Module: Prawn::Document::Internals

Included in:
Prawn::Document
Defined in:
lib/prawn/document/internals.rb

Overview

This module exposes a few low-level PDF features for those who want to extend Prawn’s core functionality. If you are not comfortable with low level PDF functionality as defined by Adobe’s specification, chances are you won’t need anything you find here.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#add_content(str) ⇒ Object

Appends a raw string to the current page content.

# Raw line drawing example:
x1,y1,x2,y2 = 100,500,300,550
pdf.add_content("%.3f %.3f m" % [ x1, y1 ])  # move
pdf.add_content("%.3f %.3f l" % [ x2, y2 ])  # draw path
pdf.add_content("S") # stroke



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 56

def add_content(str)
  save_graphics_state if graphic_state.nil?
  state.page.content << str << "\n"
end

#before_render(&block) ⇒ Object

Defines a block to be called just before the document is rendered.



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 77

def before_render(&block)
  state.before_render_callbacks << block
end

#deref(obj) ⇒ Object

At any stage in the object tree an object can be replaced with an indirect reference. To get access to the object safely, regardless of if it’s hidden behind a Prawn::Reference, wrap it in deref().



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 44

def deref(obj)
  obj.is_a?(PDF::Core::Reference) ? obj.data : obj
end

#names ⇒ Object

The Name dictionary (PDF spec 3.6.3) for this document. It is lazily initialized, so that documents that do not need a name dictionary do not incur the additional overhead.



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 65

def names
  state.store.root.data[:Names] ||= ref!(:Type => :Names)
end

#names? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the Names dictionary is in use for this document.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 71

def names?
  state.store.root.data[:Names]
end

#on_page_create(&block) ⇒ Object

Defines a block to be called just before a new page is started.



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 83

def on_page_create(&block)
   if block_given?
      state.on_page_create_callback = block
   else
      state.on_page_create_callback = nil
   end
end

#ref(data) ⇒ Object

Creates a new Prawn::Reference and adds it to the Document’s object list. The data argument is anything that Prawn::PdfObject() can convert.

Returns the identifier which points to the reference in the ObjectStore



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 24

def ref(data)
  ref!(data).identifier
end

#ref!(data) ⇒ Object

Like ref, but returns the actual reference instead of its identifier.

While you can use this to build up nested references within the object tree, it is recommended to persist only identifiers, and them provide helper methods to look up the actual references in the ObjectStore if needed. If you take this approach, Prawn::Document::Snapshot will probably work with your extension



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# File 'lib/prawn/document/internals.rb', line 36

def ref!(data)
  state.store.ref(data)
end