react-native-foxitpdf

react-native-foxitpdf is Foxit's first React Native PDF component for iOS and Android. It uses Foxit PDF SDK for Android/iOS technology to view, render and edit PDFs easily, and it can open pdf files on local or url.

• Installation
• Integration for iOS
• Integration for Android
• General Usage
• API Reference
• Versions
• License

Installation

First, download the library from npm and install inside your current project folder

npm install @foxitsoftware/react-native-foxitpdf

Integration for iOS

1. Unzip Foxit PDF SDK for iOS and copy libs folder into the component’s <PROJECT_ROOT>/ios folder.

<PROJECT_ROOT>/ios/libs/<frameworks>

Please use foxitpdfsdk_(version_no)_ios.zip from https://developers.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-sdk/ios/

2. Add FoxitPDF to <PROJECT_ROOT>/ios/Podfile

pod 'FoxitPDF', :path=>'./libs/FoxitPDF.podspec'

cd <PROJECT_ROOT>/ios && pod install

Integration for Android

1. Download foxit_mobile_pdf_sdk_android_en.zip from [https://developers.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-sdk/android/] (Please use the latest version)

2. Unzip foxitpdfsdk_(version_no)_android.zip and copy libs folder into the component android folder. /xxx/platforms/android/

3. In your root android/build.gradle:

    buildscript {
        ...
    }
        
+   allprojects {
+       repositories {
+           flatDir {
+               dirs project(':foxitsoftware_react-native-foxitpdf').file("$rootDir/libs")           
+           }
+           maven {
+                url 'https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/MicrosoftDeviceSDK/DuoSDK-Public/_packaging/Duo-SDK-Feed/maven/v1'
+           }
+        }
+   }

4. Add tools:replace to your android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.

   <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+             xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
              package="com.foxitreact">
   
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
   
       <application
           android:name=".MainApplication"
           android:allowBackup="false"
           android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
           android:label="@string/app_name"
           android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
           android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+          tools:replace="android:allowBackup,icon,theme,label,name">
           
           <activity
               android:name=".MainActivity"
               android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
               android:exported="true"
               android:label="@string/app_name"
               android:launchMode="singleTask"
               android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
               <intent-filter>
                   <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                   <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
               </intent-filter>
           </activity>
       </application>
   </manifest>

General Usage

In your App.js file, you can import the component using the following code:

1.Import FoxitPDF

import FoxitPDF from '@foxitsoftware/react-native-foxitpdf';

2.Initialize the library. The foxit_sn is rdk_sn, foxit_key is rdk_key and they can be found in the libs folder of Foxit PDF SDK.

FoxitPDF.initialize("foxit_sn","foxit_key");

3.Once the component is initialized, call the function below to open document from local path:

FoxitPDF.openDocument('sample.pdf');

In the openDocument function parameter, add the path to the file you wish to open.

If you are using iOS version: Add the name of the PDF file, but make sure it is located under app Document folder

If you are using Android version: Please input the absolute path of the file in the devices, e.g., FoxitPDF.openDocument('/storage/emulated/0/xxx/xxx.pdf')

4.Call the function below to open document from URL：

FoxitPDF.openDocFromUrl(url);

e.g.

FoxitPDF.openDocFromUrl('https://developers.foxitsoftware.com/resources/pdf-sdk/FoxitPDFSDK_QuickGuide(PDFium).pdf');

In App.js:

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
  Platform,
  StyleSheet,
  Text,
  View,
  NativeModules,
  TouchableOpacity,
} from 'react-native';

import FoxitPDF from '@foxitsoftware/react-native-foxitpdf';

type Props = {};
export default class App extends Component<Props> {

  constructor(props) {
     super(props);

     FoxitPDF.initialize("foxit_sn","foxit_key");
  }

  onPress() {
   //open doc from local path
    FoxitPDF.openDocument('/sample.pdf');
    
    // open doc from url
    //FoxitPDF.openDocFromUrl('');
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.onPress}>
          <Text>Open PDF</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#F5FCFF',
  },
});

API Reference

Initialize Foxit PDF SDK

FoxitPDF.initialize(String, String); // foxit_sn and foxit_key

Open a pdf document from local

FoxitPDF.openDocument(String, String) // path and password

Open a pdf document from url

FoxitPDF.openDocFromUrl(String, String) // path and password

Versions

v9.0.0

v8.4.0

v8.3.0

v8.2.0

v8.1.0

v8.0.0

v7.5.0

v7.4.0

v7.3.0

v7.2.0

v7.1.0

v7.0.0

v6.4.0

v6.3.0

v6.2.1

v6.2

v6.1

v6.0

License

 Copyright (c) 2023 Foxit Corporation

 Licensed under the The MIT License (MIT) (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/foxitsoftware/react-native-foxitpdf/master/LICENSE

 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.