Rails宝典七十八式：生成PDF文档

1，install
[code]
gem install pdf-writer
[/code]

2，require & register
[code]
# environment.rb
require 'pdf/writer'
Mime::Type.register 'application/pdf', :pdf
[/code]

3，use
[code]
# lib/product_drawer.rb
def self.draw(products)
pdf = PDF::Writer.new
products.each do |product|
pdf.text product.name
end
pdf.render
end

# products_controller.rb
def index
@products = Product.find(:all)
respond_to do |format|
format.html
format.pdf do
send_data ProductDrawer.draw(@products), :filename => 'products.pdf', :type => 'application/pdf', :disposition => 'inline'
end
end
end

# in view
<p><%= link_to 'PDF Format', formatted_products_path(:pdf) %></p>

# in browser
http://localhost:3000/products.pdf
[/code]