PdfTurtleClientDotnet 2023.6.13.1446

PdfTurtle Client .NET

.NET Standard 2.0 library to use the PdfTurtle service

HINT: This lib is in the beta.

How to use - Recommended way for ASP.NET Core and bundles

See a working example in PdfTurtleClientDotnet.WebApiExample/Program.cs.

1. Prepare project

Get the package from nuget.

dotnet add package PdfTurtleClientDotnet

// register service
services.AddPdfTurtle("https://pdfturtle.gaitzsch.dev");

// resolve service over dependency injection
app.MapGet("/", (IPdfTurtleClient pdfTurtleClient) => { ... });

2. Design your PDF in the playground

Go to 🐢PdfTurtle-Playground, put an example model as JSON and design your PDF. Download the bundle as ZIP file and put it in your resources/assets.

3. Call the service with the client and your data

Call RenderBundleAsync to render the pdf to a Stream.

var pdfStream = await pdfTurtleClient.RenderBundleAsync(BUNDLE_AS_STREAM_OR_BYTES, MODEL_AS_OBJECT);

Done.

Hint: You can split your bundle

If you want to have the same header for all documents, you can create a ZIP file with with only the header.html file. Now you can call the Service with multiple bundle files. The service will assemble the files together.

var pdfStream = await pdfTurtleClient.RenderBundleAsync(
        new [] { BUNDLE_WITHOUT_HEADER_AS_STREAM_OR_BYTES, HEADER_BUNDLE_AS_STREAM_OR_BYTES },
        MODEL_AS_OBJECT
    );

How to use - Alternative ways

Without template (plain HTML)

If the described way does not match your expectations, you can use a template engine of your choice (for example RazorLight) and render HTML directly with PdfTurtle.

var pdfStream = await pdfTurtleClient.RenderAsync(new RenderData() {
    ...
});

With template but no bundle

If you want to render a HTML template without any images or assets, you can use the RenderTemplateAsync function.

var pdfStream = await pdfTurtleClient.RenderTemplateAsync(new RenderTemplateData() {
    ...
});

Open TODOs

• Working examples for all methods
• Add documentation as comments
• Tests