Create

allows you to generate PDF via JSON

• Create a new PDF file based on JSON input with optional form definition/data.

• Repeatedly add pages to an existing PDF file serving an incremental PDF generation approach.

• Append to content of specific pages.

• Include page headers and footers.

• Include boxes, images, text, tables.

• Create a form by including date fields, text fields, checkboxes, radio button groups, comboboxes and listboxes.

• Supports Unicode / pdfcpu user fonts (installed Open/TrueType fonts).

• Use layout guides and visible crop/content box through out the layout process.

• Choose your preferred layout coordinate system.

Usage

pdfcpu create inFileJSON [inFile] outFile

Common Flags

name	description	values
v(erbose)	turn on logging
vv	verbose logging
q(uiet)	quiet mode
-o(ffline)	disable http traffic
c(onf)	config dir	$path, disable
opw	owner password
upw	user password
u(nit)	display unit	po(ints),in(ches),cm,mm

Arguments

name	description	required
inFileJSON	JSON input file	yes
inFile	PDF input file	no
outFile	PDF output file	yes

Examples

!! Work in progress !!

Please refer to:

pdfcpu help create

and:

pdfcpu/pkg/testdata/json/*
pdfcpu/pkg/samples/create/*