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Sample Ruby code to use PDFTron SDK for programmatically reading and editing existing outline items, and for creating new PDF bookmarks using the high-level API. Learn more about our Ruby PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.
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# Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The sample code illustrates how to read and edit existing outline items and create
# new bookmarks using the high-level API.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Relattive path to the folder containing the test files.
input_path = "../../TestFiles/"
output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
def PrintIndent(item)
indent = item.GetIndent() - 1
i = 0
while i < indent do
print " "
i = i + 1
end
end
# Prints out the outline tree to the standard output
def PrintOutlineTree (item)
while item.IsValid() do
PrintIndent(item)
if item.IsOpen()
print( "- " + item.GetTitle() + " ACTION -> ")
else
print("+ " + item.GetTitle() + " ACTION -> ")
end
# Print Action
action = item.GetAction()
if action.IsValid()
if action.GetType() == Action::E_GoTo
dest = action.GetDest()
if dest.IsValid()
page = dest.GetPage()
puts "GoTo Page #" + page.GetIndex().to_s()
end
else
puts "Not a 'GoTo' action"
end
else
puts "NIL"
end
# Recursively print children sub-trees
if item.HasChildren()
PrintOutlineTree(item.GetFirstChild())
end
item = item.GetNext()
end
end
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
# The following example illustrates how to create and edit the outline tree
# using high-level Bookmark methods.
doc = PDFDoc.new(input_path + "numbered.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
# Lets first create the root bookmark items.
red = Bookmark.Create(doc, "Red")
green = Bookmark.Create(doc, "Green")
blue = Bookmark.Create(doc, "Blue")
doc.AddRootBookmark(red)
doc.AddRootBookmark(green)
doc.AddRootBookmark(blue)
# You can also add new root bookmarks using Bookmark.AddNext("...")
blue.AddNext("foo")
blue.AddNext("bar")
# We can now associate new bookmarks with page destinations:
# The following example creates an 'explicit' destination (see
# section '8.2.1 Destinations' in PDF Reference for more details)
itr = doc.GetPageIterator()
red_dest = Destination.CreateFit(itr.Current())
red.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(red_dest))
# Create an explicit destination to the first green page in the document
green.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(10))))
# The following example creates a 'named' destination (see
# section '8.2.1 Destinations' in PDF Reference for more details)
# Named destinations have certain advantages over explicit destinations.
key = "blue1"
blue_action = Action.CreateGoto(key, key.length, Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(19)))
blue.SetAction(blue_action)
# We can now add children Bookmarks
sub_red1 = red.AddChild("Red - Page 1")
sub_red1.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(1))))
sub_red2 = red.AddChild("Red - Page 2")
sub_red2.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(2))))
sub_red3 = red.AddChild("Red - Page 3")
sub_red3.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(3))))
sub_red4 = sub_red3.AddChild("Red - Page 4")
sub_red4.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(4))))
sub_red5 = sub_red3.AddChild("Red - Page 5")
sub_red5.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(5))))
sub_red6 = sub_red3.AddChild("Red - Page 6")
sub_red6.SetAction(Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFit(doc.GetPage(6))))
# Example of how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
foo = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo")
if foo.IsValid()
foo.Delete()
else
raise "Foo is not Valid"
end
bar = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("bar")
if bar.IsValid()
bar.Delete()
else
raise "Bar is not Valid"
end
# Adding color to Bookmarks. Color and other formatting can help readers
# get around more easily in large PDF documents.
red.SetColor(1, 0, 0);
green.SetColor(0, 1, 0);
green.SetFlags(2); # set bold font
blue.SetColor(0, 0, 1);
blue.SetFlags(3); # set bold and itallic
doc.Save(output_path + "bookmark.pdf", 0)
doc.Close()
puts "Done. Result saved in bookmark.pdf"
# The following example illustrates how to traverse the outline tree using
# Bookmark navigation methods: Bookmark.GetNext(), Bookmark.GetPrev(),
# Bookmark.GetFirstChild () and Bookmark.GetLastChild ().
# Open the document that was saved in the previous code sample
doc = PDFDoc.new(output_path + "bookmark.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
root = doc.GetFirstBookmark()
PrintOutlineTree(root)
doc.Close()
puts "Done."
# The following example illustrates how to create a Bookmark to a page
# in a remote document. A remote go-to action is similar to an ordinary
# go-to action, but jumps to a destination in another PDF file instead
# of the current file. See Section 8.5.3 'Remote Go-To Actions' in PDF
# Reference Manual for details.
doc = PDFDoc.new(output_path + "bookmark.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
# Create file specification (the file reffered to by the remote bookmark)
file_spec = doc.CreateIndirectDict()
file_spec.PutName("Type", "Filespec")
file_spec.PutString("F", "bookmark.pdf")
spec = FileSpec.new(file_spec)
goto_remote = Action.CreateGotoRemote(spec, 5, true)
remoteBookmark1 = Bookmark.Create(doc, "REMOTE BOOKMARK 1")
remoteBookmark1.SetAction(goto_remote)
doc.AddRootBookmark(remoteBookmark1)
# Create another remote bookmark, but this time using the low-level SDF/Cos API.
# Create a remote action
remoteBookmark2 = Bookmark.Create(doc, "REMOTE BOOKMARK 2")
doc.AddRootBookmark(remoteBookmark2)
gotoR = remoteBookmark2.GetSDFObj().PutDict("A")
gotoR.PutName("S","GoToR") # Set action type
gotoR.PutBool("NewWindow", true)
# Set the file specification
gotoR.Put("F", file_spec)
# jump to the first page. Note that pages are indexed from 0.
dest = gotoR.PutArray("D") # Set the destination
dest.PushBackNumber(9);
dest.PushBackName("Fit");
doc.Save(output_path + "bookmark_remote.pdf", SDFDoc::E_linearized)
doc.Close()
PDFNet.Terminate
puts "Done. Result saved in bookmark_remote.pdf"