Pdfless 1.0.2

Introduction

The Official Pdfless C# to consume Pdfless API. https://www.pdfless.com/ This library supports .NET Standard 2.1+, netcore 3.1+

Prerequisites

Pdfless account is required, sign up for free for free to create up to 100 pdfs/month forever.

Installation

Using the [.NET Core command-line interface (CLI) tools][dotnet-core-cli-tools]:

dotnet add package Pdfless

Using the [NuGet Command Line Interface (CLI)][nuget-cli]:

nuget install Pdfless

Using the [Package Manager Console][package-manager-console]:

Install-Package Pdfless

From within Visual Studio:

Open the Solution Explorer. Right-click on a project within your solution. Click on Manage NuGet Packages... Click on the Browse tab and search for "Pdfless". Click on the Pdfless package, select the appropriate version in the right-tab and click Install.

Get started

Configuration Appsetting

In your config file, add this config block :

"Pdfless": {
    "ApiKey": "ak_xxxxxxxxx"
}

Middleware

In your startup.cs, add Pdfless middleware.

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using Pdfless.Extensions;

namespace YourApp.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
        {
            Configuration = configuration;
        }

        public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddPdfless(Configuration);
            services.AddControllers();
        }

        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
        {
            app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
            {
                endpoints.MapControllers();
            });
        }
    }
}

WebProxy

You can configure WebProxy :

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    var proxy = new WebProxy("http://proxy:1337");
    services.AddPdfless(Configuration, proxy);
    services.AddControllers();
}

Usage

In your class, inject IPdflessClient through the constructor

private readonly IPdflessClient _pdflessClient;

public MyConstructor(IPdflessClient pdflessClient)
{
    _pdflessClient = pdflessClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pdflessClient));
}

Call CreateAsync function to generate PDF

public async Task Myfunction()
{
    var payload = new DocumentContent
    {
        Company = "Synapsium", 
        AddressCompany = "10 boulevard de la République, 75001 Paris"
    };
    
    var result = await _pdflessClient.CreateAsync("xxxxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx", payload);
}

Methods

Task<Response<PdfResponse>> CreateAsync(string templateId, object payload);