Extension:ElectronPdfService
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | User interface |
| Description | Provides access to the Proton service for browser-based PDF rendering |
| Author(s) | Wikimedia Germany (WMDE) – Roadmap |
| Latest version | continuous updates |
| Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
| MediaWiki | >= 1.43 |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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| Example | Wikipedia article |
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| Quarterly downloads | 30 (Ranked 103rd) |
| Public wikis using | 857 (Ranked 301st) |
| Translate the ElectronPdfService extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The ElectronPdfService extension provides access to the Proton service for browser-based PDF rendering. (Proton needs to be installed separately.)
Historically, this extension provided access to the now defunct Electron PDF Service instead of Proton, hence its name.
Description
The extension provides a handy way to access the Proton service via a RESTBase API endpoint.
And here's an example: PDF for the article about Berlin.
Installation
- Install Proton
- Install RESTBase, and set up a config similar to config.example.wikimedia.yaml. Adjust the PDF server URL to reflect your host & port.
- Download and move the extracted
ElectronPdfServicefolder to yourextensions/directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ElectronPdfService - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'ElectronPdfService' ); $wgElectronPdfServiceRESTbaseURL = '/api/rest_v1/page/pdf/';
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Usage
- Once the extension is installed, the “⧼ElectronPdfService-download-label⧽” link in the MediaWiki sidebar will lead you to a new selection screen.
- Click the “⧼ElectronPdfService-download-button⧽” button to get the PDF.
- Note: if there is no alternative rendering method available on the Wiki, “⧼ElectronPdfService-download-label⧽” will immediately serve you the Proton rendered PDF without showing a selection screen.
Links
See also
- PDF export – summary of all PDF export extensions
- Read more on the background of the motivation for the extension and the service.
 | This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |
 | This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |