Unoconv Promise

This is a Node.js wrapper with native Promise support for converting documents with unoconv, inspired by Graham Floyd's implementation

Setup

Requirement

• Unoconv
  • Tested with Unoconv version 0.8.2
• LibreOffice (or OpenOffice.)
  • Tested with LibreOffice version 3.6.5 - MacOS, Windows

Mac Only

With Homebrew

$ brew install unoconv

and in order to use unoconv, a copy of LibreOffice between versions 3.6.0.1 - 4.3.x must be installed.

Installation

$ npm install unoconv-promise

Usage

Basic

Convert document file into PDF and return as a Buffer

const unoconv = require("unoconv-promise");
 
unoconv
  .convert("./mydoc.doc")
  .then(fileBuffer => {
    // Converted file buffer
    return Promise.resolve(fileBuffer);
  })
  .catch(e => {
    throw e;
  });

Convert document first page to PDF and save to a file

const unoconv = require("unoconv-promise");
 
unoconv
  .run({
    file: "./mydoc.doc",
    output: "./temp.pdf",
    export: "PageRange=1-1"
  })
  .then(filePath => {
    console.log(filePath);
  })
  .catch(e => {
    throw e;
  });

Show supported formats

const unoconv = require("unoconv-promise");
 
unoconv
  .formats()
  .then(formats => {
    // formats will be an array contains supports formats
    formats.forEach(format => {
      console.log(format);
    });
  })
  .catch(e => {
    throw e;
  });

• Each format will be look like this

{
  "format": "doc",
  "doctype": "document",
  "extension": "doc",
  "description": " Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP",
  "mime": "application/msword"
}

Unoconv.run options

Option (default) : Description

From unoconv Please check unoconv -h more details

• connection
• doctype
• export
• field
• fields: object contanig user-defined text fields with values to be relaced in the document
• format(pdf): specify the output format
• import-filter-name
• import
• listener
• no-launch
• output: output basename, filename or directory
• password
• pipe
• port
• printer
• preserve: keep timestamp and permissions of the original document
• server
• show
• stdout
• template
• timeout: timeout after secs if connection to listener fails
• verbose
• version

Extra

• bin (unoconv): Binary command
• unoconv (unoconv): Unoconv custom path
• python (python): Python custom ptah
• string (false): Return the output as string
• file (null): Target file

Testing

npm test

• Coverage

npm test:coverage

Supported Formats

• bib
• bmp - image/bmp
• csv - text/csv
• dbf
• dif
• doc - application/msword
• docx - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
• emf - application/x-msmetafile
• eps - application/postscript
• fodg
• fodp
• fods
• fodt
• gif - image/gif
• html - text/html
• jpg - image/jpeg
• ltx
• met
• odd
• odg - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics
• odp - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
• ods - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
• odt - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
• otg - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template
• otp - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template
• ots - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template
• ott - application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template
• pbm - image/x-portable-bitmap
• pct - image/x-pict
• pdb - application/vnd.palm
• pdf - application/pdf
• pgm - image/x-portable-graymap
• png - image/png
• pot - application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
• potm - application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroenabled.12
• ppm - image/x-portable-pixmap
• pps - application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
• ppt - application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
• pptx - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
• psw
• pwp
• pxl
• ras - image/x-cmu-raster
• rtf - application/rtf
• sda - application/vnd.stardivision.draw
• sdc - application/vnd.stardivision.calc
• sdd - application/vnd.stardivision.impress
• sdw - application/vnd.stardivision.writer
• slk
• stc - application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template
• std - application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template
• sti - application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template
• stw - application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template
• svg - image/svg+xml
• svm
• swf - application/x-shockwave-flash
• sxc - application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
• sxd - application/vnd.sun.xml.draw
• sxi - application/vnd.sun.xml.impress
• sxw - application/vnd.sun.xml.writer
• tiff - image/tiff
• txt - text/plain
• uop
• uos
• uot
• vor - application/vnd.stardivision.writer
• wmf - application/x-msmetafile
• wps - application/vnd.ms-works
• xhtml - application/xhtml+xml
• xls - application/vnd.ms-excel
• xlsx - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
• xlt - application/vnd.ms-excel
• xml - application/xml
• xpm - image/x-xpixmap'

Reference

• npm package
• unoconv
• node-unoconv
• filepreview.js
• unoconv man page