htmlToPDF.py

import uuid
from os import system
#BaseHTTPServer module has been merged into http.server in Python 3.
#Earlier versions should use "from BaseHTTPServer" instead
from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer

class HtmlToPDF(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_GET(self):
        try:
            filename = str(uuid.uuid4()) + '.pdf'
            system('./phantomjs rasterize.js \'' + self.path[1:] + '\' ' + filename + ' A4')

            pdf = open(filename, 'rb')

            self.send_response(200)
            self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/pdf')
            self.end_headers()
            self.wfile.write(pdf.read())
            pdf.close()

            return
        except IOError:
            self.send_error(404,'File Not Found: %s' % self.path)

def main():
    try:
        server = HTTPServer(('', 9090), HtmlToPDF)
        print('Started httpserver on 9090...')
        server.serve_forever()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print('Shutting down server')
        server.socket.close()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()