#!/usr/bin/perl use v5.14; use utf8; use PDF::API2; use Time::Piece; use Time::Seconds; my $t = Time::Piece->localtime + ONE_DAY; my $today = $t->strftime("%a, %b %d, %Y"); print "$today\n"; my $header = "List for $today"; my $pdf = PDF::API2->new( width => 595, # A4 dimensions in point height => 842, # 1 point = 1/72 inch ); my $page = $pdf->page; my $txt = $page->text; my $font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman'); #header my $linepos = 650; $txt->font( $font, 32 ); $txt->translate( 100, $linepos ); $txt->text( $header ); $linepos -= 50; #add randomtext my $quote = get_quote(); print "$quote\n"; $txt->font( $font, 20 ); $txt->lead(20); # line spacing $txt->translate( 100, $linepos ); $txt->paragraph($quote, 400, 100, -align => "left" ); my $overflow_text = $txt->textpos(); $linepos -= 100; my @task = ( 'wake no later than 8', 'stretch/take meds', 'make coffee/eat cereal', 'eat salad', 'bring food', 'make coconut phone', 'check provisions', 'tie knots', 'fold sail',, ); $txt->font( $font, 20 ); my $vspace = 70; while ( (@task)&&($linepos>0) ) { my $item = shift @task; my $msg = '[ ] ' . $item; drawline( $page, $linepos ); $txt->translate( 70, $linepos+10 ); $txt->text($msg); $linepos -= $vspace } say "tasks for second page are @task"; my $new_name = $t->strftime("%b_%d_%Y.pdf"); say "new_name is $new_name"; $pdf->saveas($new_name); sub drawline { my ( $page, $y ) = @_; my $x1 = 50; my $x2 = 550; my $line = $page->gfx; $line->linewidth(3); $line->move( $x1, $y ); $line->line( $x2, $y ); $line->stroke; } sub get_quote { use HTML::TreeBuilder 5 -weak; my $site = 'http://motivationgrid.com/50-inspirational-quotes-to-live-by/'; my $tree = HTML::TreeBuilder->new_from_url($site); my @quotes; for ( $tree->look_down( _tag => 'p' ) ) { if ( ( my $t = $_->as_text ) =~ m{ ^ \d+ \. \s+ }x ) { $t =~ s{ \x{2019} }{'}gx; $t =~ s{ \xA0 }{ }gx; $t =~ s{ \x{2013} }{--}gx; push @quotes, $t; } } my $randomelement = $quotes[ rand @quotes ]; print "$randomelement\n"; $randomelement =~ s/^\d+\.\s+//; return $randomelement; }