This class represents a temporary FDF (1.2) file that can be used to fill a PDF form
with valid unicode characters.
public function testFdfFileCreation()
{
$data = array('name' => 'Jürgen čárka čČćĆđĐ мирано', 'email' => '*****@*****.**', 'checkbox 1' => 'Yes', 'checkbox 2' => 0, 'radio 1' => 2, "umlauts-in-value" => "öäüÖÄÜ", "öäüÖÄÜ" => "umlauts in key", "special-in-value" => "€ß&()", "€ key" => "special in key");
$oFdfFile = new FdfFile($data, null, null, __DIR__);
$sFdfFilename = $oFdfFile->getFileName();
$this->assertFileExists($sFdfFilename);
$this->assertFileEquals(__DIR__ . "/files/FdfFileTest.fdf", $sFdfFilename);
}
public function submitForm(Request $request)
{
//Get input
$input = Input::all();
//Date
$input["Date"] = date("j/ n/ Y");
//Bools for Parties
if ($input["party"] == "Republican") {
$input["Rep"] = "Yes";
} else {
$input["Dem"] = "Yes";
}
//concat name
$input["Voter_Name"] = $input["first_name"] . " " . $input["last_name"];
$contents = Storage::disk('local');
$storagePath = Storage::disk('local')->getDriver()->getAdapter()->getPathPrefix();
// $contents = Storage::get('reg.pdf');
//Save as FDF
$fdf = new FdfFile($input);
$fdf->saveAs('data.fdf');
$docId = md5(uniqid(rand(), true));
//Save as Pdf
$pdf = new Pdf($storagePath . 'template.pdf');
$pdf->fillForm($fdf->getFileName())->saveAs($storagePath . "generated/" . $docId . '.pdf');
//Setting up Lob
$apiKey = env('LOB_KEY');
$lob = new \Lob\Lob($apiKey);
//Send the letter
$letter = $lob->letters()->create(array('description' => 'Voter Registration', 'to[name]' => 'Town Clerk', 'to[address_line1]' => '230 Main St, Ste 108', 'to[address_city]' => 'Brattleboro', 'to[address_zip]' => '05301', 'to[address_state]' => 'VT', 'to[address_country]' => 'US', 'from[name]' => 'Benjamin Franklin', 'from[address_line1]' => '123 Fake Street', 'from[address_city]' => 'Philadelphia', 'from[address_zip]' => '94041', 'from[address_state]' => 'PA', 'from[address_country]' => 'US', 'file' => '@' . realpath($storagePath . "generated/" . $docId . '.pdf'), 'color' => false));
$letter['file'] = $storagePath . "generated/" . $docId . '.pdf';
return View::make('thanks', $letter)->with('data', $letter);
}
