Is there a way to test PDF outputs in acceptance / e2e tests?

Question

In order to test the results of most of my business requirements I need to find out if a PDF is rendered correctly.

A typical test involves a few UI interactions with an Web application and the download of the resulting PDF.

Then the results should be compared to their expectations.

Is there a testing framework capable of examining a PDF?

Take a look at the [testutils](https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/tree/master/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/testutils) that ship with iText and at the way we test PDF files in our [test classes](https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/tree/master/src/test/java/com/itextpdf). — Bruno Lowagie, Apr 13 '15 at 14:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

There are already lots and lots answers on StackOverflow dealing with similar questions.

Look at this list:

How to unit test a Python function that draws PDF graphics? (StackOverflow)
Visual diff PDF files in order to determine pixel perfectness (StackOverflow)
How to compare two PDF files through command line (StackOverflow)
Comparison of two PDF files (StackOverflow)
PDF compare on Linux command line (StackOverflow)

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