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samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator
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Adds button pdf generation to the page for task pdf generation (get data from current url, format json)

1.0.18(11y ago)101[1 issues](https://github.com/samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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cakephp-pdf-generator
=====================

[](#cakephp-pdf-generator)

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Use it if you want add button pdf generation to the page for task pdf generation (get data from current url, format json)

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

[](#installation)

```
cd my_cake_app/app
git clone git://github.com/samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator.git Plugin/PdfGenerator

```

or if you use git add as submodule:

```
cd my_cake_app
git submodule add "git://github.com/samokspv/cakephp-pdf-generator.git" "app/Plugin/PdfGenerator"

```

then add plugin loading in Config/bootstrap.php

```
CakePlugin::load('PdfGenerator', array('bootstrap' => true, 'routes' => true));

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
For example:

You url:
	http://your_domain/documents/view/14210

	http://your_domain/documents/view/14210.json - must return array data in json:
	[
		{
			"field1": "text1",
			"field2": 'text2',
			...
			"fieldN": [
				"text1",
				"text2",
				...
				"textN"
			]
		},
		...
	]

In any place of your view where you need button:
echo $this->element('PdfGenerator.pdf/generate-link');

app/Config/core.php:
Configure::write('PdfGenerator', array(
	'pdf' => array(
		'cacheDir' => WWW_ROOT . 'cache/pdf', // link to pdf file
		'css' => WWW_ROOT . 'css/pdf/pdf.css' // link to css for pdf file
		'log' => LOGS . 'error.log', // link to log file
		'pages' => array(
			array(
				'element' => 'pdf/cover' // first page
			),
			array(
				'element' => 'pdf/documents' // data from http://your_domain/documents/view/14210.json
			)
		) // elements will be included in the pdf file
	)
));
Configure::write('Task', array(
	'timeout' => 60 * 60 * 24 * 5,
	'dateDiffFormat' => "%h hours, %i min, %s sec",
	'processEvents' => array(
		array(
			'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
			'key' => 'Task.taskStarted',
			'options' => array()
		),
		array(
			'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
			'key' => 'Task.taskUpdated',
			'options' => array()
		),
		array(
			'model' => 'PdfGenerator.PdfGenerator',
			'key' => 'Task.taskStopped',
			'options' => array()
		)
	)
));
Configure::write('App.fullBaseUrl', 'http://your_domain');

```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

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 ~7 days

Recently: every ~2 days

Total

18

Last Release

4175d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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