Laravel ArPDF

A Laravel package for generating PDF files with support for both English and Arabic languages without relying on external libraries.

Installation

To install the laravel-arpdf package, follow these steps:

1. Add the package to your Laravel project using Composer:

   composer require baidouabdellah/laravel-arpdf:dev-main

2. Register the Service Provider (if using Laravel < 5.5):

   In your config/app.php file, add the following line to the providers array:

   Baidouabdellah\LaravelArpdf\ArPDFServiceProvider::class,

3. Publish the configuration file (optional):

   You can publish the configuration file to customize the package settings:

   php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Baidouabdellah\LaravelArpdf\ArPDFServiceProvider"

Usage

To use the package, you can access the PDF generation functionality in your controller:

Demo Controller

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Baidouabdellah\LaravelArpdf\ArPDF;

class PdfController extends Controller
{
    public function generatePdf()
    {
        $pdf = app(ArPDF::class);

        // Example of adding text
        $pdf->addText(50, 800, 12, 'Hello World');
        $pdf->addArabicText(50, 780, 12, 'مرحبا بالعالم');

        // Save or stream the PDF
        $pdf->save('output/sample.pdf');
        // Or stream directly to the browser
        // $pdf->stream('document.pdf');
    }
}

Generating a PDF

Here’s an example of how to generate a simple PDF:

$pdf = app('ArPDF');
$pdf->setTitle('Sample PDF');
$pdf->addPage();
$pdf->writeHTML('<h1>Hello World</h1>');
$pdf->output('sample.pdf');

Customizing Arabic Font

If you need to customize the Arabic font used in the PDFs, follow these steps:

1. Add the Arabic font files: Place your Arabic font files (e.g., TTF or OTF) in the resources/fonts directory of your Laravel project.

2. Configure the font in your code: In your PDF generation code, you can specify the font like this:

   $pdf = app('ArPDF');
   $pdf->setFont('path/to/your/font.ttf'); // Specify the path to your Arabic font

3. Ensure the font supports Arabic characters: Make sure the font you are using supports Arabic characters to display them correctly in the PDF.

4. Example of setting the Arabic font: Here’s an example of how to set an Arabic font in your PDF:

$pdf = app('ArPDF');
$pdf->setTitle('Sample PDF');
$pdf->addPage();
$pdf->setFont('resources/fonts/YourArabicFont.ttf');
$pdf->writeHTML('<h1>مرحبا بالعالم</h1>'); // Example of Arabic text
$pdf->output('sample.pdf');

Support

If you encounter any issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

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• Abdellah Baidou
• Phone: +212 661-176711
• Email: baidou.abd@gmail.com

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License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.