Convert SVG to PDF using headless Chrome — svg_to_pdf_chrome • cardargus

Renders an SVG to PDF using headless Chrome via the chromote package. This method produces vector PDFs with perfect font rendering.

Usage

svg_to_pdf_chrome(
  svg_input,
  output_path,
  background = "transparent",
  print_background = TRUE,
  timeout = 30
)

Arguments

svg_input: SVG string or path to an SVG file.
output_path: Output path for the PDF file.
background: Background color for the HTML page (default "transparent").
print_background: Whether to include CSS backgrounds in PDF (default TRUE).
timeout: Maximum time in seconds to wait for page load (default 30).

Value

Path to the generated PDF file.

Examples

if (FALSE)  # It requires an external Chrome/Chromium installation 
svg <- svg_card("FAR", list(), list())
if (chrome_available()) {
  pdf_path <- svg_to_pdf_chrome(svg, tempfile(fileext = ".pdf"))
}
#> Error in as.character(svg_input): cannot coerce type 'closure' to vector of type 'character'
 # \dontrun{}