ThinReports Example: Advanced List

thinreports-example-advanced-list.rb

# coding: utf-8

require 'rubygems'
require 'thinreports'

report = ThinReports::Report.new :layout => 'advanced_list'

report.layout.config.list(:advanced_list) do
  # Define the variables used in list.
  use_stores :row_count       => 0,
             :total_row_count => 0
  
  # Dispatched at list-page-footer insertion.
  events.on :page_footer_insert do |e|
    e.section.item(:page_footer).value("Page row count: #{e.store.row_count}")
    
    e.store.total_row_count += e.store.row_count
    e.store.row_count = 0;
  end
  
  # Dispatched at list-footer insertion.
  events.on :footer_insert do |e|
    e.section.item(:footer).value("Row count: #{e.store.total_row_count}")
  end
end

report.start_new_page

30.times do |t|
  # Internaly #start_new_page() method is called,
  # the page break automatically.
  report.page.list(:advanced_list) do |list|
    list.add_row :detail => "Detail##{t}"
    list.store.row_count += 1
  end
end

report.generate_file('advanced_list.pdf')