Merge pull request #7148 from DFE-Digital/update-pdf-font

Add Arial as PDF font for UTF encoding
DFE-Digital · Oct 7, 2024 · eef32f4 · eef32f4
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diff --git a/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Bold.ttf b/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Bold.ttf
diff --git a/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Italic.ttf b/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Italic.ttf
diff --git a/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Regular.ttf b/app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Regular.ttf
diff --git a/app/helpers/pdf_helper.rb b/app/helpers/pdf_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ module PdfHelper
   include JobApplicationsHelper
   include QualificationsHelper
 
+  # Arial Unicode is a font that supports all characters.
+  def update_font_family(pdf)
+    pdf.font_families.update(
+      "Arial Unicode" =>
+        {
+          bold: Rails.root.join("app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Bold.ttf").to_s,
+          normal: Rails.root.join("app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Regular.ttf").to_s,
+          italic: Rails.root.join("app/assets/fonts/Arial-Unicode-Italic.ttf").to_s,
+        },
+    )
+    pdf.font("Arial Unicode", encoding: "UTF-8")
+  end
+
   def add_section_title(pdf, title)
     pdf.move_down 20
     pdf.text title, size: 18, style: :bold

diff --git a/app/services/job_application_pdf_generator.rb b/app/services/job_application_pdf_generator.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def initialize(job_application, vacancy)
 
   def generate
     Prawn::Document.new do |pdf|
+      update_font_family(pdf)
       add_image_to_first_page(pdf)
       add_headers(pdf)
       pdf.stroke_horizontal_rule