FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:7.0
# ...
RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get -y install libgdiplus libc6-dev
If you have problems with differents fonts in Windows vs Docker, you can try:
RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get -y install libgdiplus libc6-dev fontconfig fonts-liberation
RUN fc-cache -f -v
Usage
Inject IPdfConverterService in any class you need.
Converting a HTML:
var buffer = await _pdfConverterService.FromHtmlAsync("<html>...</html>", options =>
{
// Overrides the default options
options.Title = "My Report";
});
Converting a Razor View:
var buffer = await _pdfConverterService.FromViewAsync("PathToView/ViewName", model, options =>
{
// If "true", you'll find all temporary files used by wkhtmltopdf in "bin/Debug/.../WkHtmlToPdf/Temp"
// or the path specified in ".SetTempPath"
options.KeepTempFiles = Debugger.IsAttached;
// Overrides the default options
options.HeaderFooter.HeaderHtml = "PathToView/HeaderViewName";
});
