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cards/views.py

@@ -412,6 +412,48 @@ def export_table(request):
     return render(request, 'cards/export_table.html', {'json_text': json_text})
 
 
+def print_cards(request):
+    """Selection UI where the user picks which cards to print and which design."""
+    qs = Dinosaur.objects.order_by('name')
+    background = BackgroundImage.get_active() if BackgroundImage.objects.exists() else None
+    return render(request, 'cards/print.html', {'cards': qs, 'background': background})
+
+
+def print_preview(request):
+    """Render a printable view of selected cards.
+
+    POST params:
+      - cards: repeated card pks
+      - design: design number
+      - scale: optional scale factor
+
+    Returns an HTML A4-friendly document that the browser can print or save as PDF.
+    """
+    # Accept POST or GET for easier testing
+    data = request.POST if request.method == 'POST' else request.GET
+    pks = data.getlist('cards')
+    if not pks:
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest('No cards selected')
+    try:
+        design = int(data.get('design', '1'))
+    except Exception:
+        design = 1
+    scale = float(data.get('scale', '1')) if data.get('scale') else 1.0
+    # Fetch cards preserving the given order
+    cards = list(Dinosaur.objects.filter(pk__in=pks))
+    # Reorder according to provided pks
+    pk_to_card = {str(c.pk): c for c in cards}
+    ordered = [pk_to_card[pk] for pk in pks if pk in pk_to_card]
+
+    # Build pages: two cards per A4 page (2-up)
+    pages = []
+    per_page = 2
+    for i in range(0, len(ordered), per_page):
+        pages.append(ordered[i:i+per_page])
+
+    return render(request, 'cards/printable.html', {'pages': pages, 'design': design, 'scale': scale})
+
+
 def _parse_pasted_input(text):
     """Try to parse pasted LLM output into a list of suggestion dicts.