NodeJS: Merge two PDF files into one using the buffer obtained by reading them

Question

I am using fill-pdf npm module for filling template pdf\'s and it creates new file which is read from the disk and returned as buffer to callback. I have two files for which

Answer 1

As mentioned by @MechaCode, the creator has ended support for HummusJS.

So I would like to give you 2 solutions.

1. Using node-pdftk npm module

   The Following sample code uses node-pdftk npm module to combine two pdf buffers seamlessly.

   const pdftk = require('node-pdftk');
   
   var pdfBuffer1 = fs.readFileSync("./pdf1.pdf");
   var pdfBuffer2 = fs.readFileSync("./pdf2.pdf");
   
   pdftk
       .input([pdfBuffer1, pdfBuffer2])
       .output()
       .then(buf => {
           let path = 'merged.pdf';
           fs.open(path, 'w', function (err, fd) {
               fs.write(fd, buf, 0, buf.length, null, function (err) {
                   fs.close(fd, function () {
                       console.log('wrote the file successfully');
                   });
               });
           });
       });
   

   The requirement for node-pdftk npm module is you need to install the PDFtk library. Some of you may find this overhead / tedious. So I have another solution using pdf-lib library.

2. Using pdf-lib npm module

   const PDFDocument = require('pdf-lib').PDFDocument
   
   var pdfBuffer1 = fs.readFileSync("./pdf1.pdf"); 
   var pdfBuffer2 = fs.readFileSync("./pdf2.pdf");
   
   var pdfsToMerge = [pdfBuffer1, pdfBuffer2]
   
   const mergedPdf = await PDFDocument.create(); 
   for (const pdfBytes of pdfsToMerge) { 
       const pdf = await PDFDocument.load(pdfBytes); 
       const copiedPages = await mergedPdf.copyPages(pdf, pdf.getPageIndices());
       copiedPages.forEach((page) => {
            mergedPdf.addPage(page); 
       }); 
   } 
   
   const buf = await mergedPdf.save();        // Uint8Array
   
   let path = 'merged.pdf'; 
   fs.open(path, 'w', function (err, fd) {
       fs.write(fd, buf, 0, buf.length, null, function (err) {
           fs.close(fd, function () {
               console.log('wrote the file successfully');
           }); 
       }); 
   }); 
   
   

Personally I prefer to use pdf-lib npm module.