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Quick guide:Learn how to convert PDF to XML from uploaded file (node in JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist PDF to XML 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. This sample code in JavaScript is all you need. Just copy-paste it to the code editor, then add a reference to ByteScout Cloud API Server and you are ready to try it! Further improvement of the code will make it more robust.

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app.js
      
/*jshint esversion: 6 */ // 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"); // `request` module is required for file upload. // Use "npm install request" command to install. var request = require("request"); // Source PDF file const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf"; // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages = ""; // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. const Password = ""; // Destination XML file name const DestinationFile = "./result.xml"; // 1. RETRIEVE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD FILE. getPresignedUrl(SourceFile) .then(([uploadUrl, uploadedFileUrl]) => { // 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. uploadFile(SourceFile, uploadUrl) .then(() => { // 3. CONVERT UPLOADED PDF FILE TO XML convertPdfToXml(uploadedFileUrl, Password, Pages, DestinationFile); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); function getPresignedUrl(localFile) { return new Promise(resolve => { // Prepare request to `Get Presigned URL` API endpoint let queryPath = `/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name=${path.basename(SourceFile)}`; let reqOptions = { host: "localhost", path: encodeURI(queryPath) }; // Send request https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { let data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Return presigned url we received resolve([data.presignedUrl, data.url]); } else { // Service reported error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + data.message); } }); }) .on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + e); }); }); } function uploadFile(localFile, uploadUrl) { return new Promise(resolve => { fs.readFile(SourceFile, (err, data) => { request({ method: "PUT", url: uploadUrl, body: data, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream" } }, (err, res, body) => { if (!err) { resolve(); } else { console.log("uploadFile() request error: " + e); } }); }); }); } function convertPdfToXml(uploadedFileUrl, password, pages, destinationFile) { // Prepare request to `PDF To XML` API endpoint var queryPath = `/pdf/convert/to/xml?name=${path.basename(destinationFile)}&password=${password}&pages=${pages}&url=${uploadedFileUrl}`; let reqOptions = { host: "localhost", path: encodeURI(queryPath), method: "GET" }; // Send request https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { response.setEncoding("utf8"); // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Download XML file var file = fs.createWriteStream(destinationFile); https.get(data.url, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file) .on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated XML file saved as "${destinationFile}" file.`); }); }); } else { // Service reported error console.log("convertPdfToXml(): " + data.message); } }); }) .on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log("convertPdfToXml(): " + e); }); }

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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" } }

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