Can we use PDF Generator with in aem sites?

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I have a use-case in which i need to generate PDF from HTML page using URL.

I have sample Landing page which accepts a url-encoded parameter id

At the time of page load an ajax call gets triggered and some html gets rendered dynamically through jquery based on that url parameter.

I have to use using webpage link((www.example.com/mypage.html?id=1)) for generating pdf from HTML.

Also, Can we achieve the use-case using pdf generator without using AEM Forms?

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joerghohAccepted solution

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The server never sees the complete page, as it is combined in the browser out of two or more assets; thus rendering on the server would require that the server starts a browser, and executes all the javascript to trigger the ajax call and embedd the returned value somehow into the DOM, so it can be finally rendered into the PDF.

I guess that this is somehow possible (you have to have an embedded browser like phantomjs or such), although I am not sure if the PDF generator can handle that case directly.

joerghohAccepted solution

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The server never sees the complete page, as it is combined in the browser out of two or more assets; thus rendering on the server would require that the server starts a browser, and executes all the javascript to trigger the ajax call and embedd the returned value somehow into the DOM, so it can be finally rendered into the PDF.

I guess that this is somehow possible (you have to have an embedded browser like phantomjs or such), although I am not sure if the PDF generator can handle that case directly.

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