ByteScout Cloud API Server – CSV To PDF API – JavaScript – Convert CSV To PDF From URL (Node.js) – Async API

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How to convert CSV to PDF from URL (node for CSV to PDF API in JavaScript with ByteScout Cloud API Server

Follow this simple tutorial to learn convert CSV to PDF from URL (node to have CSV to PDF API in JavaScript

These simple tutorials explain the code material for beginners and advanced programmers who are using JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist CSV to PDF API in JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server is API server that is ready to use and can be installed and deployed in less than 30 minutes on your own Windows server or server in a cloud. It can save data and files on your local server-based file storage or in Amazon AWS S3 storage. Data is processed solely on the API server and is powered by ByteScout engine, no cloud services or Internet connection is required for data processing..

Use the code displayed below in your application to save a lot of time on writing and testing code. For implementation of this functionality, please copy and paste the code below into your app using code editor. Then compile and run your app. Check JavaScript sample code examples to see if they respond to your needs and requirements for the project.

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app.js

      // Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". 
// If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url.

var https = require("https");
var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");

// 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 = `/pdf/convert/from/csv?name=${path.basename(DestinationFile)}&url=${SourceFileUrl}&async=True`;
var reqOptions = {
    host: "localhost",
    path: encodeURI(queryPath)
};
// Send request
https.get(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);
});

function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) {
    let queryPath = `/job/check?jobid=${jobId}`;
    let reqOptions = {
        host: "localhost",
        path: encodeURI(queryPath),
        method: "GET"
    };

    https.get(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}".`);
            }
        })
    });
}

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package.json

      {
  "name": "test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "PDF.co",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
  },
  "keywords": [
    "pdf.co",
    "web",
    "api",
    "bytescout",
    "api"
  ],
  "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "request": "^2.88.2"
  }
}