views_append.module in Views PDF 7

Module for appending PDF views to other PDF views

The module adds a field which can be used to append another view. The view is created by calling the View over a HTTP request.

File

modules/views_append/views_append.module

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Module for appending PDF views to other PDF views
 *
 * The module adds a field which can be used to append another view. The view is
 * created by calling the View over a HTTP request.
 *
 */

/**
 * Implementation of hook_views_api().
 */
function views_append_views_api() {
  return array(
    'api' => 3,
  );
}

/**
 * This function emulates the request of a browser. This is used to get the
 * PDF file to append.
 */
function views_append_request_with_cookie($url, $save_path) {
  $urlComponents = parse_url($url);

  // Define the specified port
  if ($urlComponents['scheme'] === 'http') {
    $port = 80;
  }
  elseif ($urlComponents['scheme'] === 'https') {
    $port = 443;
  }
  else {
    $port = 80;
  }

  // Define the host
  $host = $urlComponents['host'];

  // Define the path
  if (!empty($urlComponents['query'])) {
    $path = $urlComponents['path'] . '?' . $urlComponents['query'];
  }
  else {
    $path = $urlComponents['path'];
  }

  // Change host if ssl is used:
  if ($port == 443) {
    $hostUrl = "ssl://" . $host;
  }
  else {
    $hostUrl = $host;
  }
  $fp = fsockopen($hostUrl, $port, $errno, $errstr, 30);
  $method = 'GET';
  $content = '';
  if (!$fp) {
    echo "{$errstr} ({$errno})<br />\n";
  }
  else {
    $out = "{$method} {$path} HTTP/1.1\r\n";
    $out .= "Host: {$host}\r\n";
    if ($method == 'POST') {
      $out .= "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n";
    }
    $out .= "Content-length: " . strlen($content) . "\r\n";
    $out .= "Cookie: " . session_name() . '=' . session_id() . "; \r\n";
    $out .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
    if ($method == 'POST') {
      $out .= $content;
    }
    fwrite($fp, $out);
    $newFile = fopen($save_path, 'w');
    $header = TRUE;
    while (!feof($fp)) {
      $content = fgets($fp, 8096);
      if ($content == "\r\n") {
        $header = FALSE;
      }
      elseif (!$header) {
        fwrite($newFile, $content);
      }
    }
    fclose($fp);
    fclose($newFile);
  }
}
function _views_append_parse_array_to_string($array) {
  if (is_array($array)) {
    foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
      $string .= $key . '=' . $value . '&';
    }
    if (!empty($string)) {
      $string = substr($string, 0, -1);
    }
    return $string;
  }
  else {
    return $array;
  }
}

Functions

Name	Description
views_append_request_with_cookie	This function emulates the request of a browser. This is used to get the PDF file to append.
views_append_views_api	Implementation of hook_views_api().
_views_append_parse_array_to_string