EasyPdf

EasyPdf is a library that enables the creation of PDFs using Blade templates and the Mpdf library. It provides an easy-to-use interface for generating PDFs from Blade views, with options for saving or streaming the generated PDF.

Features

• Blade Template Integration: Use Blade templates to generate HTML content for PDFs.
• Mpdf Integration: Leverage Mpdf for high-performance PDF generation.
• Save or Stream PDFs: Save PDFs to a file or stream them directly to the browser.

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require elysio/easy-pdf

Usage

Initialize the EasyPdf instance

To initialize the EasyPdf class, you can either use the constructor directly or the static init method.

use elysio\easypdf\EasyPdf;

$pdfGenerator = EasyPdf::init('path/to/views', 'path/to/cache');

Generate a PDF

You can generate a PDF from a Blade view by calling the makePdf method. The method takes the name of the Blade view and an optional array of data to be passed to the view.

$pdf = $pdfGenerator->makePdf('viewName', ['key' => 'value']);

This will return an Mpdf instance, which you can use for further operations (e.g., saving or streaming the PDF).

Save the PDF

To save the generated PDF to a file, use the savePdf method:

$success = $pdfGenerator->savePdf($pdf, 'path/to/save/document.pdf');

Stream the PDF

To stream the generated PDF directly to the browser, use the streamPdf method:

$pdfGenerator->streamPdf($pdf, 'document.pdf');

Configuration

The EasyPdf class allows you to specify custom paths for the Blade views and cache directories when initializing the instance.

$pdfGenerator = EasyPdf::init('custom/views', 'custom/cache');

Dependencies

• mpdf/mpdf: Required for PDF generation.
• eftec/bladeone: Required for Blade templating.

Development

To run tests during development, use the following command:

composer test

This will execute the tests using Pest.

License

MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Author

Elysio Martins | Refaltor
Email: elysiomartinspro@gmail.com