This repository hosts a PDF printing service, designed to convert HTML content into PDF files. Built with C# and utilizing ASP.NET 8.0, the service leverages PuppeteerSharp, a .NET wrapper for Puppeteer, to perform web page rendering and PDF generation. It's developed to be easily deployed either as a standalone Web API service or within a Docker container, catering to diverse deployment environments.
- HTML to PDF conversion using PuppeteerSharp.
- Standalone Web API service built with ASP.NET 8.0.
- Docker support for easy deployment and scalability.
- Fully encapsulated environment with all necessary dependencies, including Puppeteer.
- .NET 8.0 SDK
- Docker (for Docker deployment)
Clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pdf-print-service.git
cd pdf-print-serviceTo run the service locally, navigate to the project directory and execute:
dotnet restore
dotnet build
dotnet runThis will start the Web API service on your local machine on http://localhost:5000.
A Dockerfile is provided in the repository, containing all the required dependencies, including Puppeteer. To build the Docker image, run the following command in the project root directory:
docker build -t pdf-print-service .Once the image is built, you can run the service in a Docker container:
docker run -d -p 5000:8080 --name pdf-print-service pdf-print-serviceThis command will start the service and bind it to port 8080 on your host machine.
Once the service is running, you can convert HTML to PDF by sending a POST request to the service endpoint with your HTML content. Here is an example using curl:
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"fileName":"example.pdf", "content":"<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Test PDF</title></head><body><h1>Hello, World!</h1><p>This is a simple HTML document for PDF conversion.</p></body></html>"}' \
http://localhost:5000/api/html-to-pdfAlso you can convert a URL to PDF by sending a POST request to the service endpoint with the URL. Here is an example using curl:
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"fileName":"example.pdf", "url":"https://www.google.com"}' \
http://localhost:5000/api/url-to-pdfContributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or create an issue for bugs, features, or suggestions.