PDF Text Finder

PDF Text Finder is a TypeScript-based tool that reads a PDF document and searches for a specific string (e.g., "281"). The script uses the pdf-parse library to extract text from PDF files and then performs a search for the specified text.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• Example Output
• License

Features

• Extracts text from PDF files.
• Searches for occurrences of a specified string (e.g., "281") in the document.
• Outputs the number of matches found.

Technologies Used

• TypeScript
• Node.js
• pdf-parse (for extracting text from PDF files)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm (or yarn) installed on your machine.

• Node.js (v12+)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone [email protected]:gunash-portfolio/pdf-text-finder.git
   cd pdf-text-finder

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

Usage

1. Place the PDF file you want to scan in the project directory.

2. Update the file path in pdf.ts with the path to your PDF file.

   const pdfPath = './path-to-your-file.pdf'; // Replace with your PDF file path
   const searchText = '281'; // You can change this to search for any text

3. Run the script:

   npx ts-node pdf.ts

4. The script will output the number of times the search string appears in the PDF.

Example Output

Found 3 occurrences of "searchtext"
Total occurrences of "searchtext": `result of number you will get`

Acknowledgements

• pdf-parse: A library for extracting text from PDF files. GitHub Repository
• TypeScript: A superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript, providing type safety and modern features. TypeScript
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.