# === PDF GENERATION ===
# Converts a Django HTML template into a PDF file using xhtml2pdf.
# Used for payslip and receipt PDF attachments sent via email.
#
# IMPORTANT: xhtml2pdf is imported LAZILY (inside the function, not at the
# top of the file). This is intentional — if xhtml2pdf fails to install on
# the server (missing C libraries), the rest of the app still works.
# Only PDF generation will fail gracefully.

import logging
from io import BytesIO
from django.template.loader import get_template

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def render_to_pdf(template_src, context_dict=None):
    """
    Render a Django template to PDF bytes.

    Args:
        template_src: Path to the template (e.g. 'core/pdf/payslip_pdf.html')
        context_dict: Template context variables

    Returns:
        PDF content as bytes, or None if there was an error.
    """
    if context_dict is None:
        context_dict = {}

    # --- Lazy import: only load xhtml2pdf when actually generating a PDF ---
    # This prevents the entire app from crashing if xhtml2pdf isn't installed.
    try:
        from xhtml2pdf import pisa
    except ImportError:
        logger.error(
            "xhtml2pdf is not installed — cannot generate PDF. "
            "Install it with: pip install xhtml2pdf"
        )
        return None

    # Load and render the HTML template
    template = get_template(template_src)
    html = template.render(context_dict)

    # Convert HTML to PDF
    result = BytesIO()
    pdf = pisa.pisaDocument(BytesIO(html.encode("UTF-8")), result)

    if not pdf.err:
        return result.getvalue()
    return None