The answer is the same ...
If you look at the example template, you can see it is simply building a document definition in JSON for the PDFMake library.
So using that knowledge, you can build the document definition in JavaScript instead. This permits yo to easily include or exclude the parts you need.
Instead of waffling on, I built you a demo - please read every part and try to understand how it fits together. Make use of debug nodes (with its name and the option Show Full Message set) to help you understand what is going on.
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