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Sample Ruby code to use PDFTron SDK for creating and manipulating PDF layers (also known as Optional Content Groups - OCGs). These samples demonstrate how to create and extract layers, as well as to selectively render them (show, hide) in conforming PDF readers or printers. Learn more about our Ruby PDF Library.
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# Copyright (c) 2001-2022 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This sample demonstrates how to create layers in PDF.
# The sample also shows how to extract and render PDF layers in documents
# that contain optional content groups (OCGs)
#
# With the introduction of PDF version 1.5 came the concept of Layers.
# Layers, or as they are more formally known Optional Content Groups (OCGs),
# refer to sections of content in a PDF document that can be selectively
# viewed or hidden by document authors or consumers. This capability is useful
# in CAD drawings, layered artwork, maps, multi-language documents etc.
#
# Notes:
# ---------------------------------------
# - This sample is using CreateLayer utility method to create new OCGs.
# CreateLayer is relatively basic, however it can be extended to set
# other optional entries in the 'OCG' and 'OCProperties' dictionary. For
# a complete listing of possible entries in OC dictionary please refer to
# section 4.10 'Optional Content' in the PDF Reference Manual.
# - The sample is grouping all layer content into separate Form XObjects.
# Although using PDFNet is is also possible to specify Optional Content in
# Content Streams (Section 4.10.2 in PDF Reference), Optional Content in
# XObjects results in PDFs that are cleaner, less-error prone, and faster
# to process.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
$input_path = "../../TestFiles/"
$output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
# A utility function used to add new Content Groups (Layers) to the document.
def CreateLayer(doc, layer_name)
grp = Group.Create(doc, layer_name)
cfg = doc.GetOCGConfig
if !cfg.IsValid
cfg = PDFNetRuby::Config.Create(doc, true)
cfg.SetName("Default")
end
# Add the new OCG to the list of layers that should appear in PDF viewer GUI.
layer_order_array = cfg.GetOrder
if layer_order_array.nil?
layer_order_array = doc.CreateIndirectArray
cfg.SetOrder(layer_order_array)
end
layer_order_array.PushBack(grp.GetSDFObj)
return grp
end
# Creates some content (3 images) and associate them with the image layer
def CreateGroup1(doc, layer)
writer = ElementWriter.new
writer.Begin(doc.GetSDFDoc)
# Create an Image that can be reused in the document or on the same page.
img = Image.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc, $input_path + "peppers.jpg")
builder = ElementBuilder.new
element = builder.CreateImage(img, Matrix2D.new(img.GetImageWidth/2, -145, 20, img.GetImageHeight/2, 200, 150))
writer.WritePlacedElement(element)
gstate = element.GetGState # use the same image (just change its matrix)
gstate.SetTransform(200, 0, 0, 300, 50, 450)
writer.WritePlacedElement(element)
# use the same image again (just change its matrix).
writer.WritePlacedElement(builder.CreateImage(img, 300, 600, 200, -150))
grp_obj = writer.End
# Indicate that this form (content group) belongs to the given layer (OCG).
grp_obj.PutName("Subtype","Form")
grp_obj.Put("OC", layer)
grp_obj.PutRect("BBox", 0, 0, 1000, 1000) # Set the clip box for the content.
return grp_obj
end
# Creates some content (a path in the shape of a heart) and associate it with the vector layer
def CreateGroup2(doc, layer)
writer = ElementWriter.new
writer.Begin(doc.GetSDFDoc)
# Create a path object in the shape of a heart
builder = ElementBuilder.new
builder.PathBegin # start constructing the path
builder.MoveTo(306, 396)
builder.CurveTo(681, 771, 399.75, 864.75, 306, 771)
builder.CurveTo(212.25, 864.75, -69, 771, 306, 396)
builder.ClosePath
element = builder.PathEnd # the path geometry is now specified.
# Set the path FILL color space and color.
element.SetPathFill(true)
gstate = element.GetGState
gstate.SetFillColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreateDeviceCMYK)
gstate.SetFillColor(ColorPt.new(1, 0, 0, 0)) # cyan
# Set the path STROKE color space and color
element.SetPathStroke(true)
gstate.SetStrokeColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreateDeviceRGB)
gstate.SetStrokeColor(ColorPt.new(1, 0, 0)) # red
gstate.SetLineWidth(20)
gstate.SetTransform(0.5, 0, 0, 0.5, 280, 300)
writer.WriteElement(element)
grp_obj = writer.End
# Indicate that this form (content group) belongs to the given layer (OCG).
grp_obj.PutName("Subtype","Form")
grp_obj.Put("OC", layer)
grp_obj.PutRect("BBox", 0, 0, 1000, 1000) # Set the clip box for the content.
return grp_obj
end
# Creates some text and associate it with the text layer
def CreateGroup3(doc, layer)
writer = ElementWriter.new
writer.Begin(doc.GetSDFDoc)
# Create a path object in the shape of a heart.
builder = ElementBuilder.new
# Begin writing a block of text
element = builder.CreateTextBegin(Font.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc, Font::E_times_roman), 120)
writer.WriteElement(element)
element = builder.CreateTextRun("A text layer!")
