wesnick/fdf-utility

FDF File Utility for PDF Forms

v1.0.0 2025-05-13 09:54 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• symfony/process: ^6.4 | 7.2.*

Requires (Dev)

• ext-iconv: *
• phpstan/extension-installer: ^1.4
• phpstan/phpstan: ^2.1
• phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules: ^2.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0
• slevomat/coding-standard: ~8.0
• symfony/console: ^6.4 | 7.2.*

MIT

• Wesley O. Nichols

• pdf
• Forms
• fdf

README

This library produces FDF files for PDF Forms.

Left to finish

• Add additional validation and tests for invalid configurations.
• Implement signature field support.

Console Usage

• Generate CSV Export from PDF

bin/fdf wesnick:fdf:csv-export /path/to/my/pdf.pdf path/to/my/csv/csv --pdftk=/path/to/pdftk

• Generate Example Filled PDF

bin/fdf wesnick:fdf:example-pdf /path/to/my/emtpy-pdf.pdf path/to/my/filled-pdf.pdf --pdftk=/path/to/pdftk

You can also use the library's components directly. The class PdfForm is a useful reference point.

Installation

Use composer.

composer require wesnick/fdf-utility

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Symfony Process (^6.4 or 7.2.*)

Tip

For PHP versions between 7.1 and 8.0 use the release v0.6.0

Tip

For PHP versions lower than 7.1 use the release v0.5.0

Tip

For Symfony versions between >=3.3 and <4.4 use the release v0.5.0

Tip

For Symfony versions between >=2.3 and <3.3 use the release v0.4.3

Acknowledgements

Much of the code for creating FDF files is based on Sid Steward's PDF work -- http://www.pdflabs.com The test pdf form is borrowed from active_pdftk, as well as some ideas about how to handle pdftk field dumps.

Contributing

Fork and issue a Pull Request.

Running the Tests

./vendor/bin/phpunit

License

Released under the MIT License. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.