node pdf creator

node-pdf-creator.js

const fs = require('fs');
var pdf = require("pdf-creator-node");
var moment = require('moment');
var appRoot = require('app-root-path');

// read html file
var html = fs.readFileSync('./includes/orderpdf.html', 'utf8');

var options = {
      format: "A4",
      orientation: "landscape",
      border: "6mm",
    };

if (req.body.pdffile && req.body.pdffile != '') {
      try {
        const unlfile =  `${appRoot}/uploads/${req.body.pdffile}`;
        fs.unlinkSync(unlfile);
      } catch (error) {
        console.log(error);
      }
      
    }

const newts = new Date().getTime();
    const newfile = `${newts}.pdf`;

// app.use("/uploads", express.static(__dirname + '/uploads'));
var document = {
      html: html,
      data: displaydata,
      path: `${appRoot}/uploads/${newfile}`
    };

const pdfout = await pdf.create(document, options);