SyntaxSolutions.PdfBuilder 1.0.0-beta

PDF Builder .Net

A simple .Net library used to create portable document format (PDF) documents.

Features

1. Two built in fonts 'Arial' and 'Times New Roman'
2. Methods to easily add a page title, heading, text, paragraph and image to a document
3. Support for all standard page sizes and orientations
4. Page coorindates and sizes specified in millimetres (mm)
5. Support for page headers and footers

Installation

PM> Install-Package SyntaxSolutions.PdfBuilder

Example

using SyntaxSolutions.PdfBuilder;

private void PageHeader(PdfBuilder builder, PageHeaderEventArgs e)
{
    builder.AddText("...PAGE HEADER...");
    builder.NewLine();
}

private void PageFooter(PdfBuilder builder, PageFooterEventArgs e)
{
    var postionY = builder.PagePositionY; 
    builder.PagePositionY = 10; 
    builder.AddText(String.Format("...PAGE FOOTER... | Page: {0}", builder.PageCount.ToString()));
    builder.PagePositionY = postionY;
}

var options = new DocumentOptions()
{
    PageSize = PageSize.A4,
    PageOrientation = PageOrientation.Portrait
};
var builder = new PdfBuilder(options);

builder.PageHeader += new PageHeaderEventHandler(this.PageHeader);
builder.PageFooter += new PageFooterEventHandler(this.PageFooter);

builder.Open();

builder.NewPage();
builder.AddTitle("Page Title");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Font Styles");
builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Normal");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));

builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Italic", TextOptions.Set(FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Italic Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Normal", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Italic", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Italic Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Colors");
builder.AddText("Red", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Red));
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddText("Green", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Green));
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddText("Blue", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Blue));
builder.NewLine();

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Paragraphs");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Left Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Center Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Center));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Right Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Right));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Justified Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Justify));
builder.NewLine();

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Images");
builder.NewLine();

string imagepath = @"Sunset.jpg";
builder.AddImage(imagepath, 50);
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddImage(imagepath, 100);
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddImage(imagepath, 150);
builder.NewLine();

// save file 
var guid = System.Guid.NewGuid();
string filepath = "Test.pdf";

using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
{
    byte[] data = builder.GetBytes();
    fileStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
}

builder.Close();