I need to get the output of a grid saving to pdf without sending the resulting PDF directly to the user. For example, a PDF export option "localexport: true" which would return the data to code instead of directly to the client.

Currently, the file data can be retrieved using the private _drawPDF method:

        var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
        var progress = new $.Deferred();

        grid
          ._drawPDF(progress)
          .then((root) => {
            return kendo.drawing.exportPDF(root, grid.options.pdf);
          })
          .done((data) => {
            console.log(data);
          });

Example: https://dojo.telerik.com/rjEORuHy.

However, the approach does not work well in all scenarios for example, when there are multiple pages - https://dojo.telerik.com/iiifASYZ/2 

Thus, I would like to have a built -in method that will be suitable for all scenarios to generate and retreive the file data, without sending the file to the client.