What is the alternative of "findMultiple" ?

[Jawaher-Cherif]

Hello,
I am trying to update the version of ngx-extended-pdf-viewer from 15.2.0 to 18.0.1 and I am having trouble replacing the function findMultiple in my code because it doesn’t exist anymore in 18.0.1 version.
What is the alternative of findMultiple ? how to search in pdf using an array of strings ?

[stephanrauh]

I'm afraid I removed it. There's no replacement. To be honest, that was a decision I didn't do easily. I hated it. The problem was that the find algorithm of pdf.js evolved rapidly, and I didn't manage to merge my changes into their advanced algorithm. After trying a year or so, I gave up. I pruned the library in order to keep up with the progress of the base library.

Technically speaking, it's possible to implement the feature again. All you need to do is to analyse the FindController class of pdf.js and to add findMultiple to the algorithm again. At the moment, I prefer to wait until the dust has settled, and the rapid evolvement of the FindController has slowed down again.

[stephanrauh]

I've removed the import two months ago. If you update to a current 17.4.* version, it should be gone.

[lixaotec]

dear @stephanrauh , i´ve updated to 18+ because im using vite (esbuild) with angular 16.
Unfortunately ngx extended pdf v17 got issues with cannot import viewer outside a module.. than I had to decide go up in version to v18, lefting findmultiple feature.. ( i also cannot update angular to v17 yet)
I suppose this is a no way to have both... isnt it?
appreciate your help. tks!

[stephanrauh]

Of course there's a way to have both... I'm just afraid you won't like it. Actually, there are two options. First, you can provide a pull request for adding findMultiple etc. to version 18. That's not trivial, but I can give you some guidance, so I guess that's an option. Alternatively, you can talk my boss into doing this stuff at work. However, that involves paying my compony money, and it's not cheap. On the plus side, every customer who paid me for doing open-source at work in the past was happy. They still are!

[Jawaher-Cherif]

dear @stephanrauh , I tested the version 17.4.9 but I still have the error of the import

Which version should I install ?

[stephanrauh]

@Jawaher-Cherif Please update to version 17.4.10. To my surprise, there were two import statements, and I only remove the first one.