Gaspar PDF

Parses PDF tables into HTML / Json / Xml / CSV files without losing data. This gem uses pdf-table-extract.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'gaspar-pdf'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install gaspar-pdf

You need to install pdf-table-extract on your system to use this gem.

require 'gaspar'

# Parse document.pdf to document.html
# This requires that the pdf-table-extract command is present in your PATH.

content = Gaspar.parse(source: 'document.pdf',
                       target: 'document.html',
                       as: :html)

# target is optional
# Available types: :html, :json, :xml, :csv

Inspired by Kristin

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request