Implementing PDF Download in Elixir's Phoenix LiveView

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Implementing PDF Download in Elixir's Phoenix LiveView

Source: abulasar.com

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The article provides a guide on how to add a PDF generation feature to a Phoenix LiveView web application. It details the necessary steps starting from creating a new LiveView project, installing Chromic PDF, an Elixir library that interacts with Chrome's DevTools API, adding an endpoint for generating the PDF, and implementing the corresponding controller code. Additionally, it shows how to integrate the ChromicPDF library into the application for the PDF generation, how to use Phoenix components for the PDF content, and ensuring authenticated access to the generation endpoint. It concludes with instructions on adding a 'Download Invoice' button to trigger the PDF download.

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