I have a rails app that uses Recurly. I am attempting to download a PDF and render it in the browser. I currently have a link:
link_to 'Download', get_invoice_path(:number => invoice.invoice_number)
The associated controller has the get_invoice
method that looks like so:
def get_invoice
begin
@pdf = Recurly::Invoice.find(params[:number], :format => 'pdf')
rescue Recurly::Resource::NotFound => e
flash[:error] = 'Invoice not found.'
end
end
When I click the link I get the PDF rendered in my console in binary form. How do I make this render the PDF in the browser?
You don't render the PDF to the browser, you send it as a file. Like so:
# GET /something/:id[.type]
def show
# .. set @pdf variable
respond_to do |format|
format.html { # html page }
format.pdf do
send_file(@pdf, filename: 'my-awesome-pdf.pdf', type: 'application/pdf')
end
end
end
The HTML response isn't needed if you aren't supporting multiple formats.
If you want to show the PDF in the browser instead of starting a download, add disposition: :inline
to the send_file
call.