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use Error qw(:try);
use strict;
use 5.008002;
our $VERSION = '1.0.0.5';
use constant PI => 4 * atan2(1, 1);
sub new{
my ($class,$filePath,$templateFile) = @_;
my $self = {};
$self = bless($self, $class);
my $PDF;
if ($templateFile){
$PDF = PDF::API2->open($templateFile);
}
else{
$PDF = PDF::API2->new(-file => $filePath);
$PDF->page;
$self->_setCurPage(1);
}
$self->_setPDF($PDF);
$self->setFilePath($filePath); # for retrieval when we'll want its content
return $self;
}
# INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _setPDF{
my ($self,$value) = @_;
$self->{_PDF} = $value;
}
sub getPDF{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_PDF};
}
sub setFilePath{
my ($self,$value) = @_;
$self->{_file_path} = $value;
}
sub getFilePath{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_file_path};
}
sub addNewPage{
my ($self,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = 0 unless $pageNo;
my $PDF = $self->getPDF();
throw Error::Simple('Page Number is invalid')
if $pageNo > $PDF->pages ||
$pageNo < 0;
$PDF->page($pageNo);
$self->_setCurPage($pageNo);
return $pageNo;
}
# INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getPage{
my ($self,$pageNo) = @_;
return $self->getPDF->openpage($pageNo);
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _setCurPage{
my ($self,$value) = @_;
$self->{_cur_page} = $value;
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getCurPage{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_cur_page};
}
sub changePage{
my ($self,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = 0 unless $pageNo;
my $PDF = $self->getPDF;
throw Error::Simple('Page Number is invalid')
if $pageNo > $PDF->pages ||
$pageNo < 0;
$self->_setCurPage($pageNo);
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _setFonts{
my ($self,$value) = @_;
$self->{_fonts} = $value;
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getFonts{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_fonts};
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getFont{
my ($self,$value) = @_;
my $fonts = $self->_getFonts;
my $font;
if ($fonts->{$value}){ # if the font object already exist, then we have no need to recreate it.
$font = $fonts->{$value};
}
else{
my $PDF = $self->getPDF;
$font = $PDF->corefont($value);
$fonts->{$value} = $font;
}
return $font;
}
sub setRotation{
my ($self,$rotation) = @_;
$self->{_rotation} = $rotation;
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getRotation{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_rotation};
}
sub setSkew{
my ($self,$x,$y) = @_;
$self->{_skew} = [$x,$y];
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getSkew{
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_skew};
}
sub resetTransformations{
my ($self) = @_;
$self->setRotation(0);
$self->setSkew(0,0);
}
sub getContent{
my $self = shift;
my $isBinary = shift;
my $fileContent = '';
my $FH ;
open (FH,$self->getFilePath());
binmode(FH) if $isBinary;
while(<FH>){ # while we still have something to read
$fileContent .= $_; # write it into a variable
}
close FH;
return $fileContent;
}
sub closeFile{
my $self = shift;
my $PDF = $self->getPDF;
my $filePath = $self->getFilePath;
$PDF->saveas($filePath);
$PDF->end;
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _applyTransformation{
my ($self,$gfx,$x,$y) = @_;
my $rotation = $self->_getRotation;
my $skew = $self->_getSkew;
$gfx->move(0,0);
$gfx->translate($x,$y);
$gfx->rotate($rotation) if $rotation;
$gfx->skew($skew->[0],$skew->[1]) if $skew;
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _resetTransformation{
my ($self,$gfx,$x,$y) = @_;
my $rotation = $self->_getRotation;
my $skew = $self->_getSkew;
$gfx->skew(-($skew->[0]),-($skew->[1])) if $skew;
$gfx->rotate(-$rotation) if $rotation;
$gfx->translate(-$x,-$y);
}
sub drawLine{
my ($self,$x1,$y1,$x2,$y2,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x1,$y1);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->line($x2 - $x1,$y2 - $y1);
