Easy Laravel PDF

Overview

Easy Laravel PDF is a Laravel package that facilitates PDF generation within Laravel applications. This package utilizes a Node.js service, node-html-to-pdf, which can be run locally or via Docker to convert HTML to PDF.

Installation

Prerequisites

• PHP 7.3 or higher
• Laravel 6.0 or higher
• Composer
• Node.js and npm (optional, if running the service locally without Docker)
• Docker (optional, for using Docker container)

Installing the Package

1. Add the Package via Composer:

   composer require hamdallah90/easy-laravel-pdf

2. Publish Configuration: Laravel's package discovery will automatically register the service provider. To publish the package configuration, run:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=pdf-config

Configuration

Edit the published configuration file in config/easy-laravel-pdf.php to adjust settings like default PDF options.

Using the Package

EasyLaravelPdf offers a variety of methods to generate PDF files. Here's how to use them in your Laravel applications:

Load and Render a View

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;

$pdf = EasyLaravelPdf::loadView('view.name', ['dataKey' => 'dataValue']);
return $pdf->stream('example.pdf');

Load HTML Content Directly

To load raw HTML content into the PDF generator:

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;

EasyLaravelPdf::loadHtml('<h1>Test PDF</h1>')->save('/path/to/file.pdf');

URL To PDF

To Print url insted of send html or view:

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;

EasyLaravelPdf::setUrl('http://google.com')->save('/path/to/file.pdf');

Get the PDF as an UploadedFile

To get the PDF as an UploadedFile, which can be useful for testing or further manipulation:

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;

$file = EasyLaravelPdf::loadHtml('<h1>Test PDF</h1>')->getFile();
$file->store('save-to-s3-or-local-path')

Stream the PDF Directly to the Browser

To stream the PDF directly to the browser, which is useful for inline viewing:

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;

return EasyLaravelPdf::loadHtml('<h1>Test PDF</h1>')->stream('optional-filename.pdf');  // Streams the PDF; if a filename is provided, it will be used

Configuration and Customization

You can configure puppeteer options and launch arguments for more control over the PDF generation:

use Jouda\EasyLaravelPdf\Facades\EasyLaravelPdf;
$pdf = EasyLaravelPdf::setOptions(['format' => 'A4']);
$pdf->setPuppeteerLunchArgs(['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox']);
$pdf->loadHtml('<h1>Customized PDF</h1>');
$pdf->save('path/to/your/customized.pdf');

Node HTML to PDF Service

This service is essential for PDF generation and can be run locally or in a Docker container.

Running Locally

1. Navigate to the node-html-to-pdf directory.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm start

Running with Docker

1. Using the Dockerfile: Build the Docker image using the provided Dockerfile:

   cd node-html-to-pdf
   docker build -t your-username/html-to-pdf .
   docker run -p 3000:3000 your-username/html-to-pdf

2. Using the Pre-built Image: Alternatively, you can use a pre-built Docker image available on Docker Hub:

   docker pull hamdallah/html-to-pdf
   docker run -p 3000:3000 hamdallah/html-to-pdf

Support

For issues, feature requests, or contributions, please use the GitHub issues section for this repository.