pdftables

pdftables-go

pdftables-go is an SDK for using PDFTables' API in your Go application. PDFTables automates extraction of data from PDF files.

Install

go get github.com/hasit/pdftables-go

Usage

In order to get started with making your Go application that uses the PDFTables' API, you will need to register first. Upon successful registration, you will be provided with an API key.

Go ahead and save it somewhere. I propose that you create an environment variable for easy retrieval. Since I use fish, here is how you can create a global environment variable in fish shell. Finding a way to do the same in other shells is simply a matter of searching a little.

set -xg PDFTABLES_APIKEY <your-api-key>

Make sure you restart your terminal or reload your shell before you go forward.

Don't worry about losing it; you can easily find your API key on the API Documentation page.

Next step is to create a new Go program and import this library.

package main

import "github.com/hasit/pdftables-go"
...

Now we will create a new client with the recently saved API key.

...
func main()  {
  apikey := os.Getenv("PDFTABLES_APIKEY")
  p := pdftables.NewClient(apikey)
}
...

Convert PDF File

...
func main() {
	apikey := os.Getenv("PDFTABLES_APIKEY")
	p := pdftables.NewClient(apikey)
	path, err := filepath.Abs("examples/test.pdf")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	err = p.Convert(path, pdftables.FormatCSV)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
}

Supported Formats

Read the Formats section for more information on formats and how xlsx-single and xlsx-multiple differ.

Get Remaining Balance

...
func main()  {
  apikey := os.Getenv("PDFTABLES_APIKEY")
	p := pdftables.NewClient(apikey)
	balance, err := p.GetBalance()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(balance)
}

Contribute

Feel free to ask questions, post issues and open pull requests. My only requirement is that you run gofmt on your code before you send in a PR.