require 'rjb' require 'securerandom' # http://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/latest Rjb::load(File.expand_path('../ext/itextpdf-5.5.9.jar', __dir__)) class FillablePDF # required Java imports BYTE_STREAM = Rjb::import('java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream') FILE_READER = Rjb::import('com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader') PDF_STAMPER = Rjb::import('com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper') ## # Opens a given fillable PDF file and prepares it for modification. # # @param [String] file the name of the PDF file or file path # def initialize(file) @file = file @byte_stream = BYTE_STREAM.new @pdf_stamper = PDF_STAMPER.new FILE_READER.new(@file), @byte_stream @form_fields = @pdf_stamper.getAcroFields end ## # Retrieves the value of a field given its unique field name. # # @param [String] key the field name # # @return the value of the field # def get_field(key) @form_fields.getField key.to_s end ## # Sets the value of a field given its unique field name and value. # # @param [String] key the field name # @param [String] value the field value # def set_field(key, value) @form_fields.setField key.to_s, value.to_s end ## # Sets the values of multiple fields given a set of unique field names and values. # # @param [Hash] fields the set of field names and values # def set_fields(fields) fields.each { |key, value| set_field key, value } end ## # Overwrites the previously opened PDF file and flattens it if requested. # # @param [bool] flatten true if PDF should be flattened, false otherwise # def save(flatten = false) tmp_file = SecureRandom.uuid save_as(tmp_file, flatten) File.rename tmp_file, @file end ## # Saves the filled out PDF file with a given file and flattens it if requested. # # @param [String] file the name of the PDF file or file path # @param [bool] flatten true if PDF should be flattened, false otherwise # def save_as(file, flatten = false) File.open(file, 'wb') { |f| f.write finalize flatten and f.close } end private ## # Writes the contents of the modified fields to the previously opened PDF file. # # @param [bool] flatten true if PDF should be flattened, false otherwise # def finalize(flatten) @pdf_stamper.setFormFlattening flatten @pdf_stamper.close @byte_stream.toByteArray end end