$gfx->stroke;
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x1,$y1);
}
sub drawCurve{
my ($self,$x1,$y1,$x2,$y2,$fx,$fy,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x1,$y1);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->curve(0,0,$fx-$x1,$fy-$y1,$x2-$x1,$y2-$y1);
$gfx->stroke;
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x1,$y1);
}
sub drawGridFromPoints{
my ($self,$xs,$ys,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my @xs = sort {$a <=> $b} @$xs;
my @ys = sort {$a <=> $b} @$ys;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
my ($minX,$maxX,$minY,$maxY) = ($xs[0],$xs[-1],$ys[0],$ys[-1]);
for (my $i = 0; $i < @xs; $i++){
$gfx->move($xs[$i],$minY);
$gfx->vline($maxY);
}
for (my $j = 0; $j < @ys; $j++){
$gfx->move($minX,$ys[$j]);
$gfx->hline($maxX);
}
$gfx->stroke;
}
sub drawGridFromIntervals{
my ($self,$x1,$y1,$x2,$y2,$xInt,$yInt,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
for (my $i = $x1; $i <= $x2; $i+= $xInt){
$gfx->move($i,$y1);
$gfx->vline($y2);
}
for (my $j = $y1; $j <= $y2 ; $j+= $yInt){
$gfx->move($x1,$j);
$gfx->hline($x2);
}
$gfx->stroke;
}
sub drawRectangle{
my ($self,$x1,$y1,$x2,$y2,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,($x1+$x2)/2,($y1+$y2)/2);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->fillcolor($fillcolor) if $fillcolor;
$gfx->rectxy(-(($x2-$x1)/2),-(($y2-$y1)/2),($x2-$x1)/2,($y2-$y1)/2);
if ($fillcolor){
$gfx->fillstroke;
}
else{
$gfx->stroke;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,($x1+$x2)/2,($y1+$y2)/2);
}
sub drawSquare{
my ($self,$x,$y,$size,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$self->drawRectangle($x,$y,$x+$size,$y+$size,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo);
}
sub drawCircle{
my ($self,$x,$y,$r,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->fillcolor($fillcolor) if $fillcolor;
$gfx->circle(0,0,$r);
if ($fillcolor){
$gfx->fillstroke;
}
else{
$gfx->stroke;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
}
sub drawArc{
my ($self,$x,$y,$a,$b,$alpha,$beta,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->fillcolor($fillcolor) if $fillcolor;
$gfx->arc(0,0,$a,$b,$alpha,$beta,1);
if ($fillcolor){
$gfx->fillstroke;
}
else{
$gfx->stroke;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
}
sub drawEllipse{
my ($self,$x,$y,$r1,$r2,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$self->drawArc($x,$y,$r1,$r2,0,360,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo);
}
sub drawPie{
my ($self,$x,$y,$a,$b,$alpha,$beta,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->fillcolor($fillcolor) if $fillcolor;
$gfx->pie(0,0,$a,$b,$alpha,$beta);
if ($fillcolor){
$gfx->fillstroke;
}
else{
$gfx->stroke;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
}
sub drawPieChart{
my ($self,$x,$y,$r1,$r2,$values,$showString,$showValue,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $sum = 0;
foreach my $value(@$values){
$sum += $value->{value};
}
my $curValue = 0;
foreach my $value(@$values){
my $ratio = ($value->{value} / $sum) * 360;
$self->drawPie($x,$y,$r1,$r2,$curValue,$curValue + $ratio,1,$value->{color},$value->{color},$pageNo);
$curValue += $ratio;
}
if ($showString || $showValue){
my $totalRad = 2 * PI();
my $rotation = $self->_getRotation();
$rotation = 0 unless $rotation;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
my $curRad = 0;
$gfx->fillcolor('black');
my $font = $self->_getFont('Times-Roman');
$gfx->font($font,15);
foreach my $value(@$values){
my $ratio = ($value->{value} / $sum) * $totalRad;
my $newX = ($r1 * (cos(($ratio/2) + $curRad))) * 1.07;
my $newY = ($r2 * (sin(($ratio/2) + $curRad))) * 1.07;
my $align = 0;
$align = 2 if (($ratio/2) + $curRad) >= ($totalRad / 4) &&
(($ratio/2) + $curRad) <= (3 * ($totalRad / 4));
my $string = $value->{string} if $showString && !$showValue;
$string = $value->{value} if !$showString && $showValue;
$string = $value->{string} . '(' . $value->{value} . ')' if $showString && $showValue;
