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Convert HTML to pdf library Rust

This repository contains the htmltopdf Rust library, which converts HTML to PDF. Below are instructions for integrating and using this library in different environments.

Prerequisites

Rust installed on your system
Java Development Kit (JDK) installed
Maven installed

Building the Rust Library

Clone the Repository

Clone the repository containing the html_to_pdf_lib Rust library.
```
git clone https://github.com/Bansikah/htmltopdflib
cd htmltopdflib
```

Build the Rust Library

Build the Rust library to generate the shared library file (.so, .dll, or .dylib) for JNI.

```sh
cargo build --release
cargo run file.html

The shared library will be located in the target/release directory. The filename will be html_to_pdf_lib..

Usage Rust project

To use html_to_pdf_lib in your Rust project, follow these steps:

Add the library as a dependency in your Cargo.toml:
```
[dependencies]
html_to_pdf_lib = "0.1.0"
```

Use the library in your Rust code:

use html_to_pdf_lib::convert_html_to_pdf;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let html_content = r#"
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html>
        <head>
            <title>Sample PDF</title>
        </head>
        <body>
            <h1>Hello, World!</h1>
            <p>This is a sample PDF generated from HTML.</p>
        </body>
        </html>
    "#;

    let output_path = "output.pdf";
    convert_html_to_pdf(html_content, output_path)?;

    println!("PDF generated successfully at {}", output_path);

    Ok(())
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Dependencies

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