Generate a raw PDF version of an HTML web document

This example pipeline demonstrates how to convert an HTML resource into a raw PDF file with focus on only content (and not its rendering) using the HTML to PDF Converter Snap.


HTML to PDF Converter Example Pipeline

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  1. Configure the File Reader Snap to read a HTML source - https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/getting-started.html as follows:

    On validation, the Snap captures and displays the metadata of the specified HTML file in its preview. When run, this Snap produces a HTML stream of the specified HTML target page.

    File Reader Snap configuration File Reader Snap output

    File Reader Snap configuration
    File Reader Snap output
  2. Configure the File Writer Snap to read this incoming HTML stream and write its contents into a HTML document (file) with the name getting-started.html.

    On validation, the Snap indicates that the output file - getting-started.html has been generated in the overwrite mode to replace the identical file, if it exists. .

    File Writer Snap configuration File Writer Snap output

    File Writer Snap configuration
    File Writer Snap output
  3. Configure the File Reader Snap as follows to read the incoming HTML stream from the File Writer Snap. Specify the File field value as getting-started.html.

    On validation, the Snap displays the HTML stream output ready to pass downstream.

    File Reader Snap configuration File Reader Snap output

    File Reader Snap 2 configuration
    File Reader Snap 2 output
  4. Configure the HTML to PDF Converter Snap with no value in the HTML file location field to write the raw PDF document.

    You can choose to specify the page dimensions for the PDF file output. For example: 6" x 8.5".

    On validation, the Snap displays the output.

    HTML to PDF Converter Snap configuration HTML to PDF Converter Snap output

    HTML to PDF Converter Snap configuration
    HTML to PDF Converter Snap output
  5. Configure the File Writer Snap to write the PDF document using the PDF stream from the HTML to PDF Converter Snap. Use the expression $['source-filename']+'.pdf' in the File name field to reuse the name of the HTML file for the generated PDF output.

    On validation, the Snap displays the stream output.

    File Writer Snap 2 configuration File Writer Snap 2 output

    File Writer Snap configuration
    File Writer Snap output

    Click here to download the sample output PDF file generated using this pipeline. After running this pipeline, you may download the output PDF file from the SnapLogic Manager in your environment: <Project space> > <Project> > Files.

To successfully reuse pipelines:
  1. Download and import the pipeline in to the SnapLogic Platform.
  2. Configure Snap accounts, as applicable.
  3. Provide pipeline parameters, as applicable.