# we use this instead of drawText so that we can rotate the text the right way.
$gfx->move($newX,$newY);
$gfx->text($string) if $align == 0;
$gfx->text_center($string) if $align == 1;
$gfx->text_right($string) if $align == 2;
$curRad += $ratio;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
}
}
sub drawPolygon{
my ($self,$points,$lineWidth,$strokecolor,$fillcolor,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$points->[0],$points->[1]);
my $nPoints = $self->_reformatPoints($points);
$gfx->strokecolor($strokecolor);
$gfx->linewidth($lineWidth);
$gfx->fillcolor($fillcolor) if $fillcolor;
$gfx->poly((@$nPoints,$nPoints->[0],$nPoints->[1])); # that way we know for sure it will close
if ($fillcolor){
$gfx->fillstroke;
}
else{
$gfx->stroke;
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$points->[0],$points->[1]);
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _reformatPoints{
my ($self,$points) = @_;
my @nPoints;
for (my $i = 0; $i < @$points; $i++){
if ($i % 2){
push(@nPoints, $points->[$i] -$points->[1]);
}
else{
push(@nPoints, $points->[$i] -$points->[0]);
}
}
return \@nPoints;
}
sub drawImage{
my ($self,$imagePath,$x,$y,$scale,$h,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->gfx;
$imagePath =~ /^(.+)\.(\w+)$/;
my ($name,$ext) = ($1,$2);
my $imgObj = $self->_getImageObject($imagePath,$ext);
my ($mw,$mh) = $self->_getCenterPointForImage($imgObj,$scale,$h);
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x + $mw,$y + $mh);
unless ($h){
$gfx->image($imgObj, -$mw,-$mh,$scale);
}
else{
my $w = $scale;
$gfx->image($imgObj, -$mw,-$mh,$w,$h);
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x + $mw,$y + $mh);
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getImageObject{
my ($self,$imagePath,$ext) = @_;
my $PDF = $self->getPDF;
if ($ext && $ext eq 'tiff'){
return $PDF->image_tiff($imagePath);
}
elsif ($ext && $ext eq 'jpg' || $ext eq 'jpeg'){
return $PDF->image_jpeg($imagePath);
}
elsif ($ext && $ext eq 'png'){
return $PDF->image_png($imagePath);
}
elsif ($ext && $ext eq 'pnm'){
return $PDF->image_pnm($imagePath);
}
elsif ($ext && $ext eq 'gif'){
return $PDF->image_gif($imagePath);
}
else
{
return $PDF->image_gd($imagePath, -lossless => 1) ;
}
}
#INTERNAL FUNCTION, do not use outside scope
sub _getCenterPointForImage{
my ($self,$imgObj,$scale,$h) = @_;
if ($scale && $h){
return ($scale/2,$h/2);
}
else{
$scale = 1 unless $scale;
return (($imgObj->width * $scale)/2, ($imgObj->height * $scale)/2);
}
}
sub drawText{
my ($self,$text,$font,$fontSize,$x,$y,$color,$align,$pageNo) = @_;
$pageNo = $self->_getCurPage unless $pageNo;
$align = 0 unless $align;
my $fontObj = $self->_getFont($font);
my $page = $self->_getPage($pageNo);
my $gfx = $page->text;
$self->_applyTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
$gfx->fillcolor($color);
$gfx->font($fontObj,$fontSize);
if ($align == 1){
$gfx->text_center($text); # centered
}
elsif($align == 2){
$gfx->text_right($text); #right aligned
}
else{
$gfx->text($text); # left aligned
}
$self->_resetTransformation($gfx,$x,$y);
}
sub importPage{
my ($self,$sourcepdfPath,$sourceindex,$pageNo) = @_;
my $PDF = $self->getPDF;
throw Error::Simple('Page Number is invalid')
if $pageNo > $PDF->pages ||
$pageNo < 0;
my $sourcePDF = PDF::API2->open($sourcepdfPath);
throw Error::Simple('Wrong source page number') if $sourceindex > $sourcePDF->pages ||
$sourceindex < 0;
$PDF->importpage($sourcePDF, $sourceindex, $pageNo);
$self->_setCurPage($pageNo);
$sourcePDF->end;
}
'yet another true value';
__END__
## David Brunelle 2005
=head1 NAME
PDF::CreateSimple
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This module let you create simple PDF files using a set of eary to use function. You can either create a file from scratch or start using an already existing file.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use PDF::CreateSimple;
my $pdfFile = PDF::CreateSimple->new($pdfPath);
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Add a new page
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->addNewPage;
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Write Text
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->drawText('See what it can do!','Verdana',12,400,200,'cyan');
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Straight and Curved Lines
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->drawLine(0,0,50,50,1,'black');
$pdfFile->drawCurve(0,0,50,50,100,50,1,'olive');
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Hollow Geometric Figures
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->drawRectangle(0,0,50,50,2,'blue');
$pdfFile->drawPolygon([10,15,20,25,25,30,50,100,50,200],2,'orange');
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Filled Geometric Figures
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->drawCircle(100,100,30,3,'black','green');
$pdfFile->drawSquare(150,100,30,1,'olive','red');
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Import Images (png,pnm,tiff,gif,jpg) and other PDF Files
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->drawImage('some_img.jpg',150,150,1.75);
$pdfFile->drawImage('some_other_img.jpg',350,150,200,200);
$pdfFile->importPage('source_pdf');
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Save And close
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$pdfFile->closeFile;
=head1 METHODS
=head3 Note on recurring function parameters:
lineWidth(integer) : Specefy the thickness of the lines defining the figures
strokecolor : See color for more info
fillcolor : Optional, when defined, the object will be filled using that color. If undef, the form will be hollow
pageno : optional, when not defined, it will used the currently selected page.
