Aspose.PDF for Java: HTML to PDF no longer supports images embedded in HTML

When converting from HTML to PDF, images embedded into HTML should be included as images in the PDF.

This worked in Aspose.PDF for Java 18.8.

It stopped working in Aspose.PDF for Java 18.9, and is still broken in 19.6.

HTML snippet:

<html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Embedded Image Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Here is the aspose logo:</p>
<img style="background-color:black;" alt="aspose-logo" src="data:image/png;base64,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">
<p>Done.</p>
</body>
</html>
</html>

@jamesdaily

Thank you for contacting support.

We have tested the same using below code snippet with Aspose.PDF for Java 19.6 and the image is rendered fine. We have attached generated file for your kind reference. image64_19.6.pdf

HtmlLoadOptions htmloptions = new HtmlLoadOptions(basePath);
// Load HTML file
Document doc = new Document(basePath + "image64.html", htmloptions);
// Save HTML file
doc.save(basePath + "image64_19.6.pdf");

I’ve refined the test and uploaded the new samples. I can see the defect occurring with 19.6.
aspose defect no images.zip (84.4 KB)

@jamesdaily

Thank you for elaborating it further.

We have been able to reproduce the issue in our environment. A ticket with ID PDFJAVA-38736 has been logged in our issue management system for further investigation and resolution. The ticket ID has been linked with this thread so that you will receive notification as soon as the ticket is resolved.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Has PDFJAVA-38736 been slated for a release?

@jamesdaily

We are afraid it has not been investigated yet. We will let you know once any update will be available.

The issues you have found earlier (filed as PDFJAVA-38736) have been fixed in Aspose.PDF for Java 19.10.

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This is still an issue in Aspose 19.10. It only worked in 18.8. However, we would like to have this fix in the latest version of aspose pdf available (ie 23.7).

@rprasadcr

Can you please share your sample HTML and the code snippet for our reference? We will test the scenario in our environment and address it accordingly.

The java code used to convert is:
var document = com.aspose.pdf.Document("test.html", new HtmlLoadOptions()); document.save("output", new PdfSaveOptions());

Aspose pdf version:23.7 JDK17

Attaching base64-image.html file which was used to convert to pdf.
base64-image.zip (1.2 KB)

@rprasadcr

We noticed that the image was showing in the output PDF. However, its quality was not that good. Please confirm if you are also noticing the similar issue. base64-image.pdf (80.8 KB)

For me, it just hangs at the 1st line new Document("test.html", new HtmlLoadOptions()) and does not complete.
I am using JDK17.

@rprasadcr

We tested using JDK17 as well but could not reproduce the issue. Can you please share a sample console application for our reference so that we can again try to replicate the issue and address it accordingly.

I set up a small spring boot application with jdk17 which I am attaching below. I am also attaching screenshots that show conversion working fine for 18.8 and conversion just hanging for 23.8-jdk17.
Base64-Imageissue-HTML-PDF.zip (407.4 KB)

@rprasadcr

We have logged an investigation ticket as PDFJAVA-43076 in our issue tracking system for further investigation. We will look into its details and keep you posted with the status of its correction. Please be patient and spare us some time.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.