I have a Vue-tables-2
datatable that I have a createPDF()
method on a button - working as a client-side pdf generator using pdfmake
After review my client prefers to use a server-side
pdf generator. I see that pdfmake has both client/server-side, but I am struggling to find examples that I can follow.
How can I either:
- Implement a server-side pdf using
pdfmake
- Or switch to a package that is better for server-side pdf generation
Here is my client-side pdf code so far in my vue-tables-2 component:
<template>
<el-container>
<side-nav></side-nav>
<el-main>
<v-server-table url="/getListings" :data="tableData" :columns="columns" :options="options">
<input slot="selected" slot-scope="props" type="checkbox" :checked="props.row.selected" v-model="checkedRows" :value="props.row">
<button slot="afterFilter" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-pdf" @click="createPDF">Create Purchase Order</button>
</v-server-table>
</el-main>
</el-container>
</template>
<script>
import {ServerTable, Event} from 'vue-tables-2';
Vue.use(ServerTable, {}, false, 'bootstrap4');
var pdfMake = require('pdfmake/build/pdfmake.js');
var pdfFonts = require('pdfmake/build/vfs_fonts.js');
pdfMake.vfs = pdfFonts.pdfMake.vfs;
export default {
data() {
return {
toggle:[],
tableData: [],
checkedRows: [],
columns: [
'selected',
'sku',
],
options: {
}
}
},
methods: {
createPDF() {
var docDefinition = {
content: [
{
table: {
headerRows: 1,
widths: [ 'auto' ],
body: [
[{text: 'sku', bold: true}]
]
}
}
]
};
for(var i=0;i<this.checkedRows.length;i++){
docDefinition.content[0].table.body.push(Object.values(this.checkedRows[i]));
}
pdfMake.createPdf(docDefinition).download('PO.pdf');
}
}
}
</script>