PDF Resource

Note: This capability is now provided as an installable component. See the Components guide for how to install and use it.
Install: kdeps component install pdf
Usage: run: { component: { name: pdf, with: { content: "...", outputFile: "/tmp/output.pdf" } } }

The PDF component generates a PDF file from HTML or plain text content using pdfkit.

Component Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Default	Description
`content`	string	yes	—	HTML or plain text source to render
`outputFile`	string	no	`/tmp/output.pdf`	Destination path for the generated PDF

Using the PDF Component

yaml

run:
  component:
    name: pdf
    with:
      content: "<h1>Hello, World!</h1><p>This is a PDF report.</p>"
      outputFile: "/tmp/report.pdf"

Access the result via output('<callerActionId>').

Result Map

Key	Type	Description
`success`	bool	`true` if the PDF was generated successfully.
`outputFile`	string	Absolute path to the generated PDF file.

Using Expressions in `content`

The content field supports KDeps expressions:

yaml

run:
  component:
    name: pdf
    with:
      content: |
        <h1>Report for {{ get("name") }}</h1>
        <p>Score: <strong>{{ get("score") }}</strong> / 100</p>
        <p>Generated: {{ info("timestamp") }}</p>
      outputFile: /tmp/report.pdf

Example: CV/JD Match Report

Full pipeline: scrape a job description, score the match, generate a PDF report.

yaml

# resources/scrapeJD.yaml
metadata:
  actionId: scrapeJD
run:
  component:
    name: scraper
    with:
      url: "{{ get('jd_url') }}"

# resources/scoreMatch.yaml
metadata:
  actionId: scoreMatch
  requires: [scrapeJD]
run:
  chat:
    model: gpt-4o
    prompt: |
      CV: {{ get('cv_text') }}
      Job Description: {{ output('scrapeJD').content }}
      Rate the match from 0-100 and explain the top 3 strengths and gaps. Output JSON.

# resources/generateReport.yaml
metadata:
  actionId: generateReport
  requires: [scoreMatch]
run:
  component:
    name: pdf
    with:
      content: |
        <html>
        <head><style>
          body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 800px; margin: auto; padding: 2em; }
          h1 { color: #1a1a2e; }
          .score { font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold; color: #16213e; }
        </style></head>
        <body>
          <h1>Match Report</h1>
          <p class="score">Score: {{ output('scoreMatch').score }} / 100</p>
          <h2>Strengths</h2>
          <ul>{{ output('scoreMatch').strengths }}</ul>
          <h2>Gaps</h2>
          <ul>{{ output('scoreMatch').gaps }}</ul>
        </body>
        </html>
      outputFile: /tmp/match-report.pdf

Example: Motivation Letter

Generate a personalized motivation letter as a PDF using an LLM:

yaml

# resources/writeLetter.yaml
metadata:
  actionId: writeLetter
run:
  chat:
    model: gpt-4o
    prompt: |
      Write a professional motivation letter for this candidate applying to this role.
      CV: {{ get('cv_text') }}
      Job: {{ get('jd_text') }}
      Format as clean HTML with <h1>, <p> tags only.

# resources/letterPDF.yaml
metadata:
  actionId: letterPDF
  requires: [writeLetter]
run:
  component:
    name: pdf
    with:
      content: "{{ output('writeLetter') }}"
      outputFile: /tmp/motivation-letter.pdf

Next Steps

Scraper Resource - Extract content from web pages and documents
LLM Resource - Generate content with AI models
TTS Resource - Text-to-Speech synthesis
API Response - Return data to the HTTP caller

PDF Resource ​

Component Inputs ​

Using the PDF Component ​

Result Map ​

Using Expressions in content ​

Example: CV/JD Match Report ​

Example: Motivation Letter ​

Next Steps ​

PDF Resource

Component Inputs

Using the PDF Component

Result Map

Using Expressions in `content`

Example: CV/JD Match Report

Example: Motivation Letter

Next Steps