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Sample Kotlin code for using PDFTron SDK to impose (combine) multiple PDF pages. Page imposition can be used to arrange/order pages prior to printing or for document assembly (assemble a 'master' page from several 'source' pages). It is also possible to write applications that can re-order the pages such that they will display in the correct order when the hard copy pages are compiled and folded correctly. Learn more about our Kotlin PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.

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//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) 2001-2019 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

package com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.samples

import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.OutputListener
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.PDFNetSample
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.R
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.util.Utils
import com.pdftron.pdf.*
import com.pdftron.sdf.SDFDoc
import java.util.*

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//The sample illustrates how multiple pages can be combined/imposed
//using PDFNet. Page imposition can be used to arrange/order pages
//prior to printing or to assemble a 'master' page from several 'source'
//pages. Using PDFNet API it is possible to write applications that can
//re-order the pages such that they will display in the correct order
//when the hard copy pages are compiled and folded correctly.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class ImpositionTest : PDFNetSample() {
    init {
        setTitle(R.string.sample_imposition_title)
        setDescription(R.string.sample_imposition_description)
    }

    override fun run(outputListener: OutputListener?) {
        super.run(outputListener)
        mOutputListener = outputListener
        mFileList.clear()
        printHeader(outputListener!!)

        try {
            mOutputListener!!.println("-------------------------------------------------")
            mOutputListener!!.println("Opening the input pdf...")

            val filein = Utils.getAssetTempFile(PDFNetSample.INPUT_PATH + "newsletter.pdf")!!.absolutePath
            val fileout = Utils.createExternalFile("newsletter_booklet.pdf", mFileList).absolutePath

            val in_doc = PDFDoc(filein)
            in_doc.initSecurityHandler()

            // Create a list of pages to import from one PDF document to another.
            val copy_pages = arrayOfNulls<Page>(in_doc.pageCount)
            var j = 0
            val itr = in_doc.pageIterator
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                copy_pages[j] = itr.next()
                j++
            }

            val new_doc = PDFDoc()
            val imported_pages = new_doc.importPages(copy_pages)

            // Paper dimension for A3 format in points. Because one inch has
            // 72 points, 11.69 inch 72 = 841.69 points
            val media_box = Rect(0.0, 0.0, 1190.88, 841.69)
            val mid_point = media_box.width / 2

            val builder = ElementBuilder()
            val writer = ElementWriter()

            var i = 0
            while (i < imported_pages.size) {
                // Create a blank new A3 page and place on it two pages from the input document.
                val new_page = new_doc.pageCreate(media_box)
                writer.begin(new_page)

                // Place the first page
                var src_page = imported_pages[i]
                var element = builder.createForm(src_page)

                var sc_x = mid_point / src_page.pageWidth
                var sc_y = media_box.height / src_page.pageHeight
                var scale = if (sc_x < sc_y) sc_x else sc_y // min(sc_x, sc_y)
                element.gState.setTransform(scale, 0.0, 0.0, scale, 0.0, 0.0)
                writer.writePlacedElement(element)

                // Place the second page
                ++i
                if (i < imported_pages.size) {
                    src_page = imported_pages[i]
                    element = builder.createForm(src_page)
                    sc_x = mid_point / src_page.pageWidth
                    sc_y = media_box.height / src_page.pageHeight
                    scale = if (sc_x < sc_y) sc_x else sc_y // min(sc_x, sc_y)
                    element.gState.setTransform(scale, 0.0, 0.0, scale, mid_point, 0.0)
                    writer.writePlacedElement(element)
                }

                writer.end()
                new_doc.pagePushBack(new_page)
                ++i
            }

            new_doc.save(fileout, SDFDoc.SaveMode.LINEARIZED, null)
            new_doc.close()
            in_doc.close()
            mOutputListener!!.println("Done. Result saved in newsletter_booklet.pdf...")
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            mOutputListener!!.printError(e.stackTrace)
        }

        for (file in mFileList) {
            addToFileList(file)
        }
        printFooter(outputListener)
    }

    companion object {

        private var mOutputListener: OutputListener? = null

        private val mFileList = ArrayList<String>()
    }

}