On 2005-09-22, Evan A. Zacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I'm working on an output plugin that will convert html content to
> pdf. It handles setting the content-type and content-disposition
> headers before returning.
NIce. I also generate PDFs sometimes with HTMLDoc, and welcome a helper
module for this.
Thanks for the contribution!
>
> # $opts{converter} is HTMLDoc, for example
>
> my $pack= "CGI::Application::Plugin::Output::PDF::$opts{converter}";
> eval "require $pack";
> croak "Can't load converter [$pack]" if $@;
>
> return $pack->convert( ... );
>
> Is this filthy?
Yes. Follow the suggestions elsewhere in the thread about how to pass in
config options.
> If the user has CGI::Application version 4 or newer, and he does
> not request any symbols for import, pdf_output() is automatically
> installed as a postrun callback. This allows for transparent
> conversion from html to pdf:
>
> use CGI::Application::Plugin::Output::PDF;
>
> # ...
>
> return $template->output; # sent to browser as pdf
I would rather an explicit conversion call be required by default,
since one run mode out of ten may need a PDF conversion.
People who want auto-conversion for every run mode can request that:
use CGI::Application::Plugin::Output::PDF qw/:auto_convert_all/;
That would be uncommon in my own use.
Mark
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