#220 PDFKit

Jun 28, 2010 | 8 minutes | Plugins, Views

Generating PDFs in plain Ruby can be a lot of work. Instead, consider generating PDFs from HTML using PDFKit.

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          Gemfile
                
        gem 'pdfkit'
        
gem 'pdfkit'

          bash
                
        bundle install
rake middleware
        
bundle install
rake middleware

          config/application.rb
                
        config.middleware.use "PDFKit::Middleware", :print_media_type => true
        
config.middleware.use "PDFKit::Middleware", :print_media_type => true

          layouts/application.html.erb
                
        <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', :media => "all" %>
        
<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', :media => "all" %>

          orders/show.html.erb
                
        <p id="pdf_link"><%= link_to "Download Invoice (PDF)", order_path(@order, :format => "pdf") %></p>
        
<p id="pdf_link"><%= link_to "Download Invoice (PDF)", order_path(@order, :format => "pdf") %></p>

          application.css
                
        @media print {
  body {
    background-color: #FFF;
  }

  #container {
    width: auto;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
  }
  
  #line_items {
    page-break-before: always;
  }
  
  #pdf_link {
    display: none;
  }
}
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
@media print {
  body {
    background-color: #FFF;
  }

  #container {
    width: auto;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
  }
  
  #line_items {
    page-break-before: always;
  }
  
  #pdf_link {
    display: none;
  }
}