server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs

@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
 
 
-//======================================================================================================
-  /// <summary>
+        //======================================================================================================
+        /// <summary>
         /// Render Report
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="reportId"></param>
+        /// <param name="reportId">Id of report template saved to db</param>
+        /// <param name="objectIdArray">An array of id values for the object type specified by the report template</param>
         /// <param name="apiVersion">From route path</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpPost("render")]
@@ -178,16 +179,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
-            
+
             var httpConnectionFeature = HttpContext.Features.Get<IHttpConnectionFeature>();
-            var API_URL = $"http://127.0.0.1:{httpConnectionFeature.LocalPort}/api/v8/";   
-            
-            var result = await biz.RenderReport(reportId,objectIdArray,API_URL);
+            var API_URL = $"http://127.0.0.1:{httpConnectionFeature.LocalPort}/api/v8/";
+
+            var result = await biz.RenderReport(reportId, objectIdArray, API_URL);
             if (result == null)
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(biz.Errors));
             else
-               return new FileContentResult(result.RenderedOutput,result.MimeType);
-           
+                return new FileContentResult(result.RenderedOutput, result.MimeType);
+
         }
 
 

server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs

@@ -267,11 +267,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
 
             //Get data
+            log.LogDebug($"Instantiating biz object handler for {report.ObjectType}");
             var biz = BizObjectFactory.GetBizObject(report.ObjectType, ct);
-            var data = ((IReportAbleObject)biz).GetReportData(objectidarray);
+            log.LogDebug($"Fetching data for {objectidarray.Length} {report.ObjectType} items");
+            var data = ((IReportAbleObject)biz).GetReportData(objectidarray).ToString();
 
             //initialization
-
             log.LogDebug("Initializing report system");
             var ReportJSFolderPath = Path.Combine(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_CONTENT_ROOT_PATH, "resource", "rpt");
             var lo = new LaunchOptions { Headless = true };
@@ -309,28 +310,30 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
                 log.LogDebug($"Preparing page: adding this report's scripts, style and templates to page");
 
-
+                //TODO: CUSTOM HELPERS
 
                 //compile and run handlebars template              
-                var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile({reportTemplate})({reportData});";
+                var compileScript = $"let reportData=ayPreRender({data});Handlebars.compile({report.Template})(reportData);";
                 var resultHTML = await page.EvaluateExpressionAsync<string>(compileScript);
 
                 //render report as HTML              
                 await page.SetContentAsync(resultHTML);
 
                 //add style (after page or it won't work)
-                await page.AddStyleTagAsync(new AddTagOptions { Content = reportCSS });
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(report.Style))
+                {
+                    await page.AddStyleTagAsync(new AddTagOptions { Content = report.Style });
+                }
 
-                //useful for debugging purposes only
+                //If need the generated page content
                 //var pagecontent = await page.GetContentAsync();
 
                 //render to pdf and return
                 var pdfBuffer = await page.PdfDataAsync();
-                log.LogInformation($"returning results now:");
-                return new FileContentResult(pdfBuffer, "application/pdf");
+                log.LogDebug($"returning results now:");
+                return new RenderedReport() { MimeType = "application/pdf", RenderedOutput = pdfBuffer };
 
             }
-            return null;
         }
 
         public class RenderedReport

server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js

@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@ function ayRegisterHelpers() {
     return aString.toUpperCase();
   });
 
-  Handlebars.registerHelper("aymarkdown",function(astring){
-    return marked(astring, { breaks: true })
-  })
+  Handlebars.registerHelper("aymarkdown", function (astring) {
+    return marked(astring, { breaks: true });
+  });
 }
+
+function ayPreRender(theReportData) {  
+  if (reportPrerender != null) {
+    return reportPreRender(theReportData);
+  }else{
+    return theReportData;
+  }
+}
+
+