LuggageReportPDF.java

package nl.itopia.corendon.pdf;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.Date;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.awt.Desktop;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import nl.itopia.corendon.data.Luggage;
import nl.itopia.corendon.model.EmployeeModel;

/**
 *
 * @author Igor's_Boven
 */
public class LuggageReportPDF {
    private static Font titleFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 22, Font.BOLD);
    private static Font smallBold = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12, Font.BOLD);
    
    public static void generateLuggageReportPDF(File file, Luggage luggage){
        try {
            Document document = new Document();
            PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(file));
            document.open();
            addContent(file, document, luggage);
            document.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    
    private static void addContent(File file, Document document, Luggage luggage)
        throws DocumentException {
        
        Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();

        addEmptyLine(paragraph, 1);
        // TITLE
        paragraph.add(new Paragraph("Luggage report", titleFont));
        
        String username = (EmployeeModel.getDefault().currentEmployee.username);
        addEmptyLine(paragraph, 1);
        paragraph.add(new Paragraph("Report generated by: " + username + ", " + new Date(), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
            smallBold));
        addEmptyLine(paragraph, 3);
        paragraph.add(new Paragraph("This document is a report of a lost or found luggage case.",
            smallBold));

        addEmptyLine(paragraph, 4);

        //generate table with the data of luggage in the PDF
        PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);

        PdfPCell c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Datatype"));
        c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
        table.addCell(c1);

        PdfPCell c2 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Value"));
        c2.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
        table.addCell(c2);

        table.addCell("Color");
        table.addCell(luggage.color.getHex());

        table.addCell("Status");
        table.addCell(luggage.status.getName());

        table.addCell("Employee");
        table.addCell(luggage.employee.firstName + " " + luggage.employee.lastName);

        table.addCell("Airport");
        table.addCell(luggage.airport.getName());

        table.addCell("Dimensions");
        table.addCell(luggage.dimensions);

        table.addCell("Label");
        table.addCell(luggage.label);

        table.addCell("Notes");
        table.addCell(luggage.notes);

        table.addCell("Weight");
        table.addCell(luggage.weight);

        table.addCell("Brand");
        table.addCell(luggage.brand.getName());

        document.add(paragraph);
        document.add(table);
        try {
            Desktop.getDesktop().open(file);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            System.out.println("You need to have default program set to open .PDF files.");
        }
    }

    private static void addEmptyLine(Paragraph paragraph, int lines) {
        for (int i = 0; i < lines; i++) {
            paragraph.add(new Paragraph(" "));
        }
    }
}