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robgridley/pdflib
=================

PDFlib made usable.

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Since Nov 4Pushed 6mo ago3 watchersCompare

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PDFlib Wrapper
==============

[](#pdflib-wrapper)

I use this PDFlib wrapper in my own projects. It is feature incomplete and provided as-is. Updates are irregular and they may break the API. Great sales pitch, eh?

Example
-------

[](#example)

This example creates a new PDF, places a page from an existing PDF, uses PDFlib PPS to fill a text block, and draws a red circle.

```
use Pdf\Color\CmykColor;
use Pdf\Drawing;
use Pdf\PdfBuilder;

$pdf = new PdfBuilder;

$document = $pdf->import(file_get_contents('test.pdf'));
$page = $document->page(1, ['cloneBoxes']);

$pdf->addPage();
$pdf->placePage($page, 0, 0, ['cloneBoxes']);

$page->block('address')->fill('123 Fake St., Toronto, ON  M1A 1A1');

$pdf->draw(function (Drawing $drawing) {
    $drawing->stroke(new CmykColor(0, 100, 100, 0), 0.25)->circle(100, 100, 50)->paintStroke();
});

echo $pdf->render();
```

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance47

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity13

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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