LibreOffice

Extension using LibreOffice to convert reports to the office-supported formats and to send the reports to the printers.

Installation

npm i @jsreport/jsreport-libreoffice

Install LibreOffice based on your OS.

Usage

1. Prepare a template generating an office document like xlsx or docx
2. Open libreoffice properties and specify the desired output Format, like pdf or specify the Printer name where to send the output.
3. Alternatively, you can choose from the various Pdf Export options. The documentation for the options can be found here.

Usage in script

Convert the report output

const jsreport = require('jsreport-proxy')
async function afterRender(req, res) {
  const pdf = await jsreport.libreOffice.convert(res.content, 'pdf', {
    pdfExportSelectPdfVersion: 15
  })
  res.content = pdf.content
}

Send the output to the printer

const jsreport = require('jsreport-proxy')
async function afterRender(req, res) {
  // send the report output to the default printer
  await jsreport.libreOffice.print(res.content, 'default')
}

Configuration

The soffice binary is expected to be found in the default paths, however, you can also explicitly configure the binary path.

{ 
  "extensions": {
    "libreoffice": {
        "sofficePath": "/soffice/path"
    }
  }
}