@nestjsforge/pdfme

Error Handling

Handle typed exceptions thrown by PdfmeService.

@nestjsforge/pdfme throws typed exception classes so you can catch specific failure scenarios:

import {
  PdfmeException,
  PdfmeGenerationException,
  PdfmeValidationException,
  PdfmeFontException,
  PdfmePluginException,
} from '@nestjsforge/pdfme';

try {
  const pdf = await this.pdfme.generate({ template, inputs });
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof PdfmeValidationException) {
    throw new BadRequestException(err.errors);
  }
  if (err instanceof PdfmeFontException) {
    throw new InternalServerErrorException('Font not found');
  }
  if (err instanceof PdfmeGenerationException) {
    this.logger.error('PDF generation failed', err.stack);
    throw new InternalServerErrorException('PDF generation failed');
  }
  throw err;
}

Exception hierarchy

Class	Extends	Description
PdfmeException	Error	Base exception for all pdfme errors
PdfmeGenerationException	PdfmeException	PDF generation failed
PdfmeValidationException	PdfmeException	Template or input validation failed
PdfmeFontException	PdfmeException	Font file not found or invalid
PdfmePluginException	PdfmeException	Plugin execution failed
PdfmeConfigException	PdfmeException	Module configuration error