Module fpdf.actions

Classes

class Action (next_action=None)

Helper class that provides a standard way to create an ABC using inheritance.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class Action(ABC):
    def __init__(self, next_action=None):
        """
        Args:
            next (PDFObject | str): optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one
        """
        self.next = next_action

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def _serialize(self, key_values=None, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        if key_values is None:
            key_values = {}
        if self.next:
            key_values["Next"] = self.next
        obj_dict = build_obj_dict(key_values, _security_handler, _obj_id)
        return create_dictionary_string(obj_dict, field_join=" ")

Ancestors

• abc.ABC

Subclasses

• GoToAction
• GoToRemoteAction
• LaunchAction
• NamedAction
• URIAction

Methods

def serialize(self)

class GoToAction (dest, next_action=None)

As of 2022, this does not seem honored by neither Adobe Acrobat nor Sumatra readers.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class GoToAction(Action):
    "As of 2022, this does not seem honored by neither Adobe Acrobat nor Sumatra readers."

    def __init__(self, dest, next_action=None):
        super().__init__(next_action)
        self.dest = dest

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        return super()._serialize(
            {"s": "/GoTo", "d": self.dest},
            _security_handler=_security_handler,
            _obj_id=_obj_id,
        )

Ancestors

• Action
• abc.ABC

Methods

def serialize(self)

class GoToRemoteAction (file, dest, next_action=None)

Helper class that provides a standard way to create an ABC using inheritance.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class GoToRemoteAction(Action):
    def __init__(self, file, dest, next_action=None):
        super().__init__(next_action)
        self.file = file
        self.dest = dest

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        return super()._serialize(
            {"s": "/GoToR", "f": PDFString(self.file, encrypt=True), "d": self.dest},
            _security_handler=_security_handler,
            _obj_id=_obj_id,
        )

Ancestors

• Action
• abc.ABC

Methods

def serialize(self)

class LaunchAction (file, next_action=None)

As of 2022, this does not seem honored by neither Adobe Acrobat nor Sumatra readers.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class LaunchAction(Action):
    "As of 2022, this does not seem honored by neither Adobe Acrobat nor Sumatra readers."

    def __init__(self, file, next_action=None):
        super().__init__(next_action)
        self.file = file

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        return super()._serialize(
            {"s": "/Launch", "f": PDFString(self.file, encrypt=True)},
            _security_handler=_security_handler,
            _obj_id=_obj_id,
        )

Ancestors

• Action
• abc.ABC

Methods

def serialize(self)

class NamedAction (action_name, next_action=None)

Helper class that provides a standard way to create an ABC using inheritance.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class NamedAction(Action):
    def __init__(self, action_name, next_action=None):
        super().__init__(next)
        if action_name not in ("NextPage", "PrevPage", "FirstPage", "LastPage"):
            warnings.warn("Non-standard named action added")
        self.action_name = action_name

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        return super()._serialize(
            {"s": "/Named", "n": f"/{self.action_name}"},
            _security_handler=_security_handler,
            _obj_id=_obj_id,
        )

Ancestors

• Action
• abc.ABC

Methods

def serialize(self)

class URIAction (uri, next_action=None)

Helper class that provides a standard way to create an ABC using inheritance.

Args

next : PDFObject | str

optional reference to another Action to trigger after this one

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class URIAction(Action):
    def __init__(self, uri, next_action=None):
        super().__init__(next)
        self.uri = uri

    def serialize(self, _security_handler=None, _obj_id=None):
        return super()._serialize(
            {"s": "/URI", "u_r_i": PDFString(self.uri, encrypt=True)},
            _security_handler=_security_handler,
            _obj_id=_obj_id,
        )

Ancestors

• Action
• abc.ABC

Methods

def serialize(self)