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Reliable way to convert an SVG file to a PDF file using headless Chrome
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # Convert an SVG file to a PDF file by using headless Chrome. | |
| # | |
| if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then | |
| echo "Usage: ./svg2pdf.bash input.svg output.pdf" 1>&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| INPUT=$1 | |
| OUTPUT=$2 | |
| HTML=" | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <style> | |
| body { | |
| margin: 0; | |
| } | |
| </style> | |
| <script> | |
| function init() { | |
| const element = document.getElementById('targetsvg'); | |
| const positionInfo = element.getBoundingClientRect(); | |
| const height = positionInfo.height; | |
| const width = positionInfo.width; | |
| const style = document.createElement('style'); | |
| style.innerHTML = \`@page {margin: 0; size: \${width}px \${height}px}\`; | |
| document.head.appendChild(style); | |
| } | |
| window.onload = init; | |
| </script> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <img id=\"targetsvg\" src=\"${INPUT}\"> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> | |
| " | |
| tmpfile=$(mktemp XXXXXX.html) | |
| trap "rm -f $tmpfile" EXIT | |
| echo $HTML > "$tmpfile" | |
| if command -v google-chrome &> /dev/null | |
| then | |
| CHROME=google-chrome | |
| elif command -v "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" &> /dev/null | |
| then | |
| CHROME="/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" | |
| elif command -v chrome &> /dev/null | |
| then | |
| CHROME=chrome | |
| else | |
| echo "Could not find a valid command for Google Chrome. Make sure Chrome is installed." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| "$CHROME" --headless --disable-gpu --print-to-pdf="$OUTPUT" "$tmpfile" |
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