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rtablada/pdf-output
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Laravel PhantomJS PDF Generator
-------------------------------

[](#laravel-phantomjs-pdf-generator)

Generating PDFs is terrible business. Plus, why learn a new library when you already know HTML and CSS?

This package gives you the freedom to build downloadable PDF responses from the skills you already know.

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

[](#installation)

To use this package you will need to have both PhantomJS and the `phantom` npm module installed in your project. To accomplish this, in the root of your project run `npm install phantomjs` and `npm install phantom`.

Then in your `composer.json` file add `"rtablada/pdf-output": "dev-master"` to your `require` block.

Laravel Installation
--------------------

[](#laravel-installation)

To further install this in Laravel, add `'Rtablada\PdfOutput\PDFOutputterServerProvider',` to your providers list. This will register the binding `pdf-output.response-outputter` in the IoC container. Optionally, you can add `'PDF' => 'Rtablada\PdfOutput\PDFFacade',` to your facades.

To build a PDF Downloadable response from a View, simply run `PDF::buildPDFDownloadFromView('viewName', $data)`. This will accept the same arguments as when using `View::make`.

If you feel that facades aren't your bag, then feel free to use this without facades like this:

```
$outputter = app('pdf-output.response-outputter');
return $outputter->buildPDFDownloadFromView('viewName', $data)
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

[![rtablada](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2532004?v=4)](https://github.com/rtablada "rtablada (1 commits)")

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