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Cris
Cris

Reputation: 5007

JSF print screen like capture

I am generating some linecharts via JSF (Primefaces).

So charts are accessible and generated nicely via accessing in any browser.

However i need to send those charts via email to certain persons cause they do not want to click on a link so this should be automated.

Is there a way to generate an image out of what the JSF is rendering ?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1396

Answers (2)

Mindwin Remember Monica
Mindwin Remember Monica

Reputation: 1539

Primefaces use Javascript Libraries to render the charts. You would have to process the browser output before sending the email.

(Also, lazy managers)

You would have to dig into the Java Image API (not JSF) in order to plot the graph (from the raw data) into an image if you want the JVM to send the email.

If you want to just automate the process in your machine to send the emails (so you can send the emails in one click instead of doing it all manually, be mindful of this caveat:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/automation.png

You would have to generate a custom page with print CSS and your email layout, then use a browser plugin that sends the email on a click.

Upvotes: 1

Emil Kaminski
Emil Kaminski

Reputation: 1885

Charts are canvas based and can be exported as static images with client side api.

Take a look here: http://www.primefaces.org/showcase/ui/chartExport.jsf

Upvotes: 1

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