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vianetz/pdf-generator
=====================

A library that supports method for generating PDF documents based on DomPdf and FPDI.

5.0.0(1y ago)130.2k↓33%GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^7.4|^8CI passing

Since May 6Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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vianetz Pdf Library
===================

[](#vianetz-pdf-library)

This library offers an easy-to-use API for PDF generation and merging.
Internally it uses the [DomPDF library](https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf) for PDF generation and [FPDI](https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI) for merging.

More information about this PDF API can also be found [on my website](https://www.vianetz.com/en/pdf-invoice-api-magento/).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Create PDF document from HTML contents

[](#create-pdf-document-from-html-contents)

```
// Create a new pdf instance.
$pdf = \Vianetz\Pdf\Model\PdfFactory::general()->create();

// Create the document. You can return any kind of HTML content here.
$document = new \Vianetz\Pdf\Model\HtmlDocument('Hello World!');

// Add our document to the pdf. You can add as many documents as you like
// as they will all be merged into one PDF file.
$pdf->add($document);

// Save the resulting PDF to file test.pdf - That's it :-)
$pdf->saveToFile('test.pdf');
```

### Merge a PDF file and a PDF string into one PDF file

[](#merge-a-pdf-file-and-a-pdf-string-into-one-pdf-file)

```
// Load some random PDF contents
$pdfString = file_get_contents('test1.pdf');

// Setup things
$pdfMerge = \Vianetz\Pdf\Model\PdfMerge::create();

// Do the merge.
$pdfMerge->mergePdfString($pdfString, 'background.pdf');
$pdfMerge->mergePdfFile('test2.pdf');

// Save the result PDF to file result.pdf.
file_put_contents($fileName, $pdfMerge->toPdf());
```

### Tips & Tricks

[](#tips--tricks)

- The string literal `__PDF_TPC__` will be replaced with the total page count

Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------

[](#frequently-asked-questions)

Please find the Frequently Asked Questions [on my website](https://www.vianetz.com/en/faq).

Support
-------

[](#support)

If you have any issues or suggestions with this extension, please do not hesitate to [contact me](https://www.vianetz.com/en/contacts).

License
-------

[](#license)

[GNU General Public License v3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html)
See also LICENSE file.

This extension uses the DomPDF library. For license information please visit [the DomPdf repository](https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf).
This extension uses the FPDI library. For license information please visit [the FPDI repository](https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).

This library uses Semantic Versioning - please find more information at [semver.org](http://semver.org).

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

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 ~147 days

Recently: every ~217 days

Total

20

Last Release

493d ago

Major Versions

1.4.0 → 2.0.02020-11-05

2.2.0 → 3.0.02021-06-01

3.1.0 → 4.0.02023-07-09

4.0.2 → 5.0.02025-01-10

PHP version history (4 changes)1.2.2PHP ^5.6|^7

2.2.0PHP ^5.6|^7|^8

3.1.0PHP ^7|^8

4.0.0PHP ^7.4|^8

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3ff492874815eed37664a65070bcd600b4cbe9b0356afa8a9ae2482119fe98e4?d=identicon)[ma4nn](/maintainers/ma4nn)

---

Top Contributors

[![ma4nn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26252058?v=4)](https://github.com/ma4nn "ma4nn (117 commits)")

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Tags

pdfpdf-generationpdfvianetz

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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