print_designer 1.0.0+2

A Flutter package for print design tools.

Print Designer Package

A Flutter package for creating and managing print templates with PDF preview functionality.

Features

• PrintTemplateDesignerCreate: Main widget for creating and editing print templates
• PrintTemplateDesignerViewPdf: Widget for viewing generated PDFs with custom data
• Multi-tab support for different screen types
• Real-time JSON generation
• PDF preview and printing capabilities

Installation

Add this package to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  print_designer: ^1.0.0

Usage

Basic Template Creation

import 'package:print_designer/print_designer.dart';

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Print Designer')),
        body: PrintTemplateDesignerCreate(
          initialJsonString: '{}', // Optional: Provide initial JSON
          onChange: (String jsonString) {
            print('Generated JSON: $jsonString');
          },
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

PDF Preview with Custom Data

import 'package:print_designer/print_designer.dart';

// Navigate to PDF preview
Navigator.of(context).push(
  MaterialPageRoute(
    builder: (context) => PrintTemplateDesignerViewPdf(
      screenType: 'Invoice', // The screen/tab name
      sidebarFields: {
        "section": {
          "header": 0,
          "subHeader": 155,
          "body": 335,
          "subBody": 530,
          "footer": 700
        },
        "signUrl": "https://example.com/signature.png",
        "items": [
          // Your sidebar items here
        ]
      },
      tableFields: {
        "headers": {
          "tableRows": 4,
          "data": [
            {"index": 0, "name": "SI No", "width": 70, "type": "int", "alignment": "center", "value": "1"},
            {"index": 1, "name": "Item Code", "width": 70, "type": "string", "alignment": "center", "value": "ABC123"},
            // ... more columns
          ]
        }
      },
    ),
  ),
);

Class Reference

PrintTemplateDesignerCreate

The main widget for creating and editing print templates.

Parameters:

• onChange (Function(String)?): Callback function called when JSON data changes
• initialJsonString (String?): Initial JSON string to populate the template

Example:

PrintTemplateDesignerCreate(
  initialJsonString: '{"Invoice": {"section": {...}, "headers": {...}}}',
  onChange: (jsonString) {
    // Handle JSON changes
    saveToDatabase(jsonString);
  },
)

PrintTemplateDesignerViewPdf

Widget for viewing generated PDFs with custom input data.

Parameters:

• screenType (String): The name of the screen/tab to display
• sidebarFields (Map<String, dynamic>): Sidebar configuration and items
• tableFields (Map<String, dynamic>): Table headers and configuration
• onChange (Function(String)?): Optional callback for changes

Sidebar Fields Structure:

{
  "section": {
    "header": 0,
    "subHeader": 155,
    "body": 335,
    "subBody": 530,
    "footer": 700
  },
  "signUrl": "https://example.com/signature.png",
  "items": [
    // Array of sidebar items
  ]
}

Table Fields Structure:

{
  "headers": {
    "tableRows": 4,
    "data": [
      {
        "index": 0,
        "name": "Column Name",
        "width": 70,
        "type": "string", // "string", "int", "double"
        "alignment": "center", // "left", "center", "right"
        "value": "Default Value"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Data Structure

The package generates and expects JSON data in the following format:

{
  "ScreenName": {
    "section": {
      "header": 0,
      "subHeader": 155,
      "body": 335,
      "subBody": 530,
      "footer": 700
    },
    "headers": {
      "tableRows": 4,
      "data": [
        {
          "index": 0,
          "name": "SI No",
          "width": 70,
          "type": "int",
          "alignment": "center",
          "value": "1"
        }
      ]
    },
    "signUrl": "",
    "items": []
  }
}

Features

• Multi-tab Support: Create multiple screens/tabs for different document types
• Real-time JSON Generation: Get JSON data as you make changes
• PDF Preview: View generated PDFs with custom data
• Print Support: Print PDFs directly from the preview
• Share Support: Share PDFs via system share dialog
• Customizable Layout: Adjust section positions and table configurations

Example

See the example/ directory for a complete working example that demonstrates:

• Basic template creation
• JSON data handling
• PDF preview functionality
• Error handling

Dependencies

This package depends on:

• flutter
• get (for state management)
• pdf (for PDF generation)
• printing (for PDF preview and printing)
• dio (for network requests)
• image_picker (for image selection)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.