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KnpLabs/snappy

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Snappy

Snappy is a PHP library that acts as a wrapper for the wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage binaries. It provides a utility suite for transforming HTML strings and remote URLs into PDF documents and image snapshots.

The project enables the generation of downloadable or streamable PDFs and the creation of web page thumbnails. It supports the aggregation of multiple separate URLs into a single unified PDF document.

Users can adjust document output through configuration settings for JavaScript execution, cookie handling, background removal, and custom stylesheet application.

Features

  • PDF Document Generation - Generates PDF documents from HTML content and remote URLs for storage or browser streaming.
  • Automated Document Generation - Integrates conversion logic to automatically produce formatted PDFs and images from dynamic web content.
  • Document Processing and Conversion - Implements an engine that automates the conversion of HTML content into PDF documents.
  • HTML to PDF Converters - Transforms web-based HTML and CSS layouts into portable PDF documents.
  • Web Page Screenshot Tools - Creates thumbnails and visual screenshots of remote URLs using a headless rendering engine.
  • HTML-to-Image Converters - Captures web content and HTML strings as static image files while preserving original layout.
  • Binary Wrappers - Acts as a PHP wrapper for the wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage binaries to generate PDFs and images.
  • PDF Document Merging - Combines multiple web URLs into a single, unified PDF document.
  • Web Page Bundlers - Aggregates multiple separate web pages into a single structured PDF document.
  • CLI Wrappers - Provides a programmatic wrapper that manages the execution of binaries by injecting dynamic configurations and arguments.
  • Rendering Parameters - Allows adjustment of document output through settings for JavaScript execution, cookie handling, and custom stylesheets.
  • Binary Dependencies - Relies on the pre-installed wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage binaries to perform document conversion.
  • Document Processing - Generates PDFs and images from HTML.

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Frequently asked questions

What does knplabs/snappy do?

Snappy is a PHP library that acts as a wrapper for the wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage binaries. It provides a utility suite for transforming HTML strings and remote URLs into PDF documents and image snapshots.

What are the main features of knplabs/snappy?

The main features of knplabs/snappy are: PDF Document Generation, Automated Document Generation, Document Processing and Conversion, HTML to PDF Converters, Web Page Screenshot Tools, HTML-to-Image Converters, Binary Wrappers, PDF Document Merging.

Which projects share features with knplabs/snappy?

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