TYPO3 CMS Extension pdfviewhelpers

Introduction

This is a TYPO3 CMS extension that provides various Fluid ViewHelpers to generate PDF documents. Using the ViewHelpers from this extension you can make any Fluid template into a PDF document. The extension pdfviewhelpers is using TCPDF and FPDI for the PDF generation.

Key features

ViewHelpers to render text and lists
ViewHelper to render images (supporting FAL and image processing)
ViewHelpers to repeatedly render header and footer
ViewHelper to render HTML / rich-text content
ViewHelper to avoid page breaks inside
ViewHelpers to create a multi column layout
ViewHelpers to create a table of content
Load existing PDF documents as template
Define and apply different text types easily
Fully customizable by writing your own ViewHelpers
Supports batch creation of PDFs
Supported output destinations: string, inline, download and file
Usable both in frontend and backend
Rich inheritance based TypoScript settings
Rich API documentation with lots of examples

Support Development

With the extension pdfviewhelpers we try to take the pain out of creating PDF documents. We aim at providing the best service possible by constantly improving the extension and responding fast to bug reports. We do this fully free of cost, mostly because we love to code and share. However we are still human and have human needs like food, shelter and beer. So if you feel like this extension was useful to you and saved you and your business some precious time, please consider making a donation to support its maintenance and further development.

Links

Topic	Link
Bug Tracker	https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers/issues
Git Repository	https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers
TER	https://typo3.org/extensions/repository/view/pdfviewhelpers
Packagist	https://packagist.org/packages/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers
Full Documentation	https://docs.typo3.org/p/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers/master/en-us/
Changelog	https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Sponsoring	PayPal
Contact	@maechler, @macjohnny, https://www.bithost.ch/kontakt/

Example

Fluid Template

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      xmlns:f="http://typo3.org/ns/TYPO3/CMS/Fluid/ViewHelpers"
      xmlns:pdf="http://typo3.org/ns/Bithost/Pdfviewhelpers/ViewHelpers"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://typo3.org/ns/Bithost/Pdfviewhelpers/ViewHelpers https://pdfviewhelpers.bithost.ch/schema/3.0.xsd"
      data-namespace-typo3-fluid="true">

<pdf:document outputDestination="inline" title="Bithost Example">
    <pdf:header>
        <pdf:image src="https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers/raw/main/EXT:pdfviewhelpers/Resources/Public/Examples/BasicUsage/logo.png" width="40" />
        <pdf:text alignment="right" color="#8C8C8C" paragraphSpacing="0" posY="15">
            Bithost GmbH
            Milchbuckstrasse 83
            CH-8057 Zürich

            hallo@bithost.ch
            044 585 28 20

            www.bithost.ch
        </pdf:text>
    </pdf:header>
    <pdf:footer>
        <pdf:graphics.line style="{color: '#8C8C8C'}" />
        <pdf:text color="#8C8C8C">Page {pdf:getPageNumberAlias()}</pdf:text>
        <pdf:text alignment="right" color="#8C8C8C" posY="-13.5">EXT:pdfviewhelpers - Basic usage example</pdf:text>
    </pdf:footer>

    <pdf:page>
        <pdf:text posY="50" padding="{bottom: 4}" color="#8C8C8C">
            Zurich, <f:format.date format="d.m.Y" >now</f:format.date>
        </pdf:text>
        <pdf:headline>Welcome to the extension pdfviewhelpers</pdf:headline>
        <pdf:text>Lorem ipsum [..] diam voluptua:</pdf:text>
        <pdf:headline>Some more information</pdf:headline>

        <pdf:multiColumn>
            <pdf:column width="55%">
                <pdf:text>
                    Lorem ipsum [..] voluptua:
                </pdf:text>
                <pdf:list listElements="{0: 'Full Stack Application Development', 1: 'Modernizing, Refactoring [..]'}" />
                <pdf:text>
                    Lorem ipsum [..] sit amet.
                </pdf:text>
            </pdf:column>
            <pdf:column width="45%" padding="{left: 2}">
                <pdf:image src="https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/pdfviewhelpers/raw/main/EXT:pdfviewhelpers/Resources/Public/Examples/BasicUsage/Bithost.jpg" link="https://bithost.ch/" />
                <pdf:text padding="{top: 1}" color="#8C8C8C">Esteban Gehring, Markus Mächler</pdf:text>
            </pdf:column>
        </pdf:multiColumn>

        <pdf:text>Lorem ipsum [..] sit amet.</pdf:text>
        <pdf:text>Lorem ipsum [..] sit amet.</pdf:text>
    </pdf:page>
</pdf:document>

</html>

PDF Output

Example PDF output

bithost-gmbh / pdfviewhelpers

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