How I built a static PDF generation pipeline for clean printable templates

Automating the Generation Script

I wrote a Node.js build script that spins up Playwright, visits the local rendering routes, and prints them to PDF format:

const { chromium } = require('playwright');

async function generatePDF(url, outputPath, format) {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });

  await page.pdf({
    path: outputPath,
    format: format, // 'Letter' or 'A4'
    landscape: true,
    printBackground: true,
  });

  await browser.close();
}

This static pipeline outputs clean, minimal vector PDFs directly into my public directory during the build process, ensuring fast static page delivery without on-the-fly PDF generation overhead. Let me know what you think of this approach!