cpdf-source/javascriptsplits/c00.tex

// CHAPTER -1: Introduction

Use
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For development server-side with node: cpdf.js (minified version cpdf.min.js)

Load with "const cpdf = require('cpdf.js')" if installed in npm, or "const cpdf
= require('./cpdf.js')" to load from current directory.

For development client-side with the browser : cpdf.browser.js

(Minified version for deployment : cpdf.browser.min.js)

Load with <script src="cpdf.browser.js"></script> or similar.


Concurrency
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cpdf.js is synchronous and non-re-entrant.


Data types
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Arguments are numbers, strings, or arrays (of type UInt8Array for data). Page
ranges are represented by arrays of numbers.


Memory Management
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A PDF p must be explicitly deallocated with deletePdf(p).


Errors
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Any function may raise an exception, containing a string describing the problem.