Creating PDFs

This package can be used to create PDFs from HTML. In a Laravel application the easiest way to generate some HTML is to use a Blade view.

Here's an example where we are going to create a PDF from a Blade view.

use Spatie\LaravelPdf\Facades\Pdf;

Pdf::view('pdf.invoice')->save('/some/directory/invoice.pdf');

As a second parameter you can pass an array of data that will be made available in the view. You might use that to pass an Eloquent model, such as an invoice, to the view.

use Spatie\LaravelPdf\Facades\Pdf;

Pdf::view('pdf.invoice', ['invoice' => $invoice])
    ->save('/some/directory/invoice.pdf');

You can also create a PDF from a string of HTML.

use Spatie\LaravelPdf\Facades\Pdf;

Pdf::html('<h1>Hello world!!</h1>')->save('/some/directory/invoice.pdf');

##Using Javascript

The JavaScript in your HTML will be executed when the PDF is created. You could use this to have a JavaScript charting library render a chart.

Here's a simple example. If you have this Blade view...

<div id="target"></div>

<script>
    document.getElementById('target').innerHTML = 'hello';
</script>

... and render it with this code...

use Spatie\LaravelPdf\Facades\Pdf;

Pdf::view('your-view')->save($pathToPdf);

... the text hello will be visible in the PDF.