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write_fill_pdf flatten parameter now preserves multiline edit fields #54

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write_fill_pdf flatten parameter now preserves multiline edit fields
josevenceslau Apr 23, 2024
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write_fillable_pdf has aditional parameter, fontinfo
josevenceslau Apr 23, 2024
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20 changes: 17 additions & 3 deletions fillpdf/fillpdfs.py
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Expand Up @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def convert_dict_values_to_string(dictionary):
return res


def write_fillable_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, data_dict, flatten=False):
def write_fillable_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, data_dict, flatten=False, fontinfo=None):
"""
Writes the dictionary values to the pdf. Currently supports text and buttons.
Does so by updating each individual annotation with the contents of the dat_dict.
Expand All @@ -192,12 +192,22 @@ def write_fillable_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, data_dict, flatten=False
flatten: bool
Default is False meaning it will stay editable. True means the annotations
will be uneditable.
fontinfo: str
Default is None to preserve template font. Example of fontinfo to change text fields: Arial 8.00 Tf 0 g
Returns
---------
"""
data_dict = convert_dict_values_to_string(data_dict)

template_pdf = pdfrw.PdfReader(input_pdf_path)
flatten_mask = 1
if fontinfo:
PDF_TEXT_APPEARANCE = (
pdfrw.objects.pdfstring.PdfString.encode(
'/'+fontinfo
)
)

for Page in template_pdf.pages:
if Page[ANNOT_KEY]:
for annotation in Page[ANNOT_KEY]:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -290,8 +300,12 @@ def write_fillable_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, data_dict, flatten=False
target.update( pdfrw.PdfDict( V=data_dict[key], AP=data_dict[key]) )
if target[ANNOT_FIELD_KIDS_KEY]:
target[ANNOT_FIELD_KIDS_KEY][0].update( pdfrw.PdfDict( V=data_dict[key], AP=data_dict[key]) )
if int(target["/Ff"]) > 0:
flatten_mask |= int(target["/Ff"])
if fontinfo:
target.update({"/DA": PDF_TEXT_APPEARANCE})
if flatten == True:
annotation.update(pdfrw.PdfDict(Ff=1))
annotation.update(pdfrw.PdfDict(Ff=flatten_mask))
template_pdf.Root.AcroForm.update(pdfrw.PdfDict(NeedAppearances=pdfrw.PdfObject('true')))
pdfrw.PdfWriter().write(output_pdf_path, template_pdf)

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -591,4 +605,4 @@ def get_coordinate_map(input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number=1, **kwargs)
page.insert_text(fitz.Point(x , 12), str(x), fontsize=12, fontname="times-bold", color=(1, 0, 0))
page.draw_line(fitz.Point(x , 12), fitz.Point(x , max_y), color=(1, 0, 0))

doc.save(output_map_path, **kwargs)
doc.save(output_map_path, **kwargs)