An API to the browser print/save as pdf functionality

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title: An API to the browser print/save as pdf functionality
date: 2023-08-03T13:24:57.667Z
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I have a data viewing web app and I routinely want to make several prints of a particular session, e.g., different files, same viewing parameters. I want to be able to automate the print as pdf process. Ideally I could use the FileSystem API and select a folder and fill it with several pdfs that I currently have to save individually through the print dialogue. There are existing javascript pdf writing libraries, but they do not do as good a job as the built-in browser save as pdf functionality. Thanks for your time.

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