Getting Started with Standalone PDF Viewer component
28 Sep 20236 minutes to read
This section explains the steps to create a simple Standalone Vue PDF Viewer and demonstrate its basic usage.
Prerequisites
System requirements for Syncfusion Vue UI components
Setup Vue environment
You can use Vue CLI
to setup your Vue applications.
To install Vue CLI, use the following commands.
npm install -g @vue/cli
npm install -g @vue/cli-init
Create a Vue application
Start a new Vue application using the following Vue CLI command.
vue init webpack-simple quickstart
cd quickstart
npm install
Adding Syncfusion PDF Viewer package
All the available Essential JS 2 packages are published in npmjs.com
registry.
- To install PDF Viewer component, use the following command.
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer --save
The –save will instruct NPM to include the PDF Viewer package inside the
dependencies
section of thepackage.json
.
- Create a new directory named ‘js’ within the ‘public’ directory using the following command:
mkdir -p public/js
- Duplicate the content of the ‘ej2-pdfviewer-lib’ folder located in ‘./node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-pdfviewer/dist’ to the public directory using the command:
cp -R ./node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-pdfviewer/dist/ej2-pdfviewer-lib public/js/ej2-pdfviewer-lib
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Ensure that within your ‘public’ directory, there exists a directory named ‘ej2-pdfviewer-lib’ containing the assets of the PDF Viewer library.
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Validate that your server has been configured to utilize the Content-Type: application/wasm MIME type. Additional information can be found in the Troubleshooting section.
Registering PDF Viewer component
You can register the Vue PDF Viewer component in your application by using the Vue.use()
as in the below.
import { PdfViewerPlugin } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer';
Vue.use(PdfViewerPlugin);
Registering
PdfViewerPlugin
in Vue, will register the PDF Viewer component along with its required child directives globally.
Adding CSS reference
Add the Vue PDF Viewer component’s styles as given below in <style>
section of the App.vue
file.
<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css';
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer/styles/material.css";
</style>
Adding PDF Viewer component
Add the Vue PDF Viewer by using the <ejs-pdfviewer>
selector in <template>
section of the App.vue
file.
<template>
<div id="app">
<ejs-pdfviewer
id="pdfViewer"
:serviceUrl="serviceUrl"
:documentPath="documentPath">
</ejs-pdfviewer>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { PdfViewerPlugin, Toolbar, Magnification, Navigation, LinkAnnotation,
BookmarkView,ThumbnailView, Print,TextSelection, TextSearch,
Annotation, FormDesigner, FormFields } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer';
Vue.use(PdfViewerPlugin);
export default {
name: 'app',
data () {
return {
documentPath:'https://cdn.syncfusion.com/content/pdf/pdf-succinctly.pdf'
};
},
provide: {
PdfViewer: [ Toolbar, Magnification, Navigation, LinkAnnotation, BookmarkView, ThumbnailView,
Print, TextSelection, TextSearch, Annotation, FormFields, FormDesigner]
}
}
</script>
Run the application
The Vue PDF Viewer application is configured to compile and run the application in a browser. Use the following command to run the application.
npm run dev
Output will be displayed as follows.
<template>
<div id="app">
<ejs-pdfviewer
id="pdfViewer"
:documentPath="documentPath">
</ejs-pdfviewer>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { PdfViewerPlugin, Toolbar, Magnification, Navigation, LinkAnnotation,
BookmarkView, ThumbnailView, Print, TextSelection, TextSearch,
Annotation, FormDesigner, FormFields } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer';
Vue.use(PdfViewerPlugin);
export default {
name: 'app',
data () {
return {
documentPath:"https://cdn.syncfusion.com/content/pdf/pdf-succinctly.pdf"
};
},
provide: {
PdfViewer: [ Toolbar, Magnification, Navigation, LinkAnnotation, BookmarkView, ThumbnailView,
Print, TextSelection, TextSearch, Annotation, FormFields, FormDesigner ]
}
}
</script>
<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-pdfviewer/styles/material.css';
#pdfViewer {
height: 640px;
}
</style>
You can refer to our Vue PDF Viewer feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our Vue PDF Viewer example to understand how to explains core features of PDF Viewer.
Limitation over Server-Backed PDF Viewer to Standalone PDF Viewer control
When comparing a Standalone PDF Viewer to a Server-Backed PDF Viewer control, it’s crucial to understand the limitations that the Standalone PDF Viewer may have in comparison. These limitations are important to consider
PNG Image Support
The Standalone PDF Viewer does not have the capability to utilize PNG format for adding images to handwritten annotations ,custom stamp ,signature and initial form fields. It’s important to be aware that only certain image formats, such as JPEG, are compatible for these purposes.
Local File Access
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The Standalone PDF Viewer control does not have the capability to directly access and load local physical files from a user’s device. As a result, it is not possible to use a documentPath to load a PDF file directly from a local server within the viewer.
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The Standalone PDF Viewer allows users to export annotations and form fields from the viewer, it’s important to be aware that the viewer does not support the direct import of annotations and form fields from a locally specified file path. In other words, you can extract annotations and form fields from the viewer, but you cannot reintroduce them into the viewer from external sources by specifying a file path located on your local device.
NOTE
These limitations are temporary and are expected to be addressed in the near future.