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robbertkl/simplepdf
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Simple extension of ZendPdf, allowing top-to-bottom geometry using arbitrary units (e.g. inches or centimeters)

v1.0.2(9y ago)11.2k1MITPHPPHP >=5.3

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SimplePdf
=========

[](#simplepdf)

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d2c70ff81cdd0ae1731d4beb8c0eaa5671f7446448fd321a17f8f38551932172/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f726f62626572746b6c2f73696d706c657064662f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/robbertkl/simplepdf)

Internal PDF geometry (and therefore ZendPdf as well) uses "points" (1/72 of an inch), with \[0, 0\] being the bottom left corner of a page. This library, which extends ZendPdf, changes this by using arbitrary units (e.g. inches or centimeters) and going from top-to-bottom, which makes much more sense from a user's persepective. Also, very basic functionality has been added, like text alignment, margins and word wrap.

SimplePdf is [PSR-0](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-0/), [PSR-1](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-1/) and [PSR-2](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) compliant.

[Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) is used for releases / tags.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3 or newer
- [ZendPdf](https://github.com/zendframework/ZendPdf) component, which it extends

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The easiest way to install is using [Composer](http://getcomposer.org) / [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/robbertkl/simplepdf) by adding this to you `composer.json` file:

```
"require": {
    "robbertkl/simplepdf": "dev-master"
}
```

Alternatively, you could manually include/autoload the appriate files from the `classes/` dir.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See the [examples/](examples/) dir for usage examples. Also, check out the [API documentation](http://robbertkl.github.io/simplepdf/), generated using [ApiGen](http://apigen.org).

Known Limitations
-----------------

[](#known-limitations)

- The extension is not complete at all; only specific methods (to accommodate my needs) have been overridden to handle custom units + top-to-bottom geometry
- The word-wrap code is still pretty basic; for example, it doesn't do word-breaking or handle certain border cases
- Unfortunately, ZendPdf was kicked out of ZF2, and doesn't seem to be maintained (although it still works fine)

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- Robbert Klarenbeek,

License
-------

[](#license)

SimplePdf is published under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~298 days

Total

4

Last Release

3648d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02013-12-08

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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