=head2 Text
=head3 drawText(string,font,fontsize,x,y,color,align,pageNo)
Draw the text 'string' at (x,y) using the font 'font' of size fontSize and color 'color'.
If align is undef or 0, the text will be left aligned at (x,y)
If align is set to 1, the text will be centered at (x,y)
If align is set to 2, the text will be right aligned at (x,y)
=head2 Lines and Curves
=head3 drawLine(x1,x2,y1,y2,lineWidth,strokecolor,pageNo)
Draw a line at the specified coordinates from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2)
=head3 drawCurve(x1,y1,x2,y2,fx,fy,linewidth,strokecolor,pageNo)
Draw a curve at the specified coordinates from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2) with a curve streching to reach the flex point(fx,fy)
=head2 Simple Geometric Forms
=head3 drawRectangle(x1,y1,x2,y2,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw a rectangle using (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) as corner point
=head3 drawSquare(x,y,size,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw a square using (x,y) as one of the corner and size as width and height
=head3 drawCircle(x,y,r,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw a circle of center point(x,y) and radius r
=head3 drawEllipse(x,y,r1,r2,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw an ellipse of center point(x,y), horizontal radius r1 and vertical radius r2
=head3 drawArc(x,y,r1,r2,alpha,beta,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw an arc of center point(x,y), horizontal radius r1 , versitcal radius r2 and going from degree alpha to beta
=head3 drawPie(x,y,r1,r2,alpha,beta,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw a pie of center point (x,y), horizontal radius r1, vertical redius r2 and going from degree alpha to beta. Unlike an Arc, drawPie will close the form to make a pie slice shape form.
=head2 Complex Figures
=head3 drawPolygon(points,lineWidth,strokecolor,fillcolor,pageNo)
Draw a polygon using the specified points. Points format is (x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3,...,xn,yn)
=head3 drawGridFromPoints(xs,ys,lineWidth,strokecolor,pageNo)
draw a grid using two list of points for vertical line(xs) and horizontal lines(ys)
=head3 drawGridFromIntervals(x1,y1,x2,y2,xInt,yInt,lineWidth,stokecolor,pageNo)
draw a grid starting at (x1,y1) and ending at (x2,y2) that have a vertical line at every 'xInt' and an horizontal line at every 'yInt'
=head3 drawPieChart(x,y,r1,r2,values,showString,showValue,pageNo)
Draw a pie chart at center point (x,y), horizontal radius r1 and vertical radius r2. Each item in values is a slice of the pie. The format of the values list is a hash
string : the caption to display,
value : the value of the item (used to calculate the size of the slice)
color : the color of the pie slice
If showString is set to true, the caption will be shown near the slice.
If showValue is set to true, the value will be shown near the slice.
If both showString and showValue are set to true, the label that will appear near the slice will be string(value)
=head2 Images and Pdf Pages
=head3 drawImage(path,x,y,scale,undef,pageNo)
Import an image found in path and draw it with left,bottom corner point at (x,y).
If scale is defined, but not h, the image size will be multiplied by 'scale' (ex: 0.5 would print it at half its size)
If both scale and h is defined, then the image will be resized to width of 'scale' and height of 'h'
Currently supported image format are png,pnm,jpeg,gif and tiff
=head3 importPage(sourcePath,sourcePageIndex,pageNo)
Import a page from another pdf file into this one. The source page will be 'sourcePageIndex' and will be inserted before the 'pageNo'th page (ex: if pageNo = 2, it will insert between the first and second page)
If pageNo is set to 0 or undef, the page will be inserted at the end.
The current page will also be set to the newly created page.
=head2 Cannonical Transformations
=head3 setRotation(angle)
Set the rotation angle to 'angle' degree (not radian). All future objects (except an inported pdf page) will be rotated counter-clockwise by that angle until it is changed. To remove the rotation, either set it to 0 or call resetTransformations.
setRotation is not additive (ex : setRotation(15); setRotation(25) will set it to 25, not 40)
=head3 setSkew(x,y)
Set the skewness to (x,y). All future objects (except an inported pdf page), will be skewed until it is changed. To remove skewness, either set it to (0,0) or call resetTransformations
setSkew is not additive (ex : setSkew(1,1); setSkew(2,3) will set it to (2,3), not (3,4))
=head3 resetTransformations
Reset both rotation and skewness to none.
