PDF.js 'Hello, base64!' example

HTML

<script src="//mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/build/pdf.js"></script>

<h1>PDF.js 'Hello, base64!' example</h1>

<canvas id="the-canvas"></canvas>

CSS

#the-canvas {
  border:1px solid black;
}

JavaScript

// atob() is used to convert base64 encoded PDF to binary-like data.
// (See also https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowBase64/
// Base64_encoding_and_decoding.)
var pdfData = atob(
  );

// Disable workers to avoid yet another cross-origin issue (workers need
// the URL of the script to be loaded, and dynamically loading a cross-origin
// script does not work).
// PDFJS.disableWorker = true;

// The workerSrc property shall be specified.
PDFJS.workerSrc = '//mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/build/pdf.worker.js';

// Using DocumentInitParameters object to load binary data.
var loadingTask = PDFJS.getDocument({data: pdfData});
loadingTask.promise.then(function(pdf) {
  console.log('PDF loaded');
  
  // Fetch the first page
  var pageNumber = 1;
  pdf.getPage(pageNumber).then(function(page) {
    console.log('Page loaded');
    
    var scale = 1.5;
    var viewport = page.getViewport(scale);

    // Prepare canvas using PDF page dimensions
    var canvas = document.getElementById('the-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
    canvas.height = viewport.height;
    canvas.width = viewport.width;

    // Render PDF page into canvas context
    var renderContext = {
      canvasContext: context,
      viewport: viewport
    };
    var renderTask = page.render(renderContext);
    renderTask.then(function () {
      console.log('Page rendered');
    });
  });
}, function (reason) {
  // PDF loading error
  console.error(reason);
});