#!/usr/bin/env perl
use warnings;
use strict;
use diagnostics;
use PDF::Table;
# Please use TABSTOP=4 for best view
# -------------
# -A or -B on command line to select preferred library (if available)
# then look for PDFpref file and read A or B forms
my ($PDFpref, $rcA, $rcB); # which is available?
my $prefFile = "./PDFpref";
my $prefix = 0; # by default, do not add a prefix to the output name
my $prefDefault = "B"; # PDF::Builder default if no prefFile, or both installed
if (@ARGV) {
# A or -A argument: set PDFpref to A else B
if ($ARGV[0] =~ m/^-?([AB])/i) {
$PDFpref = uc($1);
$prefix = 1;
} else {
print STDERR "Unknown command line flag $ARGV[0] ignored.\n";
}
}
if (!defined $PDFpref) {
if (-f $prefFile && -r $prefFile) {
open my $FH, '<', $prefFile or die "error opening $prefFile: $!\n";
$PDFpref = <$FH>;
if ($PDFpref =~ m/^A/i) {
# something starting with A, assume want PDF::API2
$PDFpref = 'A';
} elsif ($PDFpref =~ m/^B/i) {
# something starting with B, assume want PDF::Builder
$PDFpref = 'B';
} elsif ($PDFpref =~ m/^PDF:{1,2}A/i) {
# something starting with PDF:A or PDF::A, assume want PDF::API2
$PDFpref = 'A';
} elsif ($PDFpref =~ m/^PDF:{1,2}B/i) {
# something starting with PDF:B or PDF::B, assume want PDF::Builder
$PDFpref = 'B';
} else {
print STDERR "Don't see A... or B..., default to $prefDefault\n";
$PDFpref = $prefDefault;
}
close $FH;
} else {
# no preference expressed, default to PDF::Builder
print STDERR "No preference file found, so default to $prefDefault\n";
$PDFpref = $prefDefault;
}
}
foreach (1 .. 2) {
if ($PDFpref eq 'A') { # A(PI2) preferred
$rcA = eval {
require PDF::API2;
1;
};
if (!defined $rcA) { $rcA = 0; } # else is 1;
if ($rcA) { $rcB = 0; last; }
$PDFpref = 'B';
}
if ($PDFpref eq 'B') { # B(uilder) preferred
$rcB = eval {
require PDF::Builder;
1;
};
if (!defined $rcB) { $rcB = 0; } # else is 1;
if ($rcB) { $rcA = 0; last; }
$PDFpref = 'A';
}
}
if (!$rcA && !$rcB) {
die "Neither PDF::API2 nor PDF::Builder is installed!\n";
}
# -------------
our $VERSION = '1.005'; # VERSION
our $LAST_UPDATE = '1.004'; # manually update whenever code is changed
my $outfile = $0;
if ($outfile =~ m#[\\/]([^\\/]+)$#) { $outfile = $1; }
$outfile =~ s/\.pl$/.pdf/;
# command line -A or -B adds A_ or B_ to outfile
if ($prefix) { $outfile = $PDFpref . "_" . $outfile; }
my $pdftable = PDF::Table->new();
# -------------
my $pdf;
if ($rcA) {
print STDERR "Using PDF::API2 library\n";
$pdf = PDF::API2->new( -file => $outfile );
} else {
print STDERR "Using PDF::Builder library\n";
$pdf = PDF::Builder->new( -file => $outfile );
}
# -------------
my $page = $pdf->page();
$pdf->mediabox('A4');
# A4 as defined by PDF::API2 is h=842 w=545 for portrait
# some data to layout
my $some_data = [
[ 'Header', 'Row', 'Test' ],
[ '1 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '2 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec super long text goes here to provoke a text block', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '3 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '4 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec super long text goes here to provoke a text block', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '5 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '6 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '7 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '8 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
[ '9 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
];
# build the table layout
my $cell_props = [];
$cell_props->[2][1] = {
background_color => '#000000', # or bg_color
font_color => 'blue', # or fg_color
justify => 'left'
};
$cell_props->[4][1] = {
background_color => '#000000',
font_color => 'red',
justify => 'center'
};
$cell_props->[6][1] = {
background_color => '#000000',
font_color => 'yellow',
justify => 'right'
};
# note that cell properties taken out-of-line
$pdftable->table(
# required params
$pdf,
$page,
$some_data,
x => 10,
w => 350,
start_y => 780, # or y
next_y => 780,
start_h => 210, # or h
next_h => 210,
# some optional params
font_size => 10,
padding => 10,
#padding_right => 10,
horizontal_borders => 1,
header_props => {
bg_color => "silver",
font => $pdf->corefont( "Helvetica", -encoding => "utf8" ),
font_size => 20,
font_color => "#006600", # or fg_color
#justify => 'left',
repeat => 1, # default
},
cell_props => $cell_props
);
$pdf->save();