=head2 File Browsing
=head3 addNewPage(pageNo)
Add a new page before the 'pageNo'th page (ex: addNewPage(1) will add at the beginnig, while addNewPage(3) will add between the second and third page)
If pageNo is set to 0 or undef, it will add at the end.
=head3 changePage(pageNo)
Change the current page to 'pageNo'. If set to 0 or undef, will go at the last page.
=head2 Others Functions
=head3 Constructor: new(outPath,inPath)
Create the PDF::CreateSimple object. The file will be put at outPath. If inpath is defined, the new pdf will be a copy of inPath at start. If not defined, it will be a one page blank pdf file.
=head3 getPDF
Return the PDF::API2 object used by the package. Do not use this unless you really know what you are doing.
=head3 setFilePath(path)
Change the file location of the pdf file to path.
=head3 getFilePath
Return the location of the pdf file
=head3 getContent(isBinary)
Return the content of the file. If isBinary is set to true, the content will be in binary format. Otherwise is ASCII format.
=head2 FONTS
The following fonts are supported by PDF::CreateSimple
"Adobe Font"
Courier
Courier-Bold
Courier-BoldOblique
Courier-Oblique
Helvetica
Helvetica-Bold
Helvetica-BoldOblique
Helvetica-Oblique
Symbol
Times-Bold
Times-BoldItalic
Times-Italic
Times-Roman
ZapfDingbats
"Windows Fonts"
Georgia
Georgia,Bold
Georgia,BoldItalic
Georgia,Italic
Verdana
Verdana,Bold
Verdana,BoldItalic
Verdana,Italic
Webdings
Wingdings
=head2 COLORS
The following colors are available in text format :
aliceblue, antiquewhite, aqua, aquamarine, azure, beige, bisque, black, blanchedalmond,
blue, blueviolet, brown, burlywood, cadetblue, chartreuse, chocolate, coral, cornflowerblue,
cornsilk, crimson, cyan, darkblue, darkcyan, darkgoldenrod, darkgray, darkgreen, darkgrey,
darkkhaki, darkmagenta, darkolivegreen, darkorange, darkorchid, darkred, darksalmon,
darkseagreen, darkslateblue, darkslategray, darkslategrey, darkturquoise, darkviolet,
deeppink, deepskyblue, dimgray, dimgrey, dodgerblue, firebrick, floralwhite, forestgreen,
fuchsia, gainsboro, ghostwhite, gold, goldenrod, gray, grey, green, greenyellow, honeydew,
hotpink, indianred, indigo, ivory, khaki, lavender, lavenderblush, lawngreen, lemonchiffon,
lightblue, lightcoral, lightcyan, lightgoldenrodyellow, lightgray, lightgreen, lightgrey,
lightpink, lightsalmon, lightseagreen, lightskyblue, lightslategray, lightslategrey,
lightsteelblue, lightyellow, lime, limegreen, linen, magenta, maroon, mediumaquamarine,
mediumblue, mediumorchid, mediumpurple, mediumseagreen, mediumslateblue, mediumspringgreen,
mediumturquoise, mediumvioletred, midnightblue, mintcream, mistyrose, moccasin, navajowhite,
navy, oldlace, olive, olivedrab, orange, orangered, orchid, palegoldenrod, palegreen,
paleturquoise, palevioletred, papayawhip, peachpuff, peru, pink, plum, powderblue, purple,
red, rosybrown, royalblue, saddlebrown, salmon, sandybrown, seagreen, seashell, sienna,
silver, skyblue, slateblue, slategray, slategrey, snow, springgreen, steelblue, tan, teal,
thistle, tomato, turquoise, violet, wheat, white, whitesmoke, yellow, yellowgreen
You can also define a color using the "#RRGGBB" notation
=head2 Other
This module is still in development phase, so comments and suggestions about new stuff to added or corrections are welcomed.
=head1 BUGS
None known yet
=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank alfred reibenschuh, the author of PDF::API2.
In no particular order: Philippe Coté, author of Devel::Monitor and Julien Gervais-Bird, my boss.
=head1 AUTHOR
David Brunelle E<lt> david.brunelle@usherbrooke.ca E<gt>
Génome Québec E<lt> http://www.genomequebec.com E<gt>
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