createPdf.js

'use strict';
const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
const fs = require('fs');

const printHeader = doc => {
    const opt = {continued: true};
    doc.text("Name", opt);
    doc.x = 200;
    doc.text("Start date", opt);
    doc.x = 250;
    doc.text("End date", opt);
    doc.x = 300;
    doc.text("Attendance");
}

const printRow = (doc, course) => {
    const opt = {continued: true};
    doc.text(`${course.name}`, opt);
    doc.x = 200;
    doc.text(`${course.start_date}`, opt);
    doc.x = 250;
    doc.text(`${course.end_date}`, opt);
    doc.x = 300;
    doc.text(`${course.attendance}`);
}


    const courses = [
        {
            name: "Name1",
            start_date: "01/02/1990",
            end_date: "01/03/1990",
            attendance: "30%"
        }
    ];
    const doc = new PDFDocument;

    // Pipe its output somewhere, like to a file or HTTP response
    // See below for browser usage
    doc.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('output.pdf'));
    
    printHeader(doc);
    courses.forEach(course => {
        printRow(doc, course);
    })
    doc.end();