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Pdf generator for Symfony.

What is it?

This is a Symfony Pdf Factory for use inside a controller to generate a PDF file from twig rendring using MPDF lib.

Installation

Step 1: Download MpdfBundle using composer

$ composer require sasedev/mpdf-bundle

Composer will install the bundle to your project's vendor directory.

Step 2: Enable the bundle

Enable the bundle in the config if flex it did´nt do it for you:

<?php
// config/bundles.php

return [
    // ...
    Sasedev\MpdfBundle\SasedevMpdfBundle::class => ['all' => true],
    // ...
];

Usage

You can use the factory in your controllers just like this:

<?php

use Sasedev\MpdfBundle\Factory\MpdfFactory;

// ...
public function pdf($id, Request $request, MpdfFactory $MpdfFactory) {
// ...
$mPdf = $MpdfFactory->createMpdfObject([
'mode' => 'utf-8',
'format' => 'A4',
'margin_header' => 5,
'margin_footer' => 5,
'orientation' => 'P'
]);
$mPdf->SetTopMargin("50");
$mPdf->SetHTMLHeader($this->renderView('twigfolder/pdf/pdf_header.html.twig', $TwigVars));
$mPdf->SetFooter($this->renderView('twigfolder/pdf/pdf_footer.html.twig', $TwigVars));
$mPdf->WriteHTML($this->renderView('twigfolder/pdf/pdf_content.html.twig', $TwigVars));
return $MpdfFactory->createDownloadResponse($mPdf, "file.pdf");
}
// ...

Reporting an issue or a feature request

Feel free to report any issues. If you have an idea to make it better go ahead and modify and submit pull requests.