Installation

Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS) where Node.js and node-java bridge are installed.

Install from NPM

You can easily install Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java from NPM through this command:

$ npm install aspose.slides.via.java

If you encounter any problem during the installation process, please refer to https://www.npmjs.com/package/java.

Install from ZIP archive

To install and use Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java from a ZIP archive, follow these instructions instead:

Windows

1. Install JDK8 and configure JAVA_HOME environment variable.
2. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and add node.exe to PATH.
3. Install node-gyp.
4. Install Windows Build Tools.
5. Install node-java bridge and run these commands in Command Prompt as an administrator:

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs

$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs

$ npm install -g node-gyp

$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

$ npm install java

6. Download Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java and extract it to aspose.slides.nodejs/node_modules/aspose.slides.via.java.
7. Create a file named hello.js in aspose.slides.nodejs folder using the following sample code:

var aspose = aspose || {};

aspose.slides = require("aspose.slides.via.java");

var pres = new aspose.slides.Presentation();

var slide = pres.getSlides().addEmptySlide(pres.getLayoutSlides().get_Item(0));

slide.getShapes().get_Item(0).getTextFrame().setText("Slide Title Heading");

pres.save("out.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx)

console.log("Done");

8. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.

Linux

1. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
2. Install JDK8 for Linux and configure JAVA_HOME environment variable.
3. Install python 2.x
4. Install node-java bridge. You can run these commands in terminal:

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs

$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs

$ npm install java

5. Download Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java and extract it to aspose.slides.nodejs/node_modules/aspose.slides.via.java.
6. Create a test file named hello.js using this sample code in aspose.slides.nodejs folder:

var aspose = aspose || {};

aspose.slides = require("aspose.slides.via.java");

var pres = new aspose.slides.Presentation();

var slide = pres.getSlides().addEmptySlide(pres.getLayoutSlides().get_Item(0));

slide.getShapes().get_Item(0).getTextFrame().setText("Slide Title Heading");

pres.save("out.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx)

console.log("Done");

7. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.

Mac

1. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
2. Install JDK8 for Mac and configure JAVA_HOME environment variable.
3. Modify JVMCapabilities section in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.x_xxx.jdk/Contents/Info.plist with root privilege. jdk1.8.x_xxx.jdk depends on your jdk version. Make it look like this:

<key>JavaVM</key>
    <dict>
        <key>JVMCapabilities</key>
        <array>
                <string>JNI</string>
                <string>BundledApp</string>
                <string>CommandLine</string>
        </array>

4. Install python 2.x (if it is not installed).
5. Install Xcode Command Line Tools.
6. Install node-java bridge. You can run below commands in terminal:

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs
 
$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs
 
$ npm install java

7. Download Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java and extract it into aspose.slides.nodejs/node_modules/aspose.slides.via.java.
8. Create a test file named hello.js using this sample code in aspose.slides.nodejs folder:

var aspose = aspose || {};

aspose.slides = require("aspose.slides.via.java");

var pres = new aspose.slides.Presentation();

var slide = pres.getSlides().addEmptySlide(pres.getLayoutSlides().get_Item(0));

slide.getShapes().get_Item(0).getTextFrame().setText("Slide Title Heading");

pres.save("out.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx)

console.log("Done");

9. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.