/* * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Map; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractUrlBasedView; /** * Abstract superclass for PDF views that operate on an existing * document with an AcroForm. Application-specific view classes * will extend this class to merge the PDF form with model data. * * <p>Thanks to Bryant Larsen for the suggestion and the original prototype! * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 2.5.4 * @see AbstractPdfView */ public abstract class AbstractPdfStamperView extends AbstractUrlBasedView { public AbstractPdfStamperView(){ setContentType("application/pdf"); } protected boolean generatesDownloadContent() { return true; } protected final void renderMergedOutputModel( Map model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{ // IE workaround: write into byte array first. ByteArrayOutputStream baos = createTemporaryOutputStream(); PdfReader reader = readPdfResource(); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, baos); mergePdfDocument(model, stamper, request, response); stamper.close(); // Flush to HTTP response. writeToResponse(response, baos); } /** * Read the raw PDF resource into an iText PdfReader. * <p>The default implementation resolve the specified "url" property * as ApplicationContext resource. * @return the PdfReader instance * @throws IOException if resource access failed * @see #setUrl */ protected PdfReader readPdfResource() throws IOException { return new PdfReader(getApplicationContext().getResource(getUrl()).getInputStream()); } /** * Subclasses must implement this method to merge the PDF form * with the given model data. * <p>This is where you are able to set values on the AcroForm. * An example of what can be done at this level is: * <pre class="code"> * // get the form from the document * AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields(); * * // set some values on the form * form.setField("field1", "value1"); * form.setField("field2", "Vvlue2"); * * // set the disposition and filename * response.setHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment; FILENAME=someName.pdf");</pre> * <p>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 stamper the PdfStamper instance that will contain the AcroFields. * You may also customize this PdfStamper instance according to your needs, * e.g. setting the "formFlattening" property. * @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 */ protected abstract void mergePdfDocument( Map model, PdfStamper stamper, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception; }