--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/AbstractExporter.java	Thu Jan 26 13:12:19 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/AbstractExporter.java	Thu Jan 26 15:38:46 2012 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     /** The name of the CSV facet which triggers the CSV creation. */
     public static final String FACET_CSV = "csv";
 
+    /** The name of the PDF facet which triggers the PDF creation. */
+    public static final String FACET_PDF = "pdf";
+
     /** The default charset for the CSV export. */
     public static final String DEFAULT_CSV_CHARSET = "UTF-8";
 
@@ -73,6 +76,13 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Concrete subclasses need to use this method to write their special data
+     * objects into the PDF document.
+     */
+    protected abstract void writePDF(OutputStream out);
+
+
+    /**
      * This method enables concrete subclasses to collected its own special
      * data.
      *
@@ -140,6 +150,9 @@
         if (facet != null && facet.equals(FACET_CSV)) {
             generateCSV();
         }
+        else if (facet != null && facet.equals(FACET_PDF)) {
+            generatePDF();
+        }
         else {
             throw new IOException("invalid facet for exporter.");
         }
@@ -223,6 +236,17 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * This method starts PDF creation.
+     */
+    protected void generatePDF()
+    throws    IOException
+    {
+        logger.info("AbstractExporter.generatePDF");
+        writePDF(this.out);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * Returns an instance of <i>EmptySettings</i> currently!
      *
      * @return an instance of <i>EmptySettings</i>.