samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator

Adds button pdf generation to the page for task pdf generation (get data from current url, format json)

cakephp-pdf-generator

, _(*1)

Use it if you want add button pdf generation to the page for task pdf generation (get data from current url, format json), _(*2)

Installation

cd my_cake_app/app
git clone git://github.com/samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator.git Plugin/PdfGenerator

or if you use git add as submodule:, _(*3)

cd my_cake_app
git submodule add "git://github.com/samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator.git" "app/Plugin/PdfGenerator"

then add plugin loading in Config/bootstrap.php, _(*4)

CakePlugin::load('PdfGenerator', array('bootstrap' => true, 'routes' => true));

Usage

For example:

You url:
    http://your_domain/documents/view/14210

    http://your_domain/documents/view/14210.json - must return array data in json:
    [
        {
            "field1": "text1",
            "field2": 'text2',
            ...
            "fieldN": [
                "text1",
                "text2",
                ...
                "textN"
            ]
        },
        ...
    ]

In any place of your view where you need button:
echo $this->element('PdfGenerator.pdf/generate-link');

app/Config/core.php:
Configure::write('PdfGenerator', array(
    'pdf' => array(
        'cacheDir' => WWW_ROOT . 'cache/pdf', // link to pdf file
        'css' => WWW_ROOT . 'css/pdf/pdf.css' // link to css for pdf file
        'log' => LOGS . 'error.log', // link to log file
        'pages' => array(
            array(
                'element' => 'pdf/cover' // first page
            ),
            array(
                'element' => 'pdf/documents' // data from http://your_domain/documents/view/14210.json
            )
        ) // elements will be included in the pdf file
    )
));
Configure::write('Task', array(
    'timeout' => 60 * 60 * 24 * 5,
    'dateDiffFormat' => "%h hours, %i min, %s sec",
    'processEvents' => array(
        array(
            'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
            'key' => 'Task.taskStarted',
            'options' => array()
        ),
        array(
            'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
            'key' => 'Task.taskUpdated',
            'options' => array()
        ),
        array(
            'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
            'key' => 'Task.taskStopped',
            'options' => array()
        )
    )
));
Configure::write('App.fullBaseUrl', 'http://your_domain');