PDFFormsPlugin

(plugins.pdf_forms)

Overview

The PDFFormsPlugin is a server plugin designed to handle PDF forms in the Servoy environment. It integrates with a Servoy server by registering a web service named pdf_forms through the PDFServlet. The plugin allows server-side operations to manage PDF templates, values, and actions stored in SQL tables.

The plugin provides configuration options via required properties. These include SERVER_NAME_PROPERTY, which specifies the server used to locate SQL tables, and TEMPLATE_LOCATION_PROPERTY, which defines the URL for retrieving PDF templates. Additionally, it allows customizable plugin properties, such as DISPLAY_NAME, set to "PDF Forms Plugin."

The plugin lifecycle is defined by methods like initialize() for setup, load() and unload() for resource management, and getProperties() for exposing its configuration details.

Configuration Properties:

• pdf_forms_plugin_template_location: The url to retrieve the pdf templates(using file name from database)

• pdf_forms_plugin_servername: The name of the server to locate the required pdf_form_values,pdf_templates,pdf_actions SQL tabels

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