nhance/app/Controllers/TestingController.php

<?php

namespace App\Controllers;

use App\Controllers\BaseController;
use CodeIgniter\HTTP\ResponseInterface;
use CodeIgniter\API\ResponseTrait;
use Dompdf\Dompdf;
use Dompdf\Options;

class TestingController extends BaseController
{
    use ResponseTrait;
    protected $myLogger;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->myLogger = \Config\Services::mylogger();
    }
    
    public function saveForm()
    {
        // Get JSON input
        $data = $this->request->getPost();

        // For testing: just return the received data
        return $this->respond([
            'status' => 'success',
            'message' => 'Form data received successfully!',
            'data' => $data
        ]);
    }

    public function testcli()
    {   
        echo "hi";
        $this->myLogger->logme('error', "test log");
        echo "hi 2";
        log_message('error', 'test message for log_message_function');
        echo "hi 3";
    }


    public function generatePDF()
    {
        // Sample data - replace with your actual data source
        $data = [
            'NAME' => 'John Doe',
            'GENDER' => 'Male',
            'DOB' => '01/01/1990',
            'RELATION' => 'Self',
            'POLICY_NO' => 'POL123456789',
            'TPA_ID' => 'TPA987654321',
            'POLICY_START_DATE' => '01/01/2024',
            'POLICY_DATE' => '31/12/2024',
            'INSURER_NAME' => 'ABC Insurance Co.',
            'TPA_NAME' => 'XYZ TPA Ltd.',
            'FRONT_CARD' => base_url('assets/images/front-card.jpg'), // Your card images
            'BACK_CARD' => base_url('assets/images/back-card.jpg'),
            'LEVELS' => 'Level 1: 1800-XXX-XXXX<br>Level 2: support@company.com'
        ];

        // Load the HTML template
        $html = $this->loadTemplate($data);

        // Configure DomPDF options
        $options = new Options();
        $options->set('isRemoteEnabled', true); // Enable loading of remote images
        $options->set('isHtml5ParserEnabled', true);
        $options->set('isPhpEnabled', true);
        $options->set('debugPng', false);
        $options->set('debugKeepTemp', false);
        $options->set('debugCss', false);
        $options->set('debugLayout', false);
        $options->set('debugLayoutLines', false);
        $options->set('debugLayoutBlocks', false);
        $options->set('debugLayoutInline', false);
        $options->set('debugLayoutPaddingBox', false);
        
        // Initialize DomPDF
        $dompdf = new Dompdf($options);
        
        // Load HTML content
        $dompdf->loadHtml($html);
        
        // Set paper size and orientation
        $dompdf->setPaper('A4', 'landscape'); // or 'portrait'
        
        // Render PDF
        $dompdf->render();
        
        // Output PDF to browser
        $filename = 'ecard_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s') . '.pdf';
        $dompdf->stream($filename, ['Attachment' => true]); // Set to false for inline view
    }

    public function viewPDF()
    {
        // Same as generatePDF but with inline view
        $data = [
            'NAME' => 'Korukonda Naga Venkata Ramalinga Satya Swarna Kumari',
            'GENDER' => 'Male',
            'DOB' => '01/01/1990',
            'RELATION' => 'Self',
            'POLICY_NO' => '97000034230400000109_EX_Parental',
            'TPA_ID' => 'TPA987654321',
            'POLICY_START_DATE' => '01/01/2024',
            'POLICY_DATE' => '31/12/2024',
            'INSURER_NAME' => 'ZURICH KOTAK GTNERAL INSURANCE COIIPANY lNDlA LIMITED',
            'TPA_NAME' => 'HealthIndia Insurance TPA Services Pvt. Ltd.',
            'FRONT_CARD' => base_url() .('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_front_3.png'),
            'BACK_CARD' => base_url() . ('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_Back_3.png'),
            'LEVELS' => 'Level 1: 1800-XXX-XXXX<br>Level 2: support@company.com'
        ];

