How to integrate Setasign FPDI PDF-Parser with Gravity PDF

Because Gravity PDF prefixes the PHP namespaces for all composer-managed files (to prevent conflicts with other plugins), special consideration needs to be taken if you would like to integrate the Setasign FPDI PDF-Parser with Gravity PDF.

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To add support, right after you add the autoloading code for the PDF-Parser you need to include these class aliases:

require_once __DIR__ . '/FPDI_PDF-Parser/src/autoload.php';

/* Alias our vendor prefixed classes back to their original class name */
$alias = [
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\PdfParser',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\StreamReader',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\PdfParserException',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\CrossReference\CrossReference',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\CrossReference\CrossReferenceException',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\CrossReference\ReaderInterface',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Filter\FilterException',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfArray',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfDictionary',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfIndirectObject',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfIndirectObjectReference',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfType',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfTypeException',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfNumeric',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfStream',
    '\setasign\Fpdi\PdfParser\Type\PdfToken',
];

foreach( $alias as $class ) {
    class_alias( '\GFPDF_Vendor' . $class, $class );
}

/* Alias the commercial FPDI Parser classes to our prefixed class name */
$alias = [
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\CrossReference\CompressedReader',
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\CrossReference\CorruptedReader',
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\CrossReference\CrossReference',
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\Filter\Predictor',
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\Filter\PredictorException',
    '\setasign\FpdiPdfParser\PdfParser\PdfParser',
];

foreach( $alias as $class ) {
    class_alias( $class, '\GFPDF_Vendor' . $class );
}

Where possible, it's best to include these aliases just before you begin using Gravity PDF. This will reduce the chance of conflicting with another plugin that includes the same libraries.