VPV Starter Toolkit in Laravel and Vue 3 (Composition API)

Welcome to the Vue PDF Viewer (VPV) starter toolkit! This repository provides a comprehensive guide on how to use VPV with Vue 3 in Laravel project via the Composition API. This repo showcases how VPV can be integrated and rendered as part of a Laravel and Vue project.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
  • Project Setup
  • Running the Example Project
• Examples

Installation

To get started, please clone this repo to your local machine and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/starter-vpv-laravel.git
cd starter-vpv-laravel
composer install

npm install

Usage

Project Setup

1. Clone the Repository: If you haven't already, clone the repository and navigate into the project directory.

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/starter-vpv-laravel.git
   cd starter-vpv-laravel

2. Install Dependencies: Install the necessary dependencies using npm

   npm install

Running the Example Project

This repo includes an example project to demonstrate how to use VPV. To run the example project:

1. Prepare Laravel: Ensure Laravel is properly configured before running the application

   • Ensure there is an APP_KEY by running:

   php artisan key:generate

   • Ensure the database exists by creating a database.sqlite file in the database/ folder, then run migrations:

   touch database/database.sqlite
   php artisan migrate

2. Serve the Application: Use the following command to start the development server

   npm run dev
   # Open another terminal
   php artisan serve

3. Open in Browser: Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 (or the port specified in your terminal) to see the example project in action

Using the VPV Component

Once the example project is running, you may explore the source code to see how the VPV component is integrated. Here is a brief overview:

1. Import the component: Import the desired VPV component into your Vue file

   <script setup>import {VPdfViewer} from '@vue-pdf-viewer/viewer';</script>

2. Use the component in the template: Add the VPV component to your template section

   <template>
       <div :style="{ width: '1028px', height: '700px'}">
           <VPdfViewer
               src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/pdf.js/ba2edeae/web/compressed.tracemonkey-pldi-09.pdf"
           />
       </div>
   </template>

Examples

For more examples, please refer to the /resources/js/Components/PdfViewers.vue file in this repository:

• Default Toolbar
• Without Toolbar
• Mobile View

Remark: If you would like more examples, feel free to open an issue.

For more configurations, please check the documentation site.

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Thank you for using VPV! We hope this toolkit helps you build amazing Vue 3 applications. If you have any questions or need further assistance on this example, please feel free to open an issue. Happy coding!