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Version: v2026.0.0

Document layout

ARender computes a layout for every document it opens. The layout describes the number of pages, their dimensions, rotation, resolution, and optional layers. The viewer uses the layout to render scrollbars, thumbnails, and page navigation before any page image is fetched.

Layout model

A document layout is a list of page dimensions. Each entry contains:

FieldTypeDescription
widthdoublePage width in points
heightdoublePage height in points
rotationintRotation in degrees (0, 90, 180, 270). Width and height are swapped automatically for 90 and 270.
dpiintResolution in dots per inch
pageLayerslistOptional layer names for documents that support layers (PDF, AutoCAD)
info

Pages are indexed from 0.

REST endpoint

Retrieve a document layout:

GET /documents/{documentId}/layout

Response example (two-page PDF):

{
"type": "com.arondor.viewer.client.api.document.DocumentPageLayout",
"documentId": {
"id": "b64_I2RlZmF1bHQ="
},
"documentTitle": "ARender.pdf",
"mimeType": "application/pdf",
"pageDimensionsList": [
{ "width": 720, "height": 405, "rotation": 0, "dpi": 72, "pageLayers": null },
{ "width": 720, "height": 405, "rotation": 0, "dpi": 72, "pageLayers": null }
]
}

The response includes the fully qualified Java type, the document ID, title, MIME type, and a pageDimensionsList array with one entry per page.

Document containers

When ARender opens a container (a folder or multi-documents), the layout uses a DocumentContainer variant. Each child document has its own layout, and the container groups them under a single document ID with a tree structure visible in the viewer sidebar.