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package org.frameworkset.web.servlet.view.document;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.frameworkset.web.servlet.view.AbstractView;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
/**
* Abstract superclass for PDF views, using Bruno Lowagie's
* iText package.
* Application-specific view classes will extend this class.
* The view will be held in the subclass itself, not in a template.
*
* Note: Internet Explorer requires a ".pdf" extension, as
* it doesn't always respect the declared content type.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Jean-Pierre Pawlak
* @see AbstractPdfStamperView
*/
public abstract class AbstractPdfView extends AbstractView {
/**
* This constructor sets the appropriate content type "application/pdf".
* Note that IE won't take much notice of this, but there's not a lot we
* can do about this. Generated documents should have a ".pdf" extension.
*/
public AbstractPdfView() {
setContentType("application/pdf");
}
@Override
protected boolean generatesDownloadContent() {
return true;
}
@Override
protected final void renderMergedOutputModel(
Map model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
// IE workaround: write into byte array first.
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = createTemporaryOutputStream();
// Apply preferences and build metadata.
Document document = newDocument();
PdfWriter writer = newWriter(document, baos);
prepareWriter(model, writer, request);
buildPdfMetadata(model, document, request);
// Build PDF document.
document.open();
buildPdfDocument(model, document, writer, request, response);
document.close();
// Flush to HTTP response.
writeToResponse(response, baos);
}
/**
* Create a new document to hold the PDF contents.
* By default returns an A4 document, but the subclass can specify any
* Document, possibly parameterized via bean properties defined on the View.
* @return the newly created iText Document instance
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#Document(com.lowagie.text.Rectangle)
*/
protected Document newDocument() {
return new Document(PageSize.A4);
}
/**
* Create a new PdfWriter for the given iText Document.
* @param document the iText Document to create a writer for
* @param os the OutputStream to write to
* @return the PdfWriter instance to use
* @throws DocumentException if thrown during writer creation
*/
protected PdfWriter newWriter(Document document, OutputStream os) throws DocumentException {
return PdfWriter.getInstance(document, os);
}
/**
* Prepare the given PdfWriter. Called before building the PDF document,
* that is, before the call to Document.open().
*
Useful for registering a page event listener, for example.
* The default implementation sets the viewer preferences as returned
* by this class's getViewerPreferences() method.
* @param model the model, in case meta information must be populated from it
* @param writer the PdfWriter to prepare
* @param request in case we need locale etc. Shouldn't look at attributes.
* @throws DocumentException if thrown during writer preparation
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#open()
* @see com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter#setPageEvent
* @see com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter#setViewerPreferences
* @see #getViewerPreferences()
*/
protected void prepareWriter(Map model, PdfWriter writer, HttpServletRequest request)
throws DocumentException {
writer.setViewerPreferences(getViewerPreferences());
}
/**
* Return the viewer preferences for the PDF file.
* By default returns AllowPrinting and
* PageLayoutSinglePage, but can be subclassed.
* The subclass can either have fixed preferences or retrieve
* them from bean properties defined on the View.
* @return an int containing the bits information against PdfWriter definitions
* @see com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter#AllowPrinting
* @see com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter#PageLayoutSinglePage
*/
protected int getViewerPreferences() {
return PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING | PdfWriter.PageLayoutSinglePage;
}
/**
* Populate the iText Document's meta fields (author, title, etc.).
*
Default is an empty implementation. Subclasses may override this method
* to add meta fields such as title, subject, author, creator, keywords, etc.
* This method is called after assigning a PdfWriter to the Document and
* before calling document.open().
* @param model the model, in case meta information must be populated from it
* @param document the iText document being populated
* @param request in case we need locale etc. Shouldn't look at attributes.
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addTitle
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addSubject
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addKeywords
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addAuthor
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addCreator
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addProducer
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addCreationDate
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#addHeader
*/
protected void buildPdfMetadata(Map model, Document document, HttpServletRequest request) {
}
/**
* Subclasses must implement this method to build an iText PDF document,
* given the model. Called between Document.open() and
* Document.close() calls.
* Note that the passed-in HTTP response is just supposed to be used
* for setting cookies or other HTTP headers. The built PDF document itself
* will automatically get written to the response after this method returns.
* @param model the model Map
* @param document the iText Document to add elements to
* @param writer the PdfWriter to use
* @param request in case we need locale etc. Shouldn't look at attributes.
* @param response in case we need to set cookies. Shouldn't write to it.
* @throws Exception any exception that occured during document building
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#open()
* @see com.lowagie.text.Document#close()
*/
protected abstract void buildPdfDocument(Map model, Document document, PdfWriter writer,
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception;
}