mdpdfmake (Convert Markdown to pdfmake easily)

Finding a converter that can convert Markdown to PDFMake can be difficult. This package aims to solve that problem by providing a simple function that takes Markdown input (string) and converts it into a format that can be used with the PDFMake library.

This allows you to easily create PDF documents from your Markdown files.

Features

• Headers: Supports all levels of Markdown headers.
• Lists: Supports both ordered and unordered lists.
• Links: Converts Markdown links into clickable links in the PDF.
• Images: Converts Markdown image syntax into images in the PDF.
• Text Styling: Supports bold, italic, strikethrough, and underline text styles.
• Complex Markdown: Supports complex Markdown syntax such as nested bold/italic text, and nested blockquote paragraphs.

Installation

Simply use npm to install this package

1npm install mdpdfmake

Usage

To use this converter, simply import the module and call the convert function with your Markdown text as the argument. The function will return a PDFMake document definition that you can use to create your PDF.

1import { mdpdfmake } from "mdpdfmake";
2
3const options = {
4  headingFontSizes: [24, 22, 20],
5  headingUnderline: true,
6};
7
8const markdown = `# Heading
9This is a paragraph with **bold** text and *italic* text.
10
11- List Item 1
12- List Item 2
13
14> Blockquote
15
16![Image](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/01/23/23/53/rick-and-morty-3102795_1280.jpg)`;
17
18mdpdfmake(markdown, options).then((docDefinition) => {
19  // Use docDefinition with a PDFMake instance to generate a PDF
20});

Note: The response from the convert function is a Promise, so you will need to use async/await or .then() to get the result.

API Reference

mdpdfmake(markdown: string, options?: MOptions): Promise<TDocumentDefinitions> - Converts the given Markdown string into a PDFMake document definition.

Parameters:

• markdown (string, options?): Converts the given Markdown string into a PDFMake document definition.

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
headingFontSizes	number[]	An array of font sizes (in px) to use for each level of Markdown header. The first element is for h1 through h6 etc.	[36, 30, 24, 18, 15, 12]
headingUnderline	boolean	Whether or not to underline Markdown headers.	true

Upcoming Features

• Table Support: Add support for converting Markdown tables into tables in the PDF.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome! If you're interested in adding a feature or fixing a bug, please open a new issue or pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.