server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.7.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog.Web.AspNetCore" Version="4.9.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="3.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PuppeteerSharp" Version="2.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="5.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations" Version="5.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger" Version="5.4.1" />

server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using AyaNova.Models;
 using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
-
+using PuppeteerSharp;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 {
@@ -44,11 +44,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
 
 
-            switch(test){
+            switch (test)
+            {
                 case "chrome-reddit-to-pdf":
-                //first test, just render a web page to pdf and return it
-                //return PhysicalFile(filePath, mimetype, dbObject.DisplayFileName);
-                break;
+                    //first test, just render a web page to pdf and return it
+                    //return PhysicalFile(filePath, mimetype, dbObject.DisplayFileName);
+
+                    await new BrowserFetcher().DownloadAsync(BrowserFetcher.DefaultRevision);
+                    var browser = await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(new LaunchOptions
+                    {
+                        Headless = true
+                    });
+                    var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();
+                    await page.GoToAsync("http://www.reddit.com");
+
+                    await page.PdfAsync(outputFile);
+
+
+                    break;
             }
 
 
@@ -56,11 +69,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             //return PhysicalFile(filePath, mimetype, dbObject.DisplayFileName);
         }
-
-//https://github.com/hardkoded/puppeteer-sharp
+        //http://www.puppeteersharp.com/api/index.html
+        //https://github.com/hardkoded/puppeteer-sharp
 
         //------------
+/*
+NOTES/TODO during testing
 
+Need a temporary folder path dedicated to generating pdf's etc, a utility path just for that purpose, perhaps in a dedicated folder in the utility / backup region
+
+
+*/
 
     }//eoc
 }//eons

server/AyaNova/Controllers/ServerStateController.cs

@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                     AYANOVA_DB_CONNECTION = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_DB_CONNECTION,
                     AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES,
                     AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES,
+                    AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES,
                     AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH,
                     AYANOVA_LOG_PATH = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_LOG_PATH,
                     AYANOVA_LOG_LEVEL = ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_LOG_LEVEL,

server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs

@@ -33,24 +33,33 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
             //UserFiles
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES))
-            {
                 ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES = Path.Combine(contentRootPath, "userfiles");
-            }
+
 
             //BackupFiles
             if (ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES == null)
-            {
                 ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES = Path.Combine(contentRootPath, "backupfiles");
-            }
+
+
+            //Temporary system files (reports etc)
+            if (ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES == null)
+                ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES = Path.Combine(contentRootPath, "tempfiles");
+
+
 
             //Prevent using the same folder for both
-            if (string.Equals(Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES), Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (
+                string.Equals(Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES), Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                string.Equals(Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES), Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                string.Equals(Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES), Path.GetFullPath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            )
             {
-                throw new System.NotSupportedException("E1040: The configuration settings AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES and the AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES must not point to the exact same location");
+                throw new System.NotSupportedException("E1040: The configuration settings AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES, AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES and AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SYSTEM_FILES must all be different locations");
             }
 
             EnsurePath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES);
             EnsurePath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES);
+            EnsurePath(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES);
         }
 
         //create path if doesn't exist already
@@ -61,6 +70,35 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         }
         #endregion folder ensurance
 
+        #region Temporary files handling
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get backup file folder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static string TemporaryFilesFolder
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a random file name with path to temporary files folder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static string NewRandomTempFilesFolderFileName
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Path.Combine(TemporaryFilesFolder, NewRandomFileName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
         #region Utility (BACKUP) file handling
 
 
@@ -315,17 +353,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         }
 
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get a random file name
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static string NewRandomFileName
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return Path.GetRandomFileName();
-            }
-        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a random file name with path to attachments folder
@@ -569,6 +597,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
         #region General utilities
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a random file name
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static string NewRandomFileName
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Path.GetRandomFileName();
+            }
+        }
+
         //https://stackoverflow.com/a/11124118/8939
         // Returns the human-readable file size for an arbitrary, 64-bit file size 
         // The default format is "0.### XB", e.g. "4.2 KB" or "1.434 GB"

server/AyaNova/util/ServerBootConfig.cs

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         //FILE FOLDERS
         internal static string AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES { get; set; }
         internal static string AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES { get; set; }
+        internal static string AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES { get; set; }
 
         //BACKUP PG_DUMP PATH (IF NOT IN PATH ALREADY)
         internal static string AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH { get; set; }
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
             //BackupFiles
             AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES = config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES");
 
+            //TemporaryFiles
+            AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES = config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES");
+
             //pgdump backup utility path
             AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH = config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH");