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@@ -1,252 +1,260 @@ /* - * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Kurt Jung (Gmail: kurt.w.jung) - * - * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any - * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above - * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. - * - * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES - * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF - * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR - * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES - * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN - * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF - * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. - */ +Package gofpdf implements a PDF document generator with high level +support for text, drawing and images. -/* -Package gofpdf implements a PDF document generator with high level support for -text, drawing and images. Features -• Choice of measurement unit, page format and margins -• Page header and footer management +- Choice of measurement unit, page format and margins + +- Page header and footer management -• Automatic page breaks, line breaks, and text justification +- Automatic page breaks, line breaks, and text justification -• Inclusion of JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and basic path-only SVG images +- Inclusion of JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and basic path-only SVG images -• Colors, gradients and alpha channel transparency +- Colors, gradients and alpha channel transparency -• Outline bookmarks +- Outline bookmarks -• Internal and external links +- Internal and external links -• TrueType, Type1 and encoding support +- TrueType, Type1 and encoding support -• Page compression +- Page compression -• Lines, Bézier curves, arcs, and ellipses +- Lines, Bézier curves, arcs, and ellipses -• Rotation, scaling, skewing, translation, and mirroring +- Rotation, scaling, skewing, translation, and mirroring -• Clipping +- Clipping -• Document protection +- Document protection -• Layers +- Layers -• Templates +- Templates -• Barcodes +- Barcodes -• Charting facility +- Charting facility -gofpdf has no dependencies other than the Go standard library. All tests pass -on Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. +gofpdf has no dependencies other than the Go standard library. All tests +pass on Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. + +Like FPDF version 1.7, from which gofpdf is derived, this package does +not yet support UTF-8 fonts. In particular, languages that require more +than one code page such as Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic are not +currently supported. This is explained in issue 109. However, support is +provided to automatically translate UTF-8 runes to code page encodings +for languages that have fewer than 256 glyphs. -Like FPDF version 1.7, from which gofpdf is derived, this package does not yet -support UTF-8 fonts. In particular, languages that require more than one code -page such as Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic are not currently supported. This is -explained in issue 109. However, support is provided to automatically translate -UTF-8 runes to code page encodings for languages that have fewer than 256 -glyphs. Installation To install the package on your system, run - go get github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf + go get github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf Later, to receive updates, run - go get -u -v github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf/... + go get -u -v github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf/... + Quick Start The following Go code generates a simple PDF file. - pdf := gofpdf.New("P", "mm", "A4", "") - pdf.AddPage() - pdf.SetFont("Arial", "B", 16) - pdf.Cell(40, 10, "Hello, world") - err := pdf.OutputFileAndClose("hello.pdf") + pdf := gofpdf.New("P", "mm", "A4", "") + pdf.AddPage() + pdf.SetFont("Arial", "B", 16) + pdf.Cell(40, 10, "Hello, world") + err := pdf.OutputFileAndClose("hello.pdf") See the functions in the fpdf_test.go file (shown as examples in this documentation) for more advanced PDF examples. + Errors -If an error occurs in an Fpdf method, an internal error field is set. After -this occurs, Fpdf method calls typically return without performing any -operations and the error state is retained. This error management scheme -facilitates PDF generation since individual method calls do not need to be -examined for failure; it is generally sufficient to wait until after Output() -is called. For the same reason, if an error occurs in the calling application -during PDF generation, it may be desirable for the application to transfer the -error to the Fpdf instance by calling the SetError() method or the SetErrorf() -method. At any time during the life cycle of the Fpdf instance, the error state -can be determined with a call to Ok() or Err(). The error itself can be +If an error occurs in an Fpdf method, an internal error field is set. +After this occurs, Fpdf method calls typically return without performing +any operations and the error state is retained. This error management +scheme facilitates PDF generation since individual method calls do not +need to be examined for failure; it is generally sufficient to wait +until after Output() is called. For the same reason, if an error occurs +in the calling application during PDF generation, it may be desirable +for the application to transfer the error to the Fpdf instance by +calling the SetError() method or the SetErrorf() method. At any time +during the life cycle of the Fpdf instance, the error state can be +determined with a call to Ok() or Err(). The error itself can be retrieved with a call to Error(). + Conversion Notes -This package is a relatively straightforward translation from the original FPDF -library written in PHP (despite the caveat in the introduction to Effective -Go). The API names have been retained even though the Go idiom would suggest -otherwise (for example, pdf.GetX() is used rather than simply pdf.X()). The -similarity of the two libraries makes the original FPDF website a good source -of information. It includes a forum and FAQ. - -However, some internal changes have been made. Page content is built up using -buffers (of type bytes.Buffer) rather than repeated string concatenation. -Errors are handled as explained above rather than panicking. Output is -generated through an interface of type io.Writer or io.WriteCloser. A number of -the original PHP methods behave differently based on the type of the arguments -that are passed to them; in these cases additional methods have been exported -to provide similar functionality. Font definition files are produced in JSON -rather than PHP. +This package is a relatively straightforward translation from the +original FPDF library written in PHP (despite the caveat in the +introduction to Effective Go). The API names have been retained even +though the Go idiom would suggest otherwise (for example, pdf.GetX() is +used rather than simply pdf.X()). The similarity of the two libraries +makes the original FPDF website a good source of information. It +includes a forum and FAQ. + +However, some internal changes have been made. Page content is built up +using buffers (of type bytes.Buffer) rather than repeated string +concatenation. Errors are handled as explained above rather than +panicking. Output is generated through an interface of type io.Writer or +io.WriteCloser. A number of the original PHP methods behave differently +based on the type of the arguments that are passed to them; in these +cases additional methods have been exported to provide similar +functionality. Font definition files are produced in JSON rather than +PHP. + Example PDFs -A side effect of running "go test ./..." is the production of a number of -example PDFs. These can be found in the gofpdf/pdf directory after the tests -complete. - -Please note that these examples run in the context of a test. In order run an -example as a standalone application, you'll need to examine fpdf_test.go for -some helper routines, for example exampleFilename() and summary(). - -Example PDFs can be compared with reference copies in order to verify that they -have been generated as expected. This comparison will be performed if a PDF -with the same name as the example PDF is placed in the gofpdf/pdf/reference -directory and if the third argument to ComparePDFFiles() in -internal/example/example.go is true. (By default it is false.) The routine that -summarizes an example will look for this file and, if found, will call -ComparePDFFiles() to check the example PDF for equality with its reference PDF. -If differences exist between the two files they will be printed to standard -output and the test will fail. If the reference file is missing, the comparison -is considered to succeed. In order to successfully compare two PDFs, the -placement of internal resources must be consistent and the internal creation -timestamps must be the same. To do this, the methods SetCatalogSort() and -SetCreationDate() need to be called for both files. This is done automatically -for all examples. +A side effect of running go test ./... is the production of a number of +example PDFs. These can be found in the gofpdf/pdf directory after the +tests complete. + +Please note that these examples run in the context of a test. In order +run an example as a standalone application, you’ll need to examine +fpdf_test.go for some helper routines, for example exampleFilename() and +summary(). + +Example PDFs can be compared with reference copies in order to verify +that they have been generated as expected. This comparison will be +performed if a PDF with the same name as the example PDF is placed in +the gofpdf/pdf/reference directory and if the third argument to +ComparePDFFiles() in internal/example/example.go is true. (By default it +is false.) The routine that summarizes an example will look for this +file and, if found, will call ComparePDFFiles() to check the example PDF +for equality with its reference PDF. If differences exist between the +two files they will be printed to standard output and the test will +fail. If the reference file is missing, the comparison is considered to +succeed. In order to successfully compare two PDFs, the placement of +internal resources must be consistent and the internal creation +timestamps must be the same. To do this, the methods SetCatalogSort() +and SetCreationDate() need to be called for both files. This is done +automatically for all examples. + Nonstandard Fonts -Nothing special is required to use the standard PDF fonts (courier, helvetica, -times, zapfdingbats) in your documents other than calling SetFont(). +Nothing special is required to use the standard PDF fonts (courier, +helvetica, times, zapfdingbats) in your documents other than calling +SetFont(). + +In order to use a different TrueType or Type1 font, you will need to +generate a font definition file and, if the font will be embedded into +PDFs, a compressed version of the font file. This is done by calling the +MakeFont() function or using the included makefont command line utility. +To create the utility, cd into the makefont subdirectory and run +go build. This will produce a standalone executable named makefont. +Select the appropriate encoding file from the font subdirectory and run +the command as in the following example. -In order to use a different TrueType or Type1 font, you will need to generate a -font definition file and, if the font will be embedded into PDFs, a compressed -version of the font file. This is done by calling the MakeFont function or -using the included makefont command line utility. To create the utility, cd -into the makefont subdirectory and run "go build". This will produce a -standalone executable named makefont. Select the appropriate encoding file from -the font subdirectory and run the command as in the following example. + ./makefont --embed --enc=../font/cp1252.map --dst=../font ../font/calligra.ttf - ./makefont --embed --enc=../font/cp1252.map --dst=../font ../font/calligra.ttf +In your PDF generation code, call AddFont() to load the font and, as +with the standard fonts, SetFont() to begin using it. Most examples, +including the package example, demonstrate this method. Good sources of +free, open-source fonts include Google Fonts and DejaVu Fonts. -In your PDF generation code, call AddFont() to load the font and, as with the -standard fonts, SetFont() to begin using it. Most examples, including the -package example, demonstrate this method. Good sources of free, open-source -fonts include http://www.google.com/fonts/ and http://dejavu-fonts.org/. Related Packages -The draw2d package (https://github.com/llgcode/draw2d) is a two dimensional -vector graphics library that can generate output in different forms. It uses -gofpdf for its document production mode. +The draw2d package is a two dimensional vector graphics library that can +generate output in different forms. It uses gofpdf for its document +production mode. + Contributing Changes -gofpdf is a global community effort and you are invited to make it even better. -If you have implemented a new feature or corrected a problem, please consider -contributing your change to the project. A contribution that does not directly -pertain to the core functionality of gofpdf should be placed in its own -directory directly beneath the `contrib` directory. +gofpdf is a global community effort and you are invited to make it even +better. If you have implemented a new feature or corrected a problem, +please consider contributing your change to the project. A contribution +that does not directly pertain to the core functionality of gofpdf +should be placed in its own directory directly beneath the contrib +directory. Here are guidelines for making submissions. Your change should -• be compatible with the MIT License -• be properly documented +- be compatible with the MIT License + +- be properly documented -• be formatted with `go fmt` +- be formatted with go fmt -• include an example in fpdf_test.go if appropriate +- include an example in fpdf_test.go if appropriate -• conform to the standards of golint (https://github.com/golang/lint) and -go vet (https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet), that is, `golint .` and -`go vet .` should not generate any warnings +- conform to the standards of golint and go vet, that is, golint . and +go vet . should not generate any warnings -• not diminish test coverage (https://blog.golang.org/cover) +- not diminish test coverage + +Pull requests are the preferred means of accepting your changes. -Pull requests (https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) work -nicely as a means of contributing your changes. License -gofpdf is released under the MIT License. It is copyrighted by Kurt Jung and -the contributors acknowledged below. +gofpdf is released under the MIT License. It is copyrighted by Kurt Jung +and the contributors acknowledged below. + Acknowledgments -This package's code and documentation are closely derived from the FPDF library -(http://www.fpdf.org/) created by Olivier Plathey, and a number of font and -image resources are copied directly from it. Bruno Michel has provided valuable -assistance with the code. Drawing support is adapted from the FPDF geometric -figures script by David Hernández Sanz. Transparency support is adapted from -the FPDF transparency script by Martin Hall-May. Support for gradients and -clipping is adapted from FPDF scripts by Andreas Würmser. Support for outline -bookmarks is adapted from Olivier Plathey by Manuel Cornes. Layer support is -adapted from Olivier Plathey. Support for transformations is adapted from the -FPDF transformation script by Moritz Wagner and Andreas Würmser. PDF -protection is adapted from the work of Klemen Vodopivec for the FPDF product. -Lawrence Kesteloot provided code to allow an image's extent to be determined -prior to placement. Support for vertical alignment within a cell was provided -by Stefan Schroeder. Ivan Daniluk generalized the font and image loading code -to use the Reader interface while maintaining backward compatibility. Anthony -Starks provided code for the Polygon function. Robert Lillack provided the -Beziergon function and corrected some naming issues with the internal curve -function. Claudio Felber provided implementations for dashed line drawing and -generalized font loading. Stani Michiels provided support for multi-segment -path drawing with smooth line joins, line join styles, enhanced fill modes, and -has helped greatly with package presentation and tests. Templating is adapted -by Marcus Downing from the FPDF_Tpl library created by Jan Slabon and Setasign. -Jelmer Snoeck contributed packages that generate a variety of barcodes and help -with registering images on the web. Jelmer Snoek and Guillermo Pascual -augmented the basic HTML functionality with aligned text. Kent Quirk -implemented backwards-compatible support for reading DPI from images that -support it, and for setting DPI manually and then having it properly taken into -account when calculating image size. Paulo Coutinho provided support for static -embedded fonts. Dan Meyers added support for embedded JavaScript. David Fish -added a generic alias-replacement function to enable, among other things, table -of contents functionality. Andy Bakun identified and corrected a problem in -which the internal catalogs were not sorted stably. Paul Montag added encoding -and decoding functionality for templates, including images that are embedded in -templates; this allows templates to be stored independently of gofpdf. Paul -also added support for page boxes used in printing PDF documents. Wojciech -Matusiak added supported for word spacing. +This package’s code and documentation are closely derived from the FPDF +library created by Olivier Plathey, and a number of font and image +resources are copied directly from it. Bruno Michel has provided +valuable assistance with the code. Drawing support is adapted from the +FPDF geometric figures script by David Hernández Sanz. Transparency +support is adapted from the FPDF transparency script by Martin Hall-May. +Support for gradients and clipping is adapted from FPDF scripts by +Andreas Würmser. Support for outline bookmarks is adapted from Olivier +Plathey by Manuel Cornes. Layer support is adapted from Olivier Plathey. +Support for transformations is adapted from the FPDF transformation +script by Moritz Wagner and Andreas Würmser. PDF protection is adapted +from the work of Klemen Vodopivec for the FPDF product. Lawrence +Kesteloot provided code to allow an image’s extent to be determined +prior to placement. Support for vertical alignment within a cell was +provided by Stefan Schroeder. Ivan Daniluk generalized the font and +image loading code to use the Reader interface while maintaining +backward compatibility. Anthony Starks provided code for the Polygon +function. Robert Lillack provided the Beziergon function and corrected +some naming issues with the internal curve function. Claudio Felber +provided implementations for dashed line drawing and generalized font +loading. Stani Michiels provided support for multi-segment path drawing +with smooth line joins, line join styles, enhanced fill modes, and has +helped greatly with package presentation and tests. Templating is +adapted by Marcus Downing from the FPDF_Tpl library created by Jan +Slabon and Setasign. Jelmer Snoeck contributed packages that generate a +variety of barcodes and help with registering images on the web. Jelmer +Snoek and Guillermo Pascual augmented the basic HTML functionality with +aligned text. Kent Quirk implemented backwards-compatible support for +reading DPI from images that support it, and for setting DPI manually +and then having it properly taken into account when calculating image +size. Paulo Coutinho provided support for static embedded fonts. Dan +Meyers added support for embedded JavaScript. David Fish added a generic +alias-replacement function to enable, among other things, table of +contents functionality. Andy Bakun identified and corrected a problem in +which the internal catalogs were not sorted stably. Paul Montag added +encoding and decoding functionality for templates, including images that +are embedded in templates; this allows templates to be stored +independently of gofpdf. Paul also added support for page boxes used in +printing PDF documents. Wojciech Matusiak added supported for word +spacing. + Roadmap -• Handle UTF-8 source text natively. Until then, automatic translation of -UTF-8 runes to code page bytes is provided. -• Improve test coverage as reported by the coverage tool. +- Handle UTF-8 source text natively. Until then, automatic translation +of UTF-8 runes to code page bytes is provided. +- Improve test coverage as reported by the coverage tool. */ package gofpdf |