Package com.palmer.billingstatementgenerator.pdf

Class PdfGenerator

java.lang.Object

com.palmer.billingstatementgenerator.pdf.PdfGenerator

public final class PdfGenerator
extends java.lang.Object

Generates PDF billing statements from a Statement using a JasperReports template. The compiled report is cached after the first call to generate(com.palmer.billingstatementgenerator.models.statement.Statement, java.io.File). Use export(javafx.stage.Window) to open a save dialog and write the PDF for the current statement.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	export(javafx.stage.Window ownerWindow)	Opens a save dialog and exports the current statement as a PDF.
static void	generate(Statement stmt, java.io.File outputFile)	Fills the Jasper report template from the given statement and writes the result to the specified file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

generate

public static void generate(Statement stmt,
                            java.io.File outputFile)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Fills the Jasper report template from the given statement and writes the result to the specified file.

Parameters:

stmt - the statement to export

outputFile - the destination file to write the PDF to

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the template cannot be loaded or PDF generation fails

export

public static void export(javafx.stage.Window ownerWindow)

Opens a save dialog and exports the current statement as a PDF. Shows a success or error alert when the operation completes.

Parameters:

ownerWindow - the owner window for the save dialog and any alerts shown