🍃 Java-Webpage-To-PDF

A simple but powerful Java script that converts the online Online Java Handbook into a single, high-quality PDF for offline study.

💡 Why I Built This

I wanted to study the Coding Shuttle Spring Boot Guide without needing internet access all the time. However, the site doesn't have a "Download PDF" button, and clicking through separate links was frustrating.

Instead of doing it manually, I wrote this script to do the hard work for me. It visits every chapter, removes the sidebar menus, saves it as a PDF, and stitches them all together into one complete book.

✨ Features

• It’s Smart: It automatically finds all the chapter links on the main page.
• Clean Output: It uses JavaScript to hide the sidebar/navigation menus before printing, so pages look clean.
• One File: It merges all the individual chapters into a single Full_Spring_Boot_Handbook.pdf.
• No Setup Headaches: It downloads the correct Chrome driver automatically, so you don't have to configure paths.

🛠️ Technology Used

• Java (JDK 21) - The core logic.
• Selenium WebDriver - To open the browser, inject JavaScript, and "print" the pages.
• Apache PDFBox - To merge the PDF files.
• Maven - To manage dependencies.

📦 How to Run It

If you want to try this on your own machine:

1. Clone this repo:

   git clone [https://github.com/Siddhantkr19/SpringBoot-Doc-Scraper.git](https://github.com/Siddhantkr19/SpringBoot-Doc-Scraper.git)

2. Open in IntelliJ IDEA (or any Java IDE).
3. Let Maven load the libraries (Selenium, PDFBox, etc.).
4. Run Main.java.

The script will open a background Chrome window, start processing chapters, and after a few minutes, you'll find Full_Spring_Boot_Handbook.pdf in your project folder.

📜 Dependencies

I used these libraries in my pom.xml:

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
        <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
        <version>4.16.1</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
        <artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
        <version>5.6.3</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.pdfbox</groupId>
        <artifactId>pdfbox</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.29</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

⚠️ Disclaimer

This project is intended for personal educational purposes only.

• Content Ownership: All the text, images, and tutorials downloaded by this tool belong to Coding Shuttle (NGU Education Pvt. Ltd.). I do not claim ownership of any content.
• Usage: Please use this tool only to create personal study notes. Do not sell, republish, or distribute the generated PDFs commercially.
• Responsibility: The author is not responsible for any misuse of this tool or any potential violations of the website's Terms of Service.

👤 Author

Siddhant Kumar

Focus: Full Stack Development & Java

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