        $data2 = [
            'NAME' => 'John Doe',
            'GENDER' => 'Male',
            'DOB' => '01/01/1990',
            'RELATION' => 'Self',
            'POLICY_NO' => 'POL123456789',
            'TPA_ID' => 'TPA987654321',
            'POLICY_START_DATE' => '01/01/2024',
            'POLICY_DATE' => '31/12/2024',
            'INSURER_NAME' => 'ABC Insurance Co.',
            'TPA_NAME' => 'XYZ TPA Ltd.',
            'FRONT_CARD' => base_url() .('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_front_3.png'),
            'BACK_CARD' => base_url() . ('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_Back_3.png'),
            'LEVELS' => 'Level 1: 1800-XXX-XXXX<br>Level 2: support@company.com'
        ];

        $employeeController = new EmployeeController();
        // $html = $employeeController->generateIDCardForEmployeeUsingDom('LfpH3R');
        $html = $this->loadTemplate($data2);
        // print_r($html); die;
        $options = new Options();
        $options->set('isRemoteEnabled', true);
        $options->set('isHtml5ParserEnabled', true);

        $dompdf = new Dompdf($options);
        // $dompdf->loadHtml($html);
        $dompdf->loadHtml('<style>@page { margin: 0; }</style>' . $html);
        $dompdf->setPaper('A4', 'portrait');
        // $dompdf->setPaper('A4', 'landscape');
        $dompdf->render();

        $filename = 'ecard_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s') . '.pdf';
        // $dompdf->stream($filename, ['Attachment' => true]); // Inline view
        $dompdf->stream($filename, ['Attachment' => false]); // Force download

    }

    private function loadTemplate($data)
    {
        // Load your HTML template
        $template = file_get_contents(WRITEPATH . 'e_card_template/common.html');
        
        // Replace placeholders with actual data
        foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
            $template = str_replace('{' . $key . '}', $value, $template);
        }
        
        return $template;
    }

    // not using and not working
    public function viewPdfUsingMpdf()
    {
        $data = [
            'NAME' => 'Korukonda Naga Venkata Ramalinga Satya Swarna Kumari',
            'GENDER' => 'Male',
            'DOB' => '01/01/1990',
            'RELATION' => 'Self',
            'POLICY_NO' => '97000034230400000109_EX_Parental',
            'TPA_ID' => 'TPA987654321',
            'POLICY_START_DATE' => '01/01/2024',
            'POLICY_DATE' => '31/12/2024',
            'INSURER_NAME' => 'ZURICH KOTAK GTNERAL INSURANCE COIIPANY lNDlA LIMITED',
            'TPA_NAME' => 'HealthIndia Insurance TPA Services Pvt. Ltd.',
            'FRONT_CARD' => base_url('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_front_3.png'),
            'BACK_CARD' => base_url('public/uploads/template_bg/Nhance_Ecard_working_1_Back_3.png'),
            'LEVELS' => 'Level 1: 1800-XXX-XXXX<br>Level 2: support@company.com'
        ];

        $html = $this->loadTemplate($data);

        // Load mPDF
        $mpdf = "";

        // $mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf([
        //     'mode' => 'utf-8',
        //     'format' => 'A4',
        //     'margin_left' => 0,
        //     'margin_right' => 0,
        //     'margin_top' => 0,
        //     'margin_bottom' => 0,
        //     'tempDir' => __DIR__ . '/writable/mpdf'
        // ]);

        // Optional: Stretch background or images fully
        // $html = '
        // <style>
        //     body { margin:0; padding:0; }
        //     @page { margin:0; }
        // </style>' . $html;

        // $mpdf->WriteHTML($html);

        // // Output inline (no download prompt)
        // $filename = 'ecard_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s') . '.pdf';
        // $mpdf->Output($filename, 'D');
        /* 
            'I' = inline view in browser (no download prompt).
            'D' = force download.
            'F' = save to file.
            'S' = return as string.
        */
    }
}