Adding new optional parameter repeat_headings for FPDF.table()

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This can also be enabled programmatically with `warnings.simplefilter('default',
 
 ## [2.7.9] - Not released yet
 ### Added
-* fix bug causing a warning message in Acrobat
+* new optional parameter `repeat_headings` for [`FPDF.table()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.table) that indicates whether to print table headings on every page
 * support for overriding paragraph direction on bidirectional text
 * new optional `li_prefix_color` parameter for [`FPDF.write_html()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.write_html)
 * support for `start` & `type` attributes of `<ol>` tags, and `type` attribute of `<ul>` tags, when using [`FPDF.write_html()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.write_html)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This can also be enabled programmatically with `warnings.simplefilter('default',
 * [`FPDF.write_html()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.write_html) now honors `line-height` attributes on `<ol>` & `<li>` elements, or the same CSS property in `style` attributes on those tags
 * allow to define custom `cell_fill_mode` logic for tables: [_Set cells background_ - documentation section](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tables.html#set-cells-background). Also added 2 new values: `TableCellFillMode.EVEN_ROWS` & `TableCellFillMode.EVEN_COLUMNS`: [documentation](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/enums.html#fpdf.enums.TableCellFillMode)
 ### Fixed
+* a bug when rendering vector images with dashed lines that caused a warning message in Adobe Acrobat Reader
 * ordering RTL fragments on bidirectional texts
 * fixed type hint of member `level` in class [`OutlineSection`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/outline.html#fpdf.outline.OutlineSection) from `str` to `int`.
 * SVG clipping paths being incorrectly painted - _cf._ [issue #1147](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/issues/1147)]

docs/Tables.md

@@ -134,12 +134,25 @@ with pdf.table(line_height=2.5 * pdf.font_size) as table:
 
 ## Disable table headings
 
+By default, `fpdf2` considers that the first row of tables contains its headings.
+This can however be disabled:
+
 ```python
 ...
 with pdf.table(first_row_as_headings=False) as table:
     ...
 ```
 
+The **repetition** of table headings on every page can also be disabled:
+
+```python
+...
+with pdf.table(repeat_headings=1) as table:
+    ...
+```
+
+`"ON_TOP_OF_EVERY_PAGE"` is an equivalent valid value for `repeat_headings`.
+
 ## Style table headings
 
 ```python

fpdf/enums.py

@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ class TableSpan(CoerciveEnum):
     "Mark this cell as a continuation of the previous column"
 
 
+class TableHeadingsDisplay(CoerciveIntEnum):
+    "Defines how the table headings should be displayed"
+
+    NONE = 0
+    "Only render the table headings at the beginning of the table"
+
+    ON_TOP_OF_EVERY_PAGE = 1
+    "When a page break occurs, repeat the table headings at the top of every table fragment"
+
+
 class RenderStyle(CoerciveEnum):
     "Defines how to render shapes"
 

fpdf/fpdf.py

@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def set_text_shaping(
             return
         #
         # Features must be a dictionary contaning opentype features and a boolean flag
-        # stating wether the feature should be enabled or disabled.
+        # stating whether the feature should be enabled or disabled.
         #
         # e.g. features={"liga": True, "kern": False}
         #
@@ -4998,6 +4998,7 @@ def table(self, *args, **kwargs):
             num_heading_rows (number): optional. Sets the number of heading rows, default value is 1. If this value is not 1,
                 first_row_as_headings needs to be True if num_heading_rows>1 and False if num_heading_rows=0. For backwards compatibility,
                 first_row_as_headings is used in case num_heading_rows is 1.
+            repeat_headings (fpdf.enums.TableHeadingsDisplay): optional, indicates whether to print table headings on every page, default to 1.
         """
         table = Table(self, *args, **kwargs)
         yield table

fpdf/table.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     MethodReturnValue,
     TableBordersLayout,
     TableCellFillMode,
+    TableHeadingsDisplay,
     WrapMode,
     VAlign,
     TableSpan,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
         padding=None,
         outer_border_width=None,
         num_heading_rows=1,
+        repeat_headings=1,
     ):
         """
         Args:
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
             num_heading_rows (number): optional. Sets the number of heading rows, default value is 1. If this value is not 1,
                 first_row_as_headings needs to be True if num_heading_rows>1 and False if num_heading_rows=0. For backwards compatibility,
                 first_row_as_headings is used in case num_heading_rows is 1.
+            repeat_headings (fpdf.enums.TableHeadingsDisplay): optional, indicates whether to print table headings on every page, default to 1.
         """
         self._fpdf = fpdf
         self._align = align
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._width = fpdf.epw if width is None else width
         self._wrapmode = wrapmode
         self._num_heading_rows = num_heading_rows
+        self._repeat_headings = TableHeadingsDisplay.coerce(repeat_headings)
         self._initial_style = None
         self.rows = []
 
@@ -211,13 +215,16 @@ def render(self):
         row_info = list(self._process_rowpans_entries())
 
         # actually render the cells
+        repeat_headings = (
+            self._repeat_headings is TableHeadingsDisplay.ON_TOP_OF_EVERY_PAGE
+        )
         self._fpdf.y += self._outer_border_margin[1]
         for i, row in enumerate(self.rows):
             # pylint: disable=protected-access
             page_break = self._fpdf._perform_page_break_if_need_be(
                 row_info[i].pagebreak_height
             )
-            if page_break and i >= self._num_heading_rows:
+            if page_break and repeat_headings and i >= self._num_heading_rows:
                 # repeat headings on top:
                 self._fpdf.y += self._outer_border_margin[1]
                 for row_idx in range(self._num_heading_rows):

test/table/test_table.py

@@ -352,6 +352,33 @@ def test_table_with_single_top_line_layout_and_page_break(tmp_path):  # PR #912
     )
 
 
+def test_table_with_page_break_and_headings_repeated(tmp_path):  # issue 1151
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    pdf.set_font("Times", size=16)
+    pdf.cell(text="repeat_headings=1:", new_y="NEXT")
+    with pdf.table(
+        MULTILINE_TABLE_DATA,
+        repeat_headings=1,
+    ):
+        pass
+    pdf.cell(text='repeat_headings="NONE":', new_y="NEXT")
+    with pdf.table(
+        MULTILINE_TABLE_DATA,
+        repeat_headings="NONE",
+    ):
+        pass
+    pdf.cell(text='repeat_headings="ON_TOP_OF_EVERY_PAGE":', new_y="NEXT")
+    with pdf.table(
+        MULTILINE_TABLE_DATA,
+        repeat_headings="ON_TOP_OF_EVERY_PAGE",
+    ):
+        pass
+    assert_pdf_equal(
+        pdf, HERE / "table_with_page_break_and_headings_repeated.pdf", tmp_path
+    )
+
+
 def test_table_align(tmp_path):
     pdf = FPDF()
     pdf.add_page()