# Rotate text 45 degrees, than translate 180 pts horizontally and 100 pts vertically.
transform = Matrix2D.RotationMatrix(-45 * (3.1415/ 180.0))
transform.Concat(1, 0, 0, 1, 180, 100)
element.SetTextMatrix(transform)
writer.WriteElement(element)
writer.WriteElement(builder.CreateTextEnd)
grp_obj = writer.End
# Indicate that this form (content group) belongs to the given layer (OCG).
grp_obj.PutName("Subtype","Form")
grp_obj.Put("OC", layer)
grp_obj.PutRect("BBox", 0, 0, 1000, 1000) # Set the clip box for the content.
return grp_obj
end
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
# Create three layers...
doc = PDFDoc.new
image_layer = CreateLayer(doc, "Image Layer")
text_layer = CreateLayer(doc, "Text Layer")
vector_layer = CreateLayer(doc, "Vector Layer")
# Start a new page ------------------------------------
page = doc.PageCreate
builder = ElementBuilder.new # ElementBuilder is used to build new Element objects
writer = ElementWriter.new # ElementWriter is used to write Elements to the page
writer.Begin(page) # Begin writting to the page
# Add new content to the page and associate it with one of the layers.
element = builder.CreateForm(CreateGroup1(doc, image_layer.GetSDFObj))
writer.WriteElement(element)
element = builder.CreateForm(CreateGroup2(doc, vector_layer.GetSDFObj))
writer.WriteElement(element)
# Add the text layer to the page...
if false # set to true to enable 'ocmd' example.
# A bit more advanced example of how to create an OCMD text layer that
# is visible only if text, image and path layers are all 'ON'.
# An example of how to set 'Visibility Policy' in OCMD.
ocgs = doc.CreateIndirectArray
ocgs.PushBack(image_layer.GetSDFObj)
ocgs.PushBack(vector_layer.GetSDFObj)
ocgs.PushBack(text_layer.GetSDFObj)
text_ocmd = OCMD.Create(doc, ocgs, OCMD::E_AllOn)
element = builder.CreateForm(CreateGroup3(doc, text_ocmd.GetSDFObj))
else
element = builder.CreateForm(CreateGroup3(doc, text_layer.GetSDFObj))
end
writer.WriteElement(element)
# Add some content to the page that does not belong to any layer...
# In this case this is a rectangle representing the page border.
element = builder.CreateRect(0, 0, page.GetPageWidth, page.GetPageHeight)
element.SetPathFill(false)
element.SetPathStroke(true)
element.GetGState.SetLineWidth(40)
writer.WriteElement(element)
writer.End # save changes to the current page
doc.PagePushBack(page)
# Set the default viewing preference to display 'Layer' tab
prefs = doc.GetViewPrefs
prefs.SetPageMode(PDFDocViewPrefs::E_UseOC)
doc.Save($output_path + "pdf_layers.pdf", SDFDoc::E_linearized)
doc.Close
puts "Done."
# The following is a code snippet shows how to selectively render
# and export PDF layers.
doc = PDFDoc.new($output_path + "pdf_layers.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler
if !doc.HasOC
puts "The document does not contain 'Optional Content'"
else
init_cfg = doc.GetOCGConfig
ctx = Context.new(init_cfg)
pdfdraw = PDFDraw.new
pdfdraw.SetImageSize(1000, 1000)
pdfdraw.SetOCGContext(ctx) # Render the page using the given OCG context.
page = doc.GetPage(1) # Get the first page in the document.
pdfdraw.Export(page, $output_path + "pdf_layers_default.png")
# Disable drawing of content that is not optional (i.e. is not part of any layer).
ctx.SetNonOCDrawing(false)
# Now render each layer in the input document to a separate image.
ocgs = doc.GetOCGs # Get the array of all OCGs in the document.
if !ocgs.nil?
sz = ocgs.Size
i = 0
while i < sz do
ocg = Group.new(ocgs.GetAt(i))
ctx.ResetStates(false)
ctx.SetState(ocg, true)
fname = "pdf_layers_" + ocg.GetName + ".png"
puts fname
pdfdraw.Export(page, $output_path + fname)
i = i + 1
end
end
# Now draw content that is not part of any layer...
ctx.SetNonOCDrawing(true)
ctx.SetOCDrawMode(Context::E_NoOC)
pdfdraw.Export(page, $output_path + "pdf_layers_non_oc.png")
doc.Close
end
PDFNet.Terminate
puts "Done."