Architecture Deep Dive

TCPDF-Next is organized into 26 modules across 4 packages, with 213 PHP source files total.

Project Statistics

Metric	Core	Laravel	Artisan	Pro	Total
PHP source files	148	4	17	47	213
Modules	16	1	2	7	26
Tests	908	—	7 classes	—	908+
Assertions	28,881	—	—	—	28,881+
PHPStan level	8	8	8	8	8

Namespace Map

Core (yeeefang/tcpdf-next)

Yeeefang\TcpdfNext\
├── Core\               # Document, ObjectRegistry, TransactionManager, CrossReferenceStream
│   └── Concerns\       # 12 composable traits (HasMetadata, HasPages, ...)
├── Contracts\          # PdfDocumentInterface, SignerInterface, HsmSignerInterface, enums
├── ValueObjects\       # PageSize, Dimension, Margin, Position, Unit
├── Support\            # BinaryBuffer
├── Content\            # TextRenderer, JavaScriptManager, Hyphenator
│   └── Hyphenation\    # HyphenationPatterns
├── Typography\         # FontManager, TrueTypeParser, Type1Parser, FontSubsetter, BiDiResolver
├── Graphics\           # DrawingEngine, TransformEngine, Color, ImageLoader, SvgParser
├── Layout\             # HeaderFooter, ColumnLayout, BookletLayout, PageManager
├── Html\               # HtmlParser, TableParser, CssRule
├── Form\               # FormFieldManager, FormFlattener
├── Barcode\            # Barcode1D, Barcode2D, BarcodeRenderer
│   ├── QrCode\         # QrEncoder
│   ├── DataMatrix\     # DataMatrixEncoder
│   └── Pdf417\         # Pdf417Encoder
├── Navigation\         # BookmarkManager, LinkManager, TocBuilder, AnnotationManager
├── Accessibility\      # StructureTree, RoleMap, StructureElement
├── Security\           # Encryption + Signatures
│   ├── Encryption\     # Aes256Encryptor, SaslPrep
│   ├── Signature\      # DigitalSigner, PadesOrchestrator, CertificateInfo, SignatureAppearance
│   └── Timestamp\      # TsaClient
└── Writer\             # PdfWriter, Linearizer, ViewerPreferences, data classes

Artisan (yeeefang/tcpdf-nextartisan)

Yeeefang\TcpdfNext\
├── Artisan\            # ChromeHtmlRenderer, BrowserPool, ChromeRendererConfig
│   └── Exception\      # ChromeNotAvailableException, ChromeRenderException, PdfParseException
└── Parser\             # PdfTokenizer, CrossRefParser, PdfReader, StreamDecoder, ResourceCollector

Laravel (yeeefang/tcpdf-nextlaravel)

Yeeefang\TcpdfNext\Laravel\
├── TcpdfServiceProvider
├── Facades\Pdf
├── Http\PdfResponse
└── Jobs\GeneratePdfJob

Pro (yeeefang/tcpdf-nextpro)

Yeeefang\TcpdfNext\
├── Archive\            # PdfAManager, PdfAVersion, XmpMetadata, OutputIntent
├── Barcode\            # Specialty barcodes
│   ├── MicroQr\        # MicroQrEncoder
│   ├── DotCode\        # DotCodeEncoder
│   ├── HanXin\         # HanXinEncoder
│   ├── JabCode\        # JabCodeEncoder (LDPC, interleaver, matrix)
│   ├── Gs1\            # Gs1DataParser
│   └── Imb\            # ImbEncoder
├── Security\
│   ├── Ltv\            # LtvManager, DssBuilder, OcspClient, CrlFetcher, CertificateChainValidator
│   ├── Signature\Hsm\  # Pkcs11Signer, OpenSslEngineSigner
│   ├── Timestamp\      # DocumentTimestamp
│   ├── Asn1\           # CertificateParser, AlgorithmIdentifier
│   └── CertificateTransparency\  # CtValidationResult
└── Writer\             # IncrementalUpdateWriter

Lazy Initialization

The Document class instantiates only essential sub-engines in the constructor:

Always initialized: DocumentData, PdfWriter, FontManager, DrawingEngine, TransformEngine, TextRenderer, HeaderFooter, ColumnLayout, BookmarkManager, LinkManager, TocBuilder, AnnotationManager, PageManager, FontMetrics

Lazy (null until first use): FormFieldManager, LayerManager, TemplateManager, TransactionManager, BookletLayout, FileAttachment, JavaScriptManager, SvgParser, EpsParser, StructureTree, SpotColorManager, ImageLoader, BiDiResolver

This keeps the base memory footprint small for simple documents while providing full functionality when needed.

Extension Integration

The Core package detects extensions at runtime via class_exists():

// Artisan detection
$rendererClass = 'Yeeefang\\TcpdfNext\\Artisan\\ChromeHtmlRenderer';
if (!class_exists($rendererClass)) {
    throw new \RuntimeException(
        'Chrome renderer requires yeeefang/tcpdf-nextartisan.'
    );
}

This means:

• Core has zero hard dependencies on Artisan, Laravel, or Pro
• Extensions are autoloaded by Composer — just composer require and they work
• The Laravel ServiceProvider auto-detects Artisan and Pro, configuring bindings accordingly