pdf table templete

buildPDF.method

	/**
	* @return bool
	*/
	protected function buildPDF()
	{
		if(class_exists('TCPDF'))
		{
			$template = $this->getTemplate('pdf.html'); // your function to get the html table
			// convert product object to placeholders
			$placeholders = array();
			foreach ($this->product as $key => $value)
			{
				$placeholders['[' . $key . ']'] = $value;
			}
			// update the template
			$html = ###Component###Helper::setDynamicData($template, $placeholders); // helper method see below
			// now create the PDF
			$this->pdf = new ComponentWarrantyTCPDF("P", "mm", "A4", true, 'UTF-8', false);
			// remove margins
			$this->pdf->SetHeaderMargin(0);
			$this->pdf->SetFooterMargin(0);
			// remove footer
			$this->pdf->setPrintFooter(false);
			// set image scale factor
			$this->pdf->setImageScale(1.25);
			// add the meta data
			$this->pdf->SetCreator('Company Name');
			$this->pdf->SetAuthor('Company Name');
			$this->pdf->SetTitle('Company Name Product Warranty Certificate');
			$this->pdf->SetSubject('Company Name Product Warranty Certificate for ' . $this->product->product_name);
			$this->pdf->SetKeywords('Company Name, Warranty Certificate');
			// add the content to the PDF
			$this->pdf->AddPage();
			$this->pdf->writeHTML($html, true, false, true, false, '');
			// success PDF was build
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

extendTCPDF.php

// Extend the TCPDF class to create background image
class ComponentWarrantyTCPDF extends TCPDF {
	//Page header
	public function Header() {
		// get the current page break margin
		$bMargin = $this->getBreakMargin();
		// get current auto-page-break mode
		$auto_page_break = $this->AutoPageBreak;
		// disable auto-page-break
		$this->SetAutoPageBreak(false, 0);
		// warranty template path
		$img_file = JPATH_COMPONENT_SITE .'/assets/images/YOURBACKGROUND.jpg';
		$this->Image($img_file, 0, 0, 210, 297, '', '', '', false, 300, '', false, false, 0);
		// restore auto-page-break status
		$this->SetAutoPageBreak($auto_page_break, $bMargin);
		// set the starting point for the page content
		$this->setPageMark();
	}
}

pdf.html

<table width="800">
<tbody><tr style="line-height: 152px;"><td width="150"></td><td></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[full_name]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[phone]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[email]</b>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

<table width="800">
<tbody><tr style="line-height: 13px;"><td width="150"></td><td></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 32px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[dealer_name]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 32px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[invoice_number]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 32px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[invoice_date]</b>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

<table width="720">
<tbody><tr style="line-height: 28px;"><td width="350"></td><td></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height:33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[product_code]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[serial]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[product_name]</b>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

<table width="720">
<tbody><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td width="350"></td><td></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height:33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[warranty_number]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[invoice_date]</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size:15px; line-height: 33px; vertical-align:bottom;">
<td></td>
<td>
<b>[warranty_expire_date]</b>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

setDynamicData.methods

	/**
	 * The Dynamic Data Array
	 *
	 * @var     array
	 */
	protected static $dynamicData = array();

	/**
	 * Set the Dynamic Data
	 *
	 * @param   string   $data             The data to update
	 * @param   array   $placeholders      The placeholders to use to update data
	 *
	 * @return string   of updated data
	 *
	 */
	public static function setDynamicData($data, $placeholders)
	{
		// make sure data is a string & placeholders is an array
		if (self::checkString($data) && self::checkArray($placeholders))
		{
			// store in memory in case it is build multiple times
			$keyMD5 = md5($data.json_encode($placeholders));
			if (!isset(self::$dynamicData[$keyMD5]))
			{
				// remove all values that are not strings (just to be safe)
				$placeholders = array_filter($placeholders, function ($val){ if (self::checkArray($val) || self::checkObject($val)) { return false; } return true; });
				// model (basic) based on logic
				self::setTheIF($data, $placeholders);
				// update the string and store in memory
				self::$dynamicData[$keyMD5] = str_replace(array_keys($placeholders), array_values($placeholders), $data);
			}
			// return updated string
			return self::$dynamicData[$keyMD5];
		}
		return $data;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the IF statements
	 *
	 * @param   string   $string           The string to update
	 * @param   array   $placeholders      The placeholders to use to update string
	 *
	 * @return void
	 *
	 */
	protected static function setTheIF(&$string, $placeholders)
	{		
		// only normal if endif
		$condition 	= '[a-z0-9\_\-]+';
		$inner		= '((?:(?!\[\/?IF)(?!\[\/?ELSE)(?!\[\/?ELSEIF).)*?)';
		$if		= '\[IF\s?('.$condition.')\]';
		$elseif		= '\[ELSEIF\s?('.$condition.')\]';
		$else		= '\[ELSE\]';
		$endif		= '\[ENDIF\]';
		// set the patterns
		$patterns = array();
		// normal if endif
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		// normal if else endif
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		// dynamic if elseif's endif
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		// dynamic if elseif's else endif
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		$patterns[] = '#'.$if.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$elseif.$inner.$else.$inner.$endif.'#is';
		// run the patterns to setup the string
		foreach ($patterns as $pattern)
		{
			while (preg_match($pattern, $string, $match))
			{
				$keep 	= self::remainderIF($match, $placeholders);
				$string	= preg_replace($pattern, $keep, $string, 1);
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Set the remainder IF
	 *
	 * @param   array   $match            The match search
	 * @param   array   $placeholders     The placeholders to use to match
	 *
	 * @return string of remainder
	 *
	 */
	protected static function remainderIF(&$match, &$placeholders)
	{	
		// default we keep nothing
		$keep = '';
		$found = false;
		// get match lenght
		$length = count($match);
		// ranges to check
		$ii = range(2,30,2); // even numbers (content)
		$iii = range(1, 25, 2); // odd numbers (placeholder)
		// if empty value remove whole line else show line but remove all [CODE]
		foreach ($iii as $content => $placeholder)
		{
			if (isset($match[$placeholder]) && empty($placeholders['['.$match[$placeholder].']']))
			{
				// keep nothing or next option
				$keep = '';
			}
			elseif (isset($match[$ii[$content]]))
			{
				$keep = addcslashes($match[$ii[$content]], '$');
				$found = true;
				break;
			}
		}
		// if not found load else if set
		if (!$found && in_array($length, $ii))
		{
			$keep = addcslashes($match[$length - 1], '$');
		}
		return $keep;
	}