node.jspdfgoogle-apigoogle-docsgoogle-apis-explorer

What is the proper way to save application/pdf type from google doc api?


I try to export google doc file as pdf and save it but all file with every encoding is not working.

async function downloadDoc(auth, res, body){

const drive = google.drive({ version: 'v3', auth });
drive.files.export({
    fileId: '1gJd7167Dw5rSJYWdAfkprtCfjIyqIQu4R9eYpIkg7ho',
    mimeType: 'application/pdf'
}, (err, driveResponse) => {
    if (err) return console.log('The API returned an error: ' + err);
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile1.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'ascii'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile2.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'base64'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile3.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'binary'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile4.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'hex'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile5.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'ucs2'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile6.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'utf-8'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    fs.writeFile('./tmp/tempfile7.pdf', driveResponse.data , {encoding:'latin1'}, (err)=>console.log(err));
    // (err) => {
    //     if (err) console.log(err);
    //     console.log("save");
    // });
    res.send(driveResponse);
    return (200);
});
}

please help!!

PS. I try using the API test from here and the first line result shows

%PDF-1.5
    %¿÷¢þ
    2 0 obj

while mine shows

 %PDF-1.5\n%����\n2 0 obj

do I have to encode or decode anything first?


Solution

  • First of all, make sure your packages are up to date & then try :

    $ npm uninstall --save google-auth-library
    $ npm install --save googleapis@39
    

    Google recommends (Here) :

    'use strict';
    
    const {google} = require('googleapis');
    const sampleClient = require('../sampleclient');
    const fs = require('fs');
    const os = require('os');
    const path = require('path');
    
    const drive = google.drive({
      version: 'v3',
      auth: sampleClient.oAuth2Client,
    });
    
    async function runSample() {
      // [START main_body]
      const fileId = '1gJd7167Dw5rSJYWdAfkprtCfjIyqIQu4R9eYpIkg7ho';
      const destPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'temp.pdf');
      const dest = fs.createWriteStream(destPath);
      const res = await drive.files.export(
        {fileId, mimeType: 'application/pdf'},
        {responseType: 'stream'}
      );
      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        res.data
          .on('end', () => {
            console.log(`Done downloading document: ${destPath}.`);
            resolve();
          })
          .on('error', err => {
            console.error('Error downloading document.');
            reject(err);
          })
          .pipe(dest);
      });
    

    This is basically a problem with google APIs mismatching versions.

    OR

    async function downloadDoc(auth, res, body){
    
    const drive = google.drive({ version: 'v3', auth });
    const dest = fs.createWriteStream(name + '.pdf');// Added new line
    drive.files.export({
        fileId: '1gJd7167Dw5rSJYWdAfkprtCfjIyqIQu4R9eYpIkg7ho',
        mimeType: 'application/pdf'
    }, (err, driveResponse) => {
    

    If all fails Try using v2

    gapi.client.drive.files.export({
      fileId: sourceId, 
      mimeType: "application/pdf"
    });