Laravel PDF Bridge

A flexible, driver-based PDF generation package for Laravel. This package allows you to decouple your PDF templates from specific libraries (like TCPDF or Dompdf), making your application more maintainable and ready for future engine swaps (e.g., adding Indic font support).

Features

• Driver-Based Architecture: Switch between engines (TCPDF, Dompdf, etc.) without changing your template logic.
• Unified API: Clean, Laravel-style Facade for generating documents.
• Template Inheritance: Simplified base classes for building complex PDF reports.
• Hook System: Integrated support for Headers, Footers, and Watermarks via simple interfaces.
• Fluent API: Easily stream or download files.

Requirements

• PHP: ^8.2
• Laravel: ^10.0 | ^11.0 | ^12.0 | ^13.0

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require tenthfeet/laravel-pdf

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require tenthfeet/laravel-pdf

Configuration

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=pdf-config

In config/pdf.php, you can set the default driver and configure individual engine settings:

return [
    'default' => env('PDF_DRIVER', 'tcpdf'),

    'drivers' => [
        'tcpdf' => [
            'class' => \Tenthfeet\Pdf\Adapters\TcpdfAdapter::class,
        ],
        // ...
    ],
];

Usage

1. Create a Template

Extend the PdfDocument class and implement the body method.

namespace App\Pdf\Templates;

use Tenthfeet\Pdf\PdfDocument;
use Tenthfeet\Pdf\Contracts\PdfAdapter;

class MyReport extends PdfDocument
{
    public function body(PdfAdapter $pdf): void
    {
        $pdf->writeHTML("<p>This is the document body.</p>");
    }
}

2. Hooks & Interfaces

You can add headers, footers, or watermarks to your templates by implementing the corresponding interfaces.

Headers & Footers

Implement HasHeader or HasFooter to inject content into every page.

use Tenthfeet\Pdf\Contracts\HasHeader;
use Tenthfeet\Pdf\Contracts\HasFooter;

class MyReport extends PdfDocument implements HasHeader, HasFooter
{
    public function header(PdfAdapter $pdf): void
    {
        $pdf->writeHTML("<h1>Page Header</h1>");
    }

    public function footer(PdfAdapter $pdf): void
    {
        $pdf->SetY(-15);
        $pdf->writeHTML("<p>Page Footnote</p>");
    }

    public function body(PdfAdapter $pdf): void
    {
        // ...
    }
}

Watermarks

Implement HasWatermark to add a background watermark.

use Tenthfeet\Pdf\Contracts\HasWatermark;

class MyReport extends PdfDocument implements HasWatermark
{
    public function watermark(PdfAdapter $pdf, string $text = 'DRAFT'): void
    {
        // You can use the built-in helper from the base class
        parent::watermark($pdf, $text);
    }
}

3. Generate the PDF

Using the Pdf facade:

use Tenthfeet\Pdf\Facades\Pdf;
use App\Pdf\Templates\InvoiceReport;

public function download(Request $request)
{
    $document = new InvoiceReport($request->all());

    return Pdf::make($document)->download('invoice.pdf');
}

3. Swapping Drivers

You can override the driver globally in your .env or per-template by adding a $driver property:

class SpecialReport extends PdfDocument
{
    public ?string $driver = 'dompdf'; // Force this template to use Dompdf
}

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.