unoserver-rest-api

The simple REST API for unoserver

Warning

It is important to know that the REST API layer DOES NOT provide any type of security whatsoever.
It is NOT RECOMMENDED to expose this container image to the internet.

Usage

Unoserver needs to be installed, see Installation guide.

NAME:
   unoserver-rest-api - The simple REST API for unoserver and unoconvert

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --addr value                The addr used by the unoserver api server (default: "0.0.0.0:2004")
   --unoserver-addr value      The unoserver addr used by the unoconvert (default: "127.0.0.1:2002") [$UNOSERVER_ADDR]
   --unoconvert-bin value      Set the unoconvert executable path. (default: "unoconvert") [$UNOCONVERT_BIN]
   --unoconvert-timeout value  Set the unoconvert run timeout (default: 0s) [$UNOCONVERT_TIMEOUT]
   --help, -h                  show help
   --version, -v               print the version

Using with Docker

You can use unoserver-rest-api with libreoffice-docker/libreoffice-unoserver by modifying the Dockerfile provided by the template.

# ...

# The unoserver-rest-api version number
ARG UNOSERVER_REST_API_VERSION=0.4.0
ADD https://github.com/libreoffice-docker/unoserver-rest-api/releases/download/v${UNOSERVER_REST_API_VERSION}/s6-overlay-module.tar.zx /tmp
ADD https://github.com/libreoffice-docker/unoserver-rest-api/releases/download/v${UNOSERVER_REST_API_VERSION}/s6-overlay-module.tar.zx.sha256 /tmp
RUN cd /tmp && sha256sum -c *.sha256 && \
    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-module.tar.zx && \
    rm -rf /tmp/*.tar*
EXPOSE 2004

API

There is only one POST /request API.

Default payload

curl -s -v \
   --request POST \
   --url http://127.0.0.1:2004/request \
   --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
   --form "file=@/path/to/your/file.xlsx" \
   --form 'convert-to=pdf' \
   --output 'file.pdf'

• file: Type of File, required
• convert-to: Type of String, required

Advance payload

curl -s -v \
   --request POST \
   --url http://127.0.0.1:2004/request \
   --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
   --form "file=@/path/to/your/file.xlsx" \
   --form 'convert-to=pdf' \
   --form 'opts[]=--landscape' \
   --output 'file.pdf'

• file: Type of File, required
• convert-to: Type of String, required
• opts: Type of String[]

License

Licensed under Apache-2.0 license.