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Convert PDF to XML - Salesforce

PDF To XML sample in Salesforce demonstrating ‘Convert PDF to XML’

program.cls
public class PDFToXML {

    String API_KEY = 'YOUR_PDF_CO_API_KEY_HERE';
    String endPointUrl = 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/xml';

    public void convertPdfToXml() {
        try {
            String jsonBody = '{ "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-xml/sample.pdf", "async": false }';
            Http http = new Http();
            HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest();
            request.setHeader('x-api-key', API_KEY);
            request.setEndpoint(endPointUrl);
            request.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
            request.setMethod('POST');
            request.setBody(jsonBody);
            HttpResponse response = http.send(request);

            if(response.getStatusCode() == 200) {
                System.debug('PDF to XML Response: ' + response.getBody());
            } else {
                System.debug('Error Response ' + response.getBody());
                System.Debug(' Status ' + response.getStatus());
                System.Debug(' Status Code' + response.getStatusCode());
                System.Debug(' Response String' + response.toString());
            }
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            String errorBody = 'Message: ' + ex.getMessage() + ' -- Cause: ' + ex.getCause() + ' -- Stacktrace: ' + ex.getStackTraceString();
            System.Debug(errorBody);
        }
    }
}

program_test.cls
@isTest
private class PDFToXMLTest {

    static testMethod void testConvertPdfToXml() {
        Test.startTest();
        Test.setMock(HttpCalloutMock.class, new PDFToXMLMock());
        PDFToXML pdfToXML = new PDFToXML();
        pdfToXML.convertPdfToXml();
        Test.stopTest();
    }

    public class PDFToXMLMock implements HttpCalloutMock {
        public HttpResponse respond(HTTPRequest req) {
            HttpResponse res = new HttpResponse();
            String testBody = '{"status": 200, "error": false, "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-xml/sample.xml"}';
            res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
            res.setBody(testBody);
            res.setStatusCode(200);
            return res;
        }
    }
}

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