how to pass data from node.js to html file for printing pdf about node-html-pdf HOT 8 CLOSED

Something like this:

var nunjucks = require('nunjucks')
nunjucks.configure(__dirname+'/views')
html = nunjucks.render('template.html', reportOptions)
htmlPdf.create(html, options).toStream(function...)

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@marcbachmann
just for an example -

var data = {
ticketNum : 12121212,
dateIssued: '2014-04-02',
personName: 'John Doe',
notes:' Lorem Ipsum Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing'
};

//TODO: pass this data object json to html to print this data.

pdf.create(html,report_options).toStream(function(err, stream){
    console.log(stream);
    stream.pipe(res);
});

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Ah, that's not the job of this library. You can use some template language to generate your html.
All template languages in node give you a .render method that output the html rendered with the locals.
load template -> render using data -> html-pdf

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@marcbachmann Oh I see now. I guess i am still trying to understand node better and I appreciate your help in this query. I will give it a try now and will post here.
thank you,

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you're welcome

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@marcbachmann You saved me .. nunjucks worked for me like a charm and pdf is also generating using your lib. I have updated my sample code with some more node.js clustering support.
https://github.com/bapatel1/node-html-pdf-sample
Thank you once again.

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Closing issue with solution which @marcbachmann suggested as above. Using template engine called "nunjucks" worked for me.

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I prefer Jade. Works the same, but is more “stylish”.

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