PDF Response - mPDF wrapper

• sends template as PDF output
• saves template as PDF file
• requiers mPDF & Nette

Installation

Recommended installation is via Composer.

{
    "require":{
        "hranicka/pdf-response": "~4.0"
    }
}

How to prepare PDF from template

use PdfResponse;

class MyPresenter extends Nette\Application\UI\Presenter
{

    public function actionPdf()
    {
        $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");
        $template->someValue = 123;
        // Tip: In template to make a new page use <pagebreak>

        $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

        // optional
        $pdf->documentTitle = date("Y-m-d") . " My super title"; // creates filename 2012-06-30-my-super-title.pdf
        $pdf->pageFormat = "A4-L"; // wide format
        $pdf->getMPDF()->setFooter("|© www.mysite.com|"); // footer
    }

}

Save file in server

use PdfResponse;

public function actionPdf()
{
    $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");

    $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

    $pdf->save(WWW_DIR . "/generated/"); // as a filename $this->documentTitle will be used
    $pdf->save(WWW_DIR . "/generated/", "another file 123); // OR use a custom name
}

Attach file to email

public function actionPdf()
{
    $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");

    $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

    $savedFile = $pdf->save(WWW_DIR . "/contracts/");
    $mail = new Nette\Mail\Message;
    $mail->addTo("john@doe.com");
    $mail->addAttachment($savedFile);
    $mail->send();
}

Force file to download

public function actionPdf()
{
    $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");

    $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

    $pdf->setSaveMode(PdfResponse::DOWNLOAD); //default behavior

    $this->sendResponse($pdf);
}

Force file to display in a browser

public function actionPdf()
{
    $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");

    $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

    $pdf->setSaveMode(PdfResponse::INLINE);

    $this->sendResponse($pdf);
}

Set a pdf background easily

public function actionPdf()
{
    $template = $this->createTemplate()->setFile(APP_DIR . "/templates/myPdf.latte");

    $pdf = new PdfResponse($template);

    $pdf->setBackgroundTemplate(APP_DIR . "/templates/PDF_template.pdf");

    $this->sendResponse($pdf);
}

More info

• http://forum.nette.org/cs/9037-zkusenosti-s-pouzitim-pdfresponse-v-nette-2-0b-a-php-5-3
• http://forum.nette.org/cs/3726-addon-pdfresponse-pdfresponse
• http://addons.nette.org/cs/pdfresponse