Integration

PDFreactor offers a modular and open architecture and is written in 100% Java, providing the highest flexibility and interoperability. It is available as a single Java library including all necessary dependencies, either as a single JAR or as a modular collection of JARs.

To ensure easy and seamless integration, PDFreactor utilizes proven Java technologies like the powerful Java logging API.

The comprehensive Java API allows an easy integration into Servlets, EJB and Web Services. Wrapper-APIs for PHP, .NET, Perl, Python and Ruby as well as a Command Line Interface are also available. The installation package contains a comprehensive integration manual and a GUI demo tool for quickly testing your documents.

It is possible to set arbitrary HTTP headers for all connections established by PDFreactor. A convenience method for setting cookies is also included. This enables you to, e.g. pass a session ID to PDFreactor.

PDFreactor enables you to convert documents (incl. style sheets and images), which require a password for their HTTP connections. The supported authentication schemes are Basic and Digest.

In case an element (i.e. text or an image) exceeds a page or the border of a page content, an optional warning can be logged. Detailed information about those elements can also be retrieved programmatically. Thus, you will know whether the content fits without manually inspecting the entire resulting PDF. Retrieving the total number of pages is also possible.

PDFreactor is based on the latest W3C standards for CSS 2.1, CSS 3, HTML and XML, providing the highest flexibility and interoperability with your system. So, you do not have to master the complexities of XSL-FO syntax and programming.