installation

To install the Strapi PDF Creator Plugin, simply run one of the following command:

1npm install @redon2inc/strapi-plugin-pdf-creator

1yarn add @redon2inc/strapi-plugin-pdf-creator

Config

add the following to your config/plugin.ts

1{
2  'strapi-plugin-pdf-creator': {
3    enabled: true,
4    config: {
5      beautifyDate:{
6        fields: [ 'date' ], // name of fields that will be changed
7        options: { // check JS toLocaleDateString options for details
8          year: 'numeric',
9          month: 'long',
10          day: 'numeric'
11        }
12      }
13    }
14  },
15}

Template requirements

• The PDF template's form field names must match the names as the collection type. Only matching names will be used to populate the files.
• PDF TextFields use Text type fields.
• PDF Buttons will be replaced with Media type fields. This only when PDFs are flattened.
• PDF Checkboxes use Boolean type fields.
• RadioGroups, OptionLists, Dropdowns fields use Enumeration type fields.

Usage

Admin panel

• The following must be enabled so a user can generate files:

  • Inside Role editor, find the pdf plugin and allow role to generate document.
  • The users' role must have access to view content template.
  • By default super admins will be able to generate files.

• Once the first template is created and assigned to a collection type, the admin can navigate to an entry and a PDF button should appear on the right side menu. Check Examples for more details.

Create PDF programmatically

You can call the PDF template service from within your code:

1{
2  //..
3
4  try{
5    const templateBytes = fs.readFileSync('locationOfYourTemplate');
6    const docData = {
7      name : 'Mario',
8      enabled: true,
9    }; // field names on the PDF template must match keys
10    const templateName = 'Title of Document';
11    const flattenDocument = true;
12    const documentBytes = await strapi
13      .plugin('strapi-plugin-pdf-creator')
14      .service('service')
15      .createPDF(
16        templateBytes,
17        docData,
18        templateName ,
19        flattenDocument,
20      );
21  } catch (err){
22    strapi.log.debug('📺: ', err);
23    // ..
24  }
25  // ..
26}

Enjoy 🎉

TODO:

• Allow other fonts
• Beautify date fields.
• Settings function to validate template against schema.

👍 Contribute

1. Add a GitHub Star to the project.

🧾 License

This plugin is licensed under the MIT License.