modern-pdf-lib

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modern-pdf-lib / linearizePdf

Function: linearizePdf()

linearizePdf(pdfBytes, options?): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>

Defined in: src/core/linearization.ts:214

Linearize a PDF document for fast web viewing.

This reorganizes the PDF so that:

1. A linearization parameter dictionary appears first
2. Objects needed for the first page appear early in the file
3. A hint table describes page offsets

Note: This is a simplified linearization. For production use with very large documents, a full implementation following PDF spec Appendix F is recommended.

Parameters

pdfBytes

Uint8Array

The raw PDF bytes.

options?

LinearizationOptions

Linearization options.

Returns

Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>

The linearized PDF bytes.