React-pdf: ReactPDF.render is not a function

[matthewfbenjamin]

OS:
macOS High Sierra v.10.13.6

React-pdf version:
1.0.0-alpha.14

Description:
When I am trying to render the ReactPDF in the componentWillMount I am getting the error __WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__react_pdf_renderer__.f.render is not a function. Below is the full code snippet. My goal is to download a version of the PDF on the mounting of a page and show a loading screen to the user. Please let me know if anyone has faced this issue or knows the solution! Cheers!

import React, { Component } from 'react'
import ReactPDF, { Document, Page, Text, View, StyleSheet } from '@react-pdf/renderer'

import autobind from 'react-autobind'

class Container extends Component {
  constructor (props) {
    super(props)

    this.state = {
      demographics: [],
      isDataLoaded: false,
    }

    autobind(this)
  }

  componentWillMount () {
    ReactPDF.render(<MyDocument />, `${__dirname}/example.pdf`)
  }

  render () {
    return (
      <Main />
    )
  }
}

// Create styles
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  page: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    backgroundColor: '#E4E4E4',
  },
  section: {
    margin: 10,
    padding: 10,
    flexGrow: 1,
  }
})

// Create Document Component
const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page size="A4" style={styles.page}>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #1</Text>
      </View>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #2</Text>
      </View>
    </Page>
  </Document>
)

const Main = () => (
  <div>loading pdf</div>
)

export default Container

[diegomura]

Hey.
If you read the README you will see that ReactPDF.render is the mounter function for generating documents using Node (server-side). You’re using the lib in a web environment.
There’s an open issue about generating documents on the fly. It’s not something completely solved, but please refer to it

[moffsugita]

@diegomura
README says that ReactPDF.render only "Save in a file".
I used resume example and replace react-pdf.es.jsto @react-pdf/renderer.
And I used ReactDOM.render(<MyDocument />, document.getElementById('root')); for client side.

However it shows just text..

[Lilian1331]

Hey.
If you read the README you will see that ReactPDF.render is the mounter function for generating documents using Node (server-side). You’re using the lib in a web environment.
There’s an open issue about generating documents on the fly. It’s not something completely solved, but please refer to it

Any updates on this issue?

[diegomura]

Yep. Generating docs on the fly has been around for awhile now. Check https://react-pdf.org/advanced#on-the-fly-rendering

[Lilian1331]

Yep. Generating docs on the fly has been around for awhile now. Check https://react-pdf.org/advanced#on-the-fly-rendering

There is some issue when I apply to my react web
import { PDFDownloadLink, Document, Page } from '@react-pdf/renderer'
const MyDoc = () => (<Document><Page>ABC</Page></Document>)
const App = () => (<div><PDFDownloadLink document={<MyDoc />} fileName="somename.pdf">{({ blob, url, loading, error }) => (loading ? 'Loading document...' : 'Download now!')}</PDFDownloadLink</div>)

then inside the react export class:

public render(): React.ReactElement<IJsomProps> {<div>Export</div><div><PDFDownloadLink document={<MyDoc />} fileName="somename.pdf"> {({ blob, url, loading, error }) => (loading ? 'Loading document...' : 'Download now!')} </PDFDownloadLink></div>}

it gives the error

[diegomura]

What issue?

[Lilian1331]

What issue?

I got the error of 'getCurrentStack' of undefined. Please see the above screen capture. Thanks!

[diegomura]

Open a new issue with this. Not sure why you posted this here