faulty method for converting asset acceptance to pdf

app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use App\Models\CheckoutAcceptance;
 use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Models\Contracts\Acceptable;
+use Barryvdh\DomPDF\PDF;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ public function store(Request $request, $id)
  if (! Storage::exists('private_uploads/signatures')) {
  Storage::makeDirectory('private_uploads/signatures', 775);
  }
-
  $sig_filename = '';
  if ($request->filled('signature_output')) {
  $sig_filename = 'siglog-'.Str::uuid().'-'.date('Y-m-d-his').'.png';
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public function store(Request $request, $id)
 
  if ($request->input('asset_acceptance') == 'accepted') {
  $acceptance->accept($sig_filename);
-
  event(new CheckoutAccepted($acceptance));
 
  $return_msg = trans('admin/users/message.accepted');
@@ -118,7 +117,21 @@ public function store(Request $request, $id)
 
  $return_msg = trans('admin/users/message.declined');
  }
+ $sig_image=Storage::get('private_uploads/signatures/'.$sig_filename);
+ $this->SignatureEulaPDF($acceptance, $sig_image );
 
  return redirect()->to('account/accept')->with('success', $return_msg);
  }
+
+ public function SignatureEulaPDF($acceptance, $sig_image)
+ {
+// When I compact the $data I at least get back an ipsum string in the error message that is recognized as an
+// "unknown variable". 2nd param in load view should be the array of things you wanted rendered in the pdf.
+ $data = [
+ 'eula'=> $acceptance->checkoutable->getEula(),
+ 'signature' => $sig_image,
+ ];
+ $pdf = PDF::loadView('account.accept.create', compact($data));
+ return $pdf->download('test.pdf');
+ }
 }

composer.json

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  "alek13/slack": "^2.0",
  "bacon/bacon-qr-code": "^2.0",
  "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "^3.6",
+ "barryvdh/laravel-dompdf": "^1.0",
  "doctrine/cache": "^1.10",
  "doctrine/common": "^2.12",
  "doctrine/dbal": "^3.1",

config/app.php

@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
  Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider::class,
  Illuminate\Validation\ValidationServiceProvider::class,
  Illuminate\View\ViewServiceProvider::class,
+ Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,
 
  /*
  * Package Service Providers...
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@
  'Mail' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail::class,
  'Notification' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification::class,
  'Password' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Password::class,
+ 'PDF' => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,
  'Queue' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue::class,
  'Redirect' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect::class,
  'Redis' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis::class,