WebViewer - Server-Side Search Integration

WebViewer is a powerful JavaScript-based PDF Library that is part of the Apryse SDK. It allows you to view and annotate PDF files on your web app with a fully customizable UI.

This sample adds a WebViewer to a Node.js project that enables a search feature as server-side and overrides the default client search.

Initial setup

Before you begin, make sure your development environment includes Node.js.

Install

git clone https://github.com/ApryseSDK/webviewer-server-side-search
cd webviewer-server-side-search
npm install

Setting License

Follow the steps below to set the license key in this sample:

• Locate the file /server/api.js
• Replace 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY' with your license
• Save the file

Run

npm start

This will start a server that you can access the WebViewer client at http://localhost:8080/. The search REST API is available at http://localhost:8080/api/search using GET.

How to search

• Click the search button at the top-right corner and execute a search.
• The search performs in the backend and returns a list of hits for the current document. You can navigate the document from the list.

WebViewer APIs

WebViewer: Feature-Rich JavaScript PDF Viewer.

Guides for Server/Desktop PDF library.

License

For licensing